HOUSE BILL No. 5741

 

April 1, 2004, Introduced by Rep. Ward and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Urban Policy.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1976 PA 388, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Michigan campaign finance act,"                                            

                                                                                

    by amending sections 5, 15, 35, 43, and 54 (MCL 169.205, 169.215,           

                                                                                

    169.235, 169.243, and 169.254), section 5 as amended by 1999 PA             

                                                                                

    237, section 15 as amended by 2001 PA 250, section 35 as amended            

                                                                                

    by 2000 PA 75, and section 54 as amended by 1995 PA 264, and by             

                                                                                

    adding sections 48 and 48a.                                                 

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 5.  (1) "Domestic dependent sovereign" means an Indian                 

                                                                                

2   tribe that has been acknowledged, recognized, restored, or                  

                                                                                

3   reaffirmed as an Indian tribe by the secretary of the interior              

                                                                                

4   pursuant to chapter 576, 48 Stat. 984, 25 U.S.C.  under the                

                                                                                

5   Indian reorganization act, 25 USC 461 to 463, 464 to 465, 466 to            

                                                                                

6   470, 471 to 472, 473, 474 to 475, 476 to 478, and 479,  commonly            

                                                                                

7   referred to as the Indian reorganization act,  or has otherwise             

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   been acknowledged by the United States government as an Indian              

                                                                                

2   tribe.                                                                      

                                                                                

3       (2) "Election" means a primary, general, special, or millage                

                                                                                

4   election held in this state or a convention or caucus of a                  

                                                                                

5   political party held in this state to nominate a candidate.                 

                                                                                

6   Election includes a recall vote.                                            

                                                                                

7       (3) "Election cycle" means 1 of the following:                              

                                                                                

8       (a) For a general election, the period beginning the day                    

                                                                                

9   following the last general election in which the office appeared            

                                                                                

10  on the ballot and ending on the day of the general election in              

                                                                                

11  which the office next appears on the ballot.                                

                                                                                

12      (b) For a special election, the period beginning the day a                  

                                                                                

13  special general election is called or the date the office becomes           

                                                                                

14  vacant, whichever is earlier, and ending on the day of the                  

                                                                                

15  special general election.                                                   

                                                                                

16      (4) "Electioneering communication" means a communication to                 

                                                                                

17  which all of the following apply:                                           

                                                                                

18      (a) The communication refers to a clearly identified                        

                                                                                

19  candidate.                                                                  

                                                                                

20      (b) The communication is made within either of the following                

                                                                                

21  time periods:                                                               

                                                                                

22                                                                               (i) Sixty days before a general or special election.                                

                                                                                

23      (ii) Thirty days before a primary election or a convention or                

                                                                                

24  caucus of a political party that has authority to nominate a                

                                                                                

25  candidate.                                                                  

                                                                                

26      (5) Electioneering communication does not include the                       

                                                                                

27  following:                                                                  


                                                                                

1       (a) A communication in a news story, commentary, or editorial               

                                                                                

2   distributed through the facilities of a broadcasting station,               

                                                                                

3   unless the facilities are owned or controlled by a candidate or a           

                                                                                

4   committee, other than an independent committee or a ballot                  

                                                                                

5   question committee.                                                         

                                                                                

6       (b) A communication that is an expenditure or an independent                

                                                                                

7   expenditure.                                                                

                                                                                

8       (c) A communication in a candidate debate or forum conducted                

                                                                                

9   pursuant to rules adopted by the secretary of state, or that                

                                                                                

10  solely promotes such a debate or forum and is made by or on                 

                                                                                

11  behalf of the person sponsoring the debate or forum.                        

                                                                                

12      (6)  (4)  "Elective office" means a public office filled by                 

                                                                                

13  an election.  A person who is appointed to fill a vacancy in a              

                                                                                

14  public office that is ordinarily elective holds an elective                 

                                                                                

15  office.  Elective office does not include the office of precinct            

                                                                                

16  delegate.  Except for the purposes of sections 47, 54, and 55,              

                                                                                

17  elective office does not include a school board member in a                 

                                                                                

18  school district that has a pupil membership of 2,400 or less                

                                                                                

19  enrolled on the most recent pupil membership count day.  However,           

                                                                                

20  elective office includes a school board member in a school                  

                                                                                

