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MI SB0815
Bill
AI Summary
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Amends Michigan campaign finance law to expand the definition of "candidate" to include individuals who receive contributions or consent to expenditures with a view toward their nomination or election, even if the specific office is unknown at the time.
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Adds 527(c) political organizations to the definition of "committee" if they have a Michigan resident officer, director, board member, or trustee, subjecting them to campaign finance disclosure requirements.
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Requires candidate committees of statewide candidates to report all bundled contributions, including contributor names, addresses, occupation/employer information for contributions over $100, dates received, and cumulative totals.
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Mandates bundling committees report bundled contributions to statewide candidates with the same detailed information and requires candidates to report which bundling committee delivered each contribution.
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Expands campaign statement reporting to include detailed itemization of expenditures for election day busing, get-out-the-vote activities, slate cards, poll watchers, and poll workers.
Legislative Description
Campaign finance; committees; definitions of candidate committee and committee; revise. Amends secs. 3 & 26 of 1976 PA 388 (MCL 169.203 & 169.226).
Campaign finance, committees
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Local Government And Elections
2/25/2014