January 8, 2003, Introduced by Senators STAMAS, HARDIMAN, VAN WOERKOM, GEORGE, HAMMERSTROM, PATTERSON, SANBORN, KUIPERS, JELINEK, BROWN, CASSIS, JOHNSON, BIRKHOLZ, GILBERT, BISHOP, MCMANUS, GOSCHKA, CROPSEY, ALLEN, SIKKEMA and GARCIA and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 388, entitled
"Michigan campaign finance act,"
(MCL 169.201 to 169.282) by adding section 48.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 48. (1) A telephonic communication with an elector
2 that relates to a candidate shall clearly state the identity of
3 the person paying for the communication. If the communication
4 described in this subsection is an independent expenditure not
5 authorized in writing by a candidate's candidate committee, the
6 communication shall clearly state the following disclaimer: "Not
7 authorized by a candidate committee". If the communication
8 described in this subsection is not an independent expenditure,
9 but is paid for by a person other than the candidate to whom it
10 is related, the communication shall clearly state the following
11 disclaimer: "Authorized by (name of candidate or name of
1 candidate committee)".
2 (2) A person who knowingly violates this section is guilty of
3 a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00.