21  district that has a pupil membership of 2,400 or less, if a                 

                                                                                

22  candidate committee of a candidate for the office of school board           

                                                                                

23  member in that school district receives an amount in excess of              

                                                                                

24  $1,000.00 or expends an amount in excess of $1,000.00.  Elective            

                                                                                

25  office does not include a federal office except for the purposes            

                                                                                

26  of section 57.                                                              

                                                                                

27      Sec. 15.  (1) The secretary of state shall do all of the                    


                                                                                

1   following:                                                                  

                                                                                

2       (a) Make available through his or her offices, and furnish to               

                                                                                

3   county clerks, appropriate forms, instructions, and manuals                 

                                                                                

4   required by this act.                                                       

                                                                                

5       (b) Develop a filing, coding, and cross-indexing system for                 

                                                                                

6   the filing of required reports and statements consistent with the           

                                                                                

7   purposes of this act, and supervise the implementation of the               

                                                                                

8   filing systems by the clerks of the counties.                               

                                                                                

9       (c) Receive all statements and reports required by this act                 

                                                                                

10  to be filed with the secretary of state.                                    

                                                                                

11      (d) Prepare forms, instructions, and manuals required under                 

                                                                                

12  this act.                                                                   

                                                                                

13      (e) Promulgate rules and issue declaratory rulings to                       

                                                                                

14  implement this act in accordance with the administrative                    

                                                                                

15  procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.                  

                                                                                

16      (f) Upon receipt of a written request and the required                      

                                                                                

17  filing, waive payment of a late filing fee if the request for the           

                                                                                

18  waiver is based on good cause and accompanied by adequate                   

                                                                                

19  documentation.  One or more of the following reasons constitute             

                                                                                

20  good cause for a late filing fee waiver:                                    

                                                                                

21                                                                               (i) The incapacitating physical illness, hospitalization,                           

                                                                                

22  accident involvement, death, or incapacitation for medical                  

                                                                                

23  reasons of a person required to file, a person whose                        

                                                                                

24  participation is essential to the preparation of the statement or           

                                                                                

25  report, or a member of the immediate family of these persons.               

                                                                                

26      (ii) Other unique, unintentional factors beyond the filer's                  

                                                                                

27  control not stemming from a negligent act or nonaction so that a            


                                                                                

1   reasonably prudent person would excuse the filing on a temporary            

                                                                                

2   basis.  These factors include the loss or unavailability of                 

                                                                                

3   records due to a fire, flood, theft, or similar reason and                  

                                                                                

4   difficulties related to the transmission of the filing to the               

                                                                                

5   filing official, such as exceptionally bad weather or strikes               

                                                                                

6   involving transportation systems.                                           

                                                                                

7       (g) Within 30 days following a date on which statements from                

                                                                                

8   candidate committees are due under sections 33 and 35, prepare              

                                                                                

9   and make available to the public a report of candidates and                 

                                                                                

10  committees that have been determined to have violated this act or           

                                                                                

11  the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992,               

                                                                                

12  that contains at least all of the following:                                

                                                                                

13                                                                               (i) The name of each violator.                                                      

                                                                                

14      (ii) The amount of fine assessed for the violation.                          

                                                                                

15      (iii) Whether the fine has been paid.                                        

                                                                                

16      (h) Make available to the public on the internet all of the                 

                                                                                

17  following:                                                                  

                                                                                

18                                                                               (i) Declaratory rulings under this act.                                             

                                                                                

19      (ii) Interpretive statements under this act.                                 

                                                                                

20      (iii) The summary required by subsection (4).                                

                                                                                

21      (iv) The report of violations required by subdivision (g).                   

                                                                                

22      (2) A declaratory ruling shall be issued under this section                 

                                                                                

23  only if the person requesting the ruling has provided a                     

                                                                                

24  reasonably complete statement of facts necessary for the ruling             

                                                                                

25  or if the person requesting the ruling has, with the permission             

                                                                                

26  of the secretary of state, supplied supplemental facts necessary            

                                                                                

27  for the ruling.  A request for a declaratory ruling that is                 


                                                                                

1   submitted to the secretary of state shall be made available for             

                                                                                

2   public inspection within 48 hours after its receipt.  An                    

                                                                                

3   interested person may submit written comments regarding the                 

                                                                                

