MI HB5511

Requires elected candidates subject to Michigan campaign finance law whose candidate committees received or expended more than $1,000 during an election cycle to file a postelection statement with the designated filing official before assuming office.

Postelection statement must be on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State and include a signed attestation that all required statements, reports, late filing fees, and fines have been filed or paid, or that the candidate has entered into a payment plan.

Postelection statement must include a signed attestation acknowledging that making a false statement is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or both.

Failure to file the postelection statement is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment for not more than 93 days, or both.

Making a false statement in the postelection statement constitutes perjury, punishable as provided in section 936.