May 2, 2007, Introduced by Rep. Lemmons and referred to the Committee on Ethics and Elections.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 388, entitled
"Michigan campaign finance act,"
by amending section 18 (MCL 169.218), as amended by 2006 PA 89.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 18. (1) The secretary of state shall develop and
implement an electronic filing and internet disclosure system that
permits committees that are required to file statements or reports
under this act with the secretary of state to file those statements
or reports electronically and that provides internet disclosure of
electronically filed statements or reports on a website.
(2) The secretary of state shall offer each committee required
to file with the secretary of state the option of filing campaign
statements or reports electronically, as described in subsection
(1).
(3) Beginning with the annual campaign statement due January
31, 2004, each committee required to file with the secretary of
state that received or expended $20,000.00 or more in the preceding
calendar year or expects to receive or expend $20,000.00 or more in
the current calendar year shall electronically file all statements
and reports required under this act, as described in subsection
(1).
(4) If a committee was not required to file a campaign
statement under subsection (3) only because it did not meet the
applicable threshold of receiving or expending $20,000.00 or more,
but the committee later reaches that threshold, the committee shall
notify the secretary of state within 10 business days after
reaching that threshold and shall subsequently file electronically
all statements and reports required under this act.
(5) The secretary of state shall permit a committee to
electronically file statements and reports required under this act,
as described in subsection (1), except an original statement of
organization, after the committee treasurer and, for a candidate
committee, the candidate has signed and filed a form designed by
the secretary of state to serve as the signature verifying the
accuracy and completeness of each statement or report filed
electronically.
(6) A loan from a candidate to the candidate's committee or
the expenditure by the committee of the money loaned by the
candidate shall not be included in determining whether the
committee has reached a threshold under this section.