4   request to the secretary of state within 10 business days after             

                                                                                

5   the date the request is made available to the public.  Within 45            

                                                                                

6   business days after receiving a declaratory ruling request, the             

                                                                                

7   secretary of state shall make a proposed response available to              

                                                                                

8   the public.  An interested person may submit written comments               

                                                                                

9   regarding the proposed response to the secretary of state within            

                                                                                

10  5 business days after the date the proposal is made available to            

                                                                                

11  the public.  Except as otherwise provided in this section, the              

                                                                                

12  secretary of state shall issue a declaratory ruling within                  

                                                                                

13  60 business days after a request for a declaratory ruling is                

                                                                                

14  received.  If the secretary of state refuses to issue a                     

                                                                                

15  declaratory ruling, the secretary of state shall notify the                 

                                                                                

16  person making the request of the reasons for the refusal and                

                                                                                

17  shall issue an interpretative statement providing an                        

                                                                                

18  informational response to the question presented within the same            

                                                                                

19  time limitation applicable to a declaratory ruling.  A                      

                                                                                

20  declaratory ruling or interpretative statement issued under this            

                                                                                

21  section shall not state a general rule of law, other than that              

                                                                                

22  which is stated in this act, until the general rule of law is               

                                                                                

23  promulgated by the secretary of state as a rule under the                   

                                                                                

24  administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to           

                                                                                

25  24.328, or under judicial order.                                            

                                                                                

26      (3) Under extenuating circumstances, the secretary of state                 

                                                                                

27  may issue a notice extending for not more than 30 business days             


                                                                                

1   the period during which the secretary of state shall respond to a           

                                                                                

2   request for a declaratory ruling.  The secretary of state shall             

                                                                                

3   not issue more than 1 notice of extension for a particular                  

                                                                                

4   request.  A person requesting a declaratory ruling may waive, in            

                                                                                

5   writing, the time limitations provided by this section.                     

                                                                                

6       (4) The secretary of state shall make available to the public               

                                                                                

7   an annual summary of the declaratory rulings and interpretative             

                                                                                

8   statements issued by the secretary of state.                                

                                                                                

9       (5) A person may file with the secretary of state a complaint               

                                                                                

10  that alleges a violation of this act.  Within 5 business days               

                                                                                

11  after a complaint that meets the requirements of subsection (6)             

                                                                                

12  is filed, the secretary of state shall give notice to the person            

                                                                                

13  against whom the complaint is filed.  The notice shall include a            

                                                                                

14  copy of the complaint.  Within 15 business days after this notice           

                                                                                

15  is provided, the person against whom the complaint was filed may            

                                                                                

16  submit to the secretary of state a response.  The secretary of              

                                                                                

17  state may extend the period for submitting a response an                    

                                                                                

18  additional 15 business days for good cause.  The secretary of               

                                                                                

19  state shall provide a copy of a response received to the                    

                                                                                

20  complainant.  Within 10 business days after receiving a copy of             

                                                                                

21  the response, the complainant may submit to the secretary of                

                                                                                

22  state a rebuttal statement.  The secretary of state may extend              

                                                                                

23  the period for submitting a rebuttal statement an additional 10             

                                                                                

24  business days for good cause.  The secretary of state shall                 

                                                                                

25  provide a copy of the rebuttal statement to the person against              

                                                                                

26  whom the complaint was filed.                                               

                                                                                

27      (6) A complaint under subsection (5) shall satisfy all of the               


                                                                                

1   following requirements:                                                     

                                                                                

2       (a) Be signed by the complainant.                                           

                                                                                

3       (b) State the name, address, and telephone number of the                    

                                                                                

4   complainant.                                                                

                                                                                

5       (c) Include the complainant's certification that, to the best               

                                                                                

6   of the complainant's knowledge, information, and belief, formed             

                                                                                

7   after a reasonable inquiry under the circumstances, each factual            

                                                                                

8   contention of the complaint is supported by evidence.  However,             

                                                                                

9   if, after a reasonable inquiry under the circumstances, the                 

                                                                                

10  complainant is unable to certify that certain factual contentions           

                                                                                

11  are supported by evidence, the complainant may certify that, to             

                                                                                

12  the best of his or her knowledge, information, or belief, there             

                                                                                

13  are grounds to conclude that those specifically identified                  

                                                                                

14  factual contentions are likely to be supported by evidence after            

                                                                                

15  a reasonable opportunity for further inquiry.                               

