April 19, 2017, Introduced by Reps. Hammoud, Camilleri, Pagan, Elder, Sneller, Sabo, Rabhi, Moss and Wittenberg and referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics.
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled
"Michigan election law,"
by amending section 848 (MCL 168.848), as added by 2003 PA 119.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 848. (1) Each elected candidate subject to the Michigan
campaign finance act, 1976 PA 388, MCL 169.201 to 169.282, and
whose candidate committee received or expended more than $1,000.00
during the election cycle shall file a postelection statement with
the filing official designated to receive the elected candidate's
candidate committee campaign statements under section 36 of the
Michigan campaign finance act, 1976 PA 388, MCL 169.236. All of the
following apply to a postelection statement required by this
section:
(a) The postelection statement must be on a form prescribed by
the secretary of state.
(b) The elected candidate shall file the postelection
statement before the elected candidate assumes office.
(c)
The postelection statement shall must include an
attestation signed by the elected candidate that, as of the date of
the postelection statement, all statements, reports, late filing
fees, and fines required of the candidate or a candidate committee
organized to support the candidate's election under the Michigan
campaign finance act, 1976 PA 388, MCL 169.201 to 169.282, have
been filed or paid.
(d)
The postelection statement shall must include an
attestation signed by the elected candidate acknowledging that
making a false statement in a postelection statement is punishable
by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or imprisonment for not more
than 5 years, or both.
(e) For individuals elected to the office of state senator or
state representative, the postelection statement must include a
copy of the individual's tax return from the previous calendar
year.
(2) Failure to file a postelection statement as required by
subsection (1) is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more
than $500.00 or imprisonment for not more than 93 days, or both.
(3) Making a false statement in a postelection statement
required under subsection (1) is perjury, punishable as provided in
section 936.