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MI SB0815

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/25/2014

Primary Sponsor

Steven Bieda

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Origin

Senate

97th Legislature

AI Summary

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Local Government And Elections2/25/2014

Full Bill Text

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