                                                                                

16      (7) The secretary of state shall develop a form that                        

                                                                                

17  satisfies the requirements of subsection (6) and may be used for            

                                                                                

18  the filing of complaints.                                                   

                                                                                

19      (8) A person who files a complaint with a false certificate                 

                                                                                

20  under subsection (6)(c) is responsible for a civil violation of             

                                                                                

21  this act.  A person may file a complaint under subsection (5)               

                                                                                

22  alleging that another person has filed a complaint with a false             

                                                                                

23  certificate under subsection (6)(c).                                        

                                                                                

24      (9) The secretary of state shall investigate the allegations                

                                                                                

25  under the rules promulgated under this act.  Every 60 days after            

                                                                                

26  a complaint that meets the requirements of subsection (6) is                

                                                                                

27  filed and until the matter is terminated, the secretary of state            


                                                                                

1   shall mail to the complainant and to the alleged violator notice            

                                                                                

2   of the action taken to date by the secretary of state, together             

                                                                                

3   with the reasons for the action or nonaction.                               

                                                                                

4       (10)  If  Subject to subsection (12), if the secretary of                   

                                                                                

5   state determines that there may be reason to believe that a                 

                                                                                

6   violation of this act has occurred, the secretary of state shall            

                                                                                

7   endeavor to correct the violation or prevent a further violation            

                                                                                

8   by using informal methods such as a conference, conciliation, or            

                                                                                

9   persuasion, and may enter into a conciliation agreement with the            

                                                                                

10  person involved.  Unless violated, a conciliation agreement is a            

                                                                                

11  complete bar to any further action with respect to matters                  

                                                                                

12  covered in the conciliation agreement.  If the secretary of state           

                                                                                

13  is unable to correct or prevent further violation by these                  

                                                                                

14  informal methods, the secretary of state may refer the matter to            

                                                                                

15  the attorney general for the enforcement of a criminal penalty              

                                                                                

16  provided by this act or commence a hearing as provided in                   

                                                                                

17  subsection (11).                                                            

                                                                                

18      (11) The secretary of state may commence a hearing to                       

                                                                                

19  determine whether a civil violation of this act has occurred.               

                                                                                

20  A  Except as provided in subsection (12), a hearing shall not be           

                                                                                

21  commenced during the period beginning 30 days before an election            

                                                                                

22  in which the committee has received or expended money and ending            

                                                                                

23  the day after that election except with the consent of the person           

                                                                                

24  suspected of committing a civil violation.  The hearing shall be            

                                                                                

25  conducted in accordance with the procedures set forth in chapter            

                                                                                

26  4 of the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306,                

                                                                                

27  MCL 24.271 to 24.287.  If after a hearing the secretary of state            


                                                                                

1   determines that a violation of this act has occurred, the                   

                                                                                

2   secretary of state may issue an order requiring the person to pay           

                                                                                

3   a civil fine  equal to the amount of the improper contribution or           

                                                                                

4   expenditure plus not more than $1,000.00 for each violation  as             

                                                                                

5   provided in subsection (15).                                                

                                                                                

6       (12) If a complaint is filed with the secretary of state                    

                                                                                

7   within 60 days before an election, the secretary of state                   

                                                                                

8   determines that there may be reason to believe a violation of               

                                                                                

9   this act has occurred, and the secretary of state does not refer            

                                                                                

10  the matter to the attorney general, the secretary of state shall            

                                                                                

11  conduct a hearing under subsection (11) and issue a final                   

                                                                                

12  decision and order within 10 days after a rebuttal statement is             

                                                                                

13  filed by the claimant under subsection (5) or the time to file a            

                                                                                

14  rebuttal statement has passed.                                              

                                                                                

15      (13)  (12)  A final decision and order issued by the                        

                                                                                

16  secretary of state is subject to judicial review as provided by             

                                                                                

17  chapter 6 of the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969                

                                                                                

18  PA 306, MCL 24.301 to 24.306.  The secretary of state shall                 

                                                                                

19  deposit a civil fine imposed under this section in the general              

                                                                                

20  fund.  The secretary of state may bring an action in circuit                

                                                                                

21  court to recover the amount of a civil fine.                                

                                                                                

22      (14)  (13)  When a report or statement is filed under this                  

                                                                                

23  act, the secretary of state shall review the report or statement            

                                                                                

24  and may investigate an apparent violation of this act under the             

                                                                                

25  rules promulgated under this act.  If the secretary of state                

                                                                                

26  determines that there may be reason to believe a violation of               

                                                                                

27  this act has occurred and the procedures prescribed in subsection           


                                                                                

1   (10) have been complied with, the secretary of state may refer              

                                                                                

2   the matter to the attorney general for the enforcement of a                 

                                                                                

3   criminal penalty provided by this act, or commence a hearing                

                                                                                

4   under subsection (11) to determine whether a civil violation of             

                                                                                

5   this act has occurred.                                                      

                                                                                

6       (15)  (14) Unless otherwise specified in this act, a  A                     

                                                                                

7   person who violates a provision of this act is subject to a civil           

                                                                                

8   fine  of not more than $1,000.00 for each violation.  A civil               

                                                                                

9   fine is  in addition to, but not limited by, a criminal penalty             

                                                                                

10  prescribed by this act.  Unless otherwise provided in this act,             

                                                                                

11  the maximum amount of the civil fine for each violation is the              

                                                                                

12  following:                                                                  

                                                                                

13      (a) Unless subdivision (b) applies, $5,000.00 or, if the                    

                                                                                

14  violation involves a contribution or expenditure, the amount of             

                                                                                

15  the contribution or expenditure, whichever is greater.                      

                                                                                

16      (b) If the violation is knowing and willful, $10,000.00 or,                 

                                                                                

17  if the violation involves a contribution or expenditure, twice              

                                                                                

18  the amount of the contribution or expenditure, whichever is                 

                                                                                

19  greater.                                                                    

                                                                                

20      (16)  (15)  In addition to any other sanction provided for by               

                                                                                

21  this act, the secretary of state may require a person who files a           

                                                                                

22  complaint with a false certificate under subsection (6)(c) to do            

                                                                                

23  either or both of the following:                                            

                                                                                

24      (a) Pay to the secretary of state some or all of the expenses               

                                                                                

25  incurred by the secretary of state as a direct result of the                

                                                                                

26  filing of the complaint.                                                    

                                                                                

27      (b) Pay to the person against whom the complaint was filed                  


                                                                                

1   some or all of the expenses, including, but not limited to,                 

                                                                                

2   reasonable attorney fees incurred by that person in proceedings             

                                                                                

3   under this act as a direct result of the filing of the                      

                                                                                

4   complaint.                                                                  

                                                                                

5       (17)  (16)  There is no private right of action, either in                  

                                                                                

6   law or in equity, under this act.  The remedies provided in this            

                                                                                

7   act are the exclusive means by which this act may be enforced and           

                                                                                

8   by which any harm resulting from a violation of this act may be             

                                                                                

9   redressed.                                                                  

                                                                                

10      (18)  (17)  The secretary of state may waive the filing of a                

                                                                                

11  campaign statement required under section 33, 34, or 35 if the              

                                                                                

12  closing date of the particular campaign statement falls on the              

                                                                                

13  same or a later date as the closing date of the next campaign               

                                                                                

14  statement filed by the same person, or if the period that would             

                                                                                

15  be otherwise covered by the next campaign statement filed by the            

                                                                                

16  same person is 10 days or less.                                             

                                                                                

17      (19)  (18)  The clerk of each county shall do all of the                    

                                                                                

18  following:                                                                  

                                                                                

19      (a) Make available through the county clerk's office the                    

                                                                                

20  appropriate forms, instructions, and manuals required by this               

                                                                                

21  act.                                                                        

                                                                                

22      (b) Under the supervision of the secretary of state,                        

                                                                                

23  implement the filing, coding, and cross-indexing system                     

                                                                                

24  prescribed for the filing of reports and statements required to             

                                                                                

25  be filed with the county clerk's office.                                    

                                                                                

26      (c) Receive all statements and reports required by this act                 

                                                                                

27  to be filed with the county clerk's office.                                 


                                                                                

1       (d) Upon written request, waive the payment of a late filing                

                                                                                

2   fee if the request for a waiver is based on good cause as                   

                                                                                

3   prescribed in subsection (1)(f).                                            

                                                                                

4       Sec. 35.  (1) In addition to any other requirements of this                 

                                                                                

5   act for filing a campaign statement, a committee, other than an             

                                                                                

6   independent committee or a political committee required to file             

                                                                                

7   with the secretary of state, shall also file  a  all of the                 

                                                                                

8   following campaign statements:                                              

                                                                                

9       (a) A campaign statement not later than January 31 of each                  

                                                                                

10  year.  The campaign statement shall have a closing date of                  

                                                                                

11  December 31 of the previous year.   The period covered by the               

                                                                                

12  campaign statement filed pursuant to this subsection begins the             

                                                                                

13  day after the closing date of the previous campaign statement.  A           

                                                                                

14  campaign statement  filed pursuant to this subsection shall be              

                                                                                

15  required by this subdivision is waived if a postelection campaign           

                                                                                

16  statement has been filed that has a filing deadline within 30               

                                                                                

17  days of the closing date of the campaign statement required by              

                                                                                

18  this  subsection  subdivision.                                              

                                                                                

19      (b) In each year in which the committee is not required to                  

                                                                                

20  file preelection and postelection campaign statements, campaign             

                                                                                

21  statements not later than July 25 and October 25 with closing               

                                                                                

22  dates of July 20 and October 20, respectively.                              

                                                                                

23      (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a candidate committee                  

                                                                                

24  for an officeholder who is a judge or a supreme court justice, or           

                                                                                

25  who holds an elective office for which the salary is less than              

                                                                                

26  $100.00 a month and who does not receive  any  a contribution or            

                                                                                

27  make  any  an expenditure during the time that would be otherwise           


                                                                                

1   covered in the statement.                                                   

                                                                                

2       (3) A committee, candidate, treasurer, or other individual                  

                                                                                

3   designated as responsible for the record keeping, report                    

                                                                                

4   preparation, or report filing for a candidate committee of a                

                                                                                

5   candidate for state elective office or a judicial office who                

                                                                                

6   fails to file a campaign statement under this section shall be              

                                                                                

7   assessed a late filing fee.  If the committee has raised                    

                                                                                

8   $10,000.00 or less during the previous 2 years, the late filing             

                                                                                

9   fee shall be $25.00 for each business day the campaign statement            

                                                                                

10  remains unfiled, but not to exceed $500.00.  If the committee has           

                                                                                

11  raised more than $10,000.00 during the previous 2 years, the late           

                                                                                

12  filing fee shall be $50.00 for each business day the campaign               

                                                                                

13  statement remains unfiled, but not to exceed $1,000.00.  The late           

                                                                                

14  filing fee assessed under this subsection shall be paid by the              

                                                                                

15  candidate, and the candidate shall not use committee funds to pay           

                                                                                

16  that fee.  A committee, treasurer, or other individual designated           

                                                                                

17  as responsible for the record keeping, report preparation, or               

                                                                                

18  report filing for a committee other than a candidate committee of           

                                                                                

19  a candidate for state elective office or a judicial office who              

                                                                                

20  fails to file a campaign statement under this section shall pay a           

                                                                                

21  late filing fee of $25.00 for each business day the campaign                

                                                                                

22  statement remains not filed in violation of this section.  The              

                                                                                

23  late filing fee shall not exceed $500.00.                                   

                                                                                

24      (4) A committee filing a written statement pursuant to                      

                                                                                

25  section 24(5) or (6) need not file a statement in accordance with           

                                                                                

26  subsection (1).  If a committee receives or expends more than               

                                                                                

27  $1,000.00 during a time period prescribed by section 24(5) or               


                                                                                

1   (6), the committee is then subject to the campaign filing                   

                                                                                

2   requirements under this act and shall file a campaign statement             

                                                                                

3   for the period beginning the day after the closing date of the              

                                                                                

4   last postelection campaign statement or an annual campaign                  

                                                                                

5   statement that is waived  pursuant to  as provided in subsection            

                                                                                

6   (1), whichever occurred earlier.                                            

                                                                                

7       (5) If a candidate, treasurer, or other individual designated               

                                                                                

8   as responsible for the record keeping, report preparation, or               

                                                                                

9   report filing fails to file 2 statements required by this section           

                                                                                

10  or section 33 and both of the statements remain unfiled for more            

                                                                                

11  than 30 days, that candidate, treasurer, or other designated                

                                                                                

12  individual is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of              

                                                                                

13  not more than $1,000.00, or imprisonment for not more than 90               

                                                                                

14  days, or both.                                                              

                                                                                

15      (6) If a treasurer or other individual designated as                        

                                                                                

16  responsible for the record keeping, report preparation, or report           

                                                                                

17  filing for a committee required to file a campaign statement                

                                                                                

18  under subsection (1) knowingly files an incomplete or inaccurate            

                                                                                

19  statement or report required by this section, that treasurer or             

                                                                                

20  other designated individual is subject to a civil fine of not               

                                                                                

21  more than $1,000.00.                                                        

                                                                                

22      Sec. 43.  (1) An expenditure shall not be made, other than                  

                                                                                

23  for overhead or normal operating expenses, by an agent or an                

                                                                                

24  independent contractor, including an advertising agency, on                 

                                                                                

25  behalf of or for the benefit of a person unless the expenditure             

                                                                                

26  is reported by the committee as if the expenditure were made                

                                                                                

27  directly by the committee, or unless the agent or independent               


                                                                                

1   contractor files a report of an independent expenditure as                  

                                                                                

2   provided in section 51.  The agent or independent contractor                

                                                                                

3   shall make known to the committee all information required to be            

                                                                                

4   reported by the committee.   A person                                       

                                                                                

5       (2) If a committee reports an expenditure of money paid to                  

                                                                                

6   an agent or independent contractor and if the agent or                      

                                                                                

7   independent contractor makes an expenditure of that money after             

                                                                                

8   the closing date of the campaign statement in which the committee           

                                                                                

9   reports the expenditure, the committee treasurer or other                   

                                                                                

10  individual designated on the statement of organization as                   

                                                                                

11  responsible for the committee's record keeping, report                      

                                                                                

12  preparation, or report filing shall file an amended campaign                

                                                                                

13  statement that contains a detailed itemization of the expenditure           

                                                                                

14  made by the agent or independent contractor.  An amended campaign           

                                                                                

15  statement required by this subsection shall be filed with the               

                                                                                

16  filing official within 48 hours after the expenditure is made by            

                                                                                

17  the agent or independent contractor.                                        

                                                                                

18      (3) An individual who knowingly  is in violation of this                    

                                                                                

19  subsection  violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and            

                                                                                

20  shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or                  

                                                                                

21  imprisoned for not more than 90 days, or both.  , and if the  A             

                                                                                

22  person  is  other than an individual  the person  who knowingly             

                                                                                

23  violates this section shall be fined not more than $10,000.00.              

                                                                                

24      Sec. 48.  (1) A broadcaster who accepts or provides                         

                                                                                

25  political advertising during an election campaign shall maintain            

                                                                                

26  a record of all of the following with reference to the political            

                                                                                

27  advertising:                                                                


                                                                                

1       (a) The names of the persons from whom the advertising was                  

                                                                                

2   accepted.                                                                   

                                                                                

3       (b) The exact nature and extent of advertising services                     

                                                                                

4   rendered.                                                                   

                                                                                

5       (c) The consideration paid for the advertising and the                      

                                                                                

6   manner of paying that consideration.                                        

                                                                                

7       (d) If the advertising was broadcast, the rate charged for                  

                                                                                

8   broadcast time.                                                             

                                                                                

9       (e) The date and time the advertising was broadcast,                        

                                                                                

10  published, or disseminated.                                                 

                                                                                

11      (f) The name of the candidate to whom the communication                     

                                                                                

12  refers and the office to which he or she is seeking election.               

                                                                                

13      (g) The name, address, and telephone number of the purchaser                

                                                                                

14  of the advertising and, if the purchaser is not the candidate,              

                                                                                

15  the relationship of the purchaser to the candidate.                         

                                                                                

16      (2) A broadcaster shall keep a record required to be                        

                                                                                

17  maintained under subsection (1) for 2 years from the date of                

                                                                                

18  broadcast, publication, or dissemination, and shall make the                

                                                                                

19  record available to public inspection during regular business               

                                                                                

20  hours.                                                                      

                                                                                

21      (3) A person who violates this section is subject to a civil                

                                                                                

22  fine of not more than $50,000.00 or 5 times the cost of the                 

                                                                                

23  political advertising that is the subject of the violation,                 

                                                                                

24  whichever is greater.                                                       

                                                                                

25      Sec. 48a.  (1) In connection with a complaint alleging a                    

                                                                                

26  violation of section 43 or 47 relating to a political                       

                                                                                

27  advertisement, 1 or more of the following may file a request with           


                                                                                

1   the secretary of state to issue a temporary restraining order               

                                                                                

2   under this section:                                                         

                                                                                

3       (a) A candidate.                                                            

                                                                                

4       (b) A political party.                                                      

                                                                                

5       (c) A house or senate political party caucus committee.                     

                                                                                

6       (d) A ballot question committee.                                            

                                                                                

7       (e) Any other person directly affected by the                               

                                                                                

8   advertisement.                                                              

                                                                                

9       (2) If the secretary of state determines that the party                     

                                                                                

10  requesting a temporary restraining order is likely to succeed on            

                                                                                

11  the merits of the complaint relating to a political                         

                                                                                

12  advertisement, the secretary of state may issue a temporary                 

                                                                                

13  restraining order containing terms that the secretary of state              

                                                                                

14  determines are just.  Unless a shorter time is stated in the                

                                                                                

15  temporary restraining order, the order shall remain in effect               

                                                                                

16  until a final decision or order is issued on the complaint or, if           

                                                                                

17  the complaint is referred to the attorney general and an action             

                                                                                

18  is commenced, until a final judgment is entered in the action.              

                                                                                

19      (3) A determination by the secretary of state to issue or                   

                                                                                

20  not to issue a temporary restraining order under this section is            

                                                                                

21  subject to review by the circuit court under chapter 6 of the               

                                                                                

22  administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.301 to           

                                                                                

23  24.306, as if it were a final decision or order.                            

                                                                                

24      (4) An action may be commenced in the circuit court to                      

                                                                                

25  enforce a temporary restraining order issued under this section.            

                                                                                

26      Sec. 54.  (1) Except  with respect to the exceptions and                    

                                                                                

27  conditions  as provided in subsections (2) and (3) and section              


                                                                                

1   55, and  to  except for loans made in the ordinary course of                

                                                                                

2   business, a corporation, joint stock company, domestic dependent            

                                                                                

3   sovereign, or labor organization shall not make a contribution or           

                                                                                

4   expenditure, including, but not limited to, a contribution or               

                                                                                

5   expenditure for an electioneering communication, or provide                 

                                                                                

6   volunteer personal services that are excluded from the definition           

                                                                                

7   of a contribution  pursuant to  under section 4(3)(a).                      

                                                                                

8       (2) An officer, director, stockholder, attorney, agent, or                  

                                                                                

9   any other person acting for a labor organization, a domestic                

                                                                                

10  dependent sovereign, or a corporation or joint stock company,               

                                                                                

11  whether incorporated under the laws of this or  any other                   

                                                                                

12  another state or foreign country, except corporations formed for            

                                                                                

13  political purposes, shall not make a contribution or expenditure            

                                                                                

14  or provide volunteer personal services that are excluded from the           

                                                                                

15  definition of a contribution  pursuant to  under section                    

                                                                                

16  4(3)(a).                                                                    

                                                                                

17      (3) A corporation, joint stock company, domestic dependent                  

                                                                                

18  sovereign, or labor organization may make a contribution to a               

                                                                                

19  ballot question committee subject to this act.  A corporation,              

                                                                                

20  joint stock company, domestic dependent sovereign, or labor                 

                                                                                

21  organization may make an independent expenditure in any amount              

                                                                                

22  for the qualification, passage, or defeat of a ballot question.             

                                                                                

23  A corporation, joint stock company, domestic dependent sovereign,           

                                                                                

24  or labor organization that makes an independent expenditure under           

                                                                                

25  this subsection is considered a ballot question committee for the           

                                                                                

26  purposes of this act.                                                       

                                                                                

27      (4) A person who knowingly violates this section is guilty of               


                                                                                

1   a felony punishable, if the person is an individual, by a fine of           

                                                                                

2   not more than $5,000.00 or imprisonment for not more than                   

                                                                                

3   3 years, or both, or, if the person is not an individual, by a              

                                                                                

4   fine of not more than $10,000.00.