388 of 1976 - Michigan Campaign Finance Act (169.201 - 169.282)

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Section
169.201

Short Title; Meanings of Words and Phrases.

Section
169.202

Definitions; A, B.

Section
169.203

Definitions; C.

Section
169.204

"Contribution" Defined.

Section
169.205

Definitions; D, E.

Section
169.206

"Expenditure" Defined.

Section
169.207

Definitions; F to H.

Section
169.208

Definitions; H, I.

Section
169.209

Definitions; I to L.

Section
169.210

Definitions; M to N.

Section
169.211

Definitions; P.

Section
169.212

Definitions; Q to S.

Section
169.215

Duties of Secretary of State; Declaratory Ruling and Interpretive Statement; Filing, Contents, and Form of Complaint; Investigations; Referral of Matter to Attorney General; Posting of Complaint, Response, or Rebuttal Statement on Website; Informal Methods of Conference, Conciliation, or Persuasion; Conciliation Agreement as Bar to Further Action; Enforcement of Criminal Penalty; Hearing; Order; Judicial Review; Civil Fine and Other Sanctions; Waiver of Campaign Statement Filing; Duties of County Clerk.

Section
169.216

Statement or Report; Public Inspection; Reproduction; Copy; Prohibited Use; Preservation; Disposal; Late Filing Fee; Compliance; Notice; Corrections; Report of Errors or Omissions; Deadline for Filing.

Section
169.217

Payment of Late Filing Fee; Disposition of Late Filing Fees and Copying Charges; Unpaid Filing Fee; Exceptions.

Section
169.218

Electronic Filing and Internet Disclosure System.

Section
169.218a

Electronic Filing and Internet Disclosure System; Adoption by County Clerk.

Section
169.220

Individual Not Considered Candidate; Individual Receiving Votes by Write-in Method as Candidate.

Section
169.221

Candidate Committee or Committee Other Than Candidate Committee; Treasurer; Service of Process; Official Depository for Contributions; Secondary Depositories; Requirements for Accepting Contributions or Making Expenditures; Vacancy in Office of Treasurer; Authorizing Expenditure; Contributions or Expenditures Considered Received or Made by Candidate Committee; Reporting Contributions; Commingling Prohibited; Violation; Penalty.

Section
169.221a

Expenditure for Incidental Expense by Candidate Committee; Legal Costs; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty.

Section
169.222

Duties of Committee Treasurer or Other Designated Individual; Preservation and Inspection of Committee Records; Violation; Civil Fine.

Section
169.223

Rules for Withdrawal of Funds; Limitation on Single Expenditure From Petty Cash Fund; Violation; Civil Fine.

Section
169.224

Statement of Organization; Time for Filing; Late Filing Fee; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty; Contents of Statement; Name of Sponsor; Amendment; Statement as to Receipts or Expenditures; Filing Statement Indicating Dissolution of Committee; Exception; Political Committee Considered as Independent Expenditure Committee.

Section
169.224a

House Political Party Caucus Committee; Senate Political Party Caucus Committee; Limitation; Dissolution of Independent Committees; Exception.

Section
169.224b

Independent Expenditure Committee; Creation; Filing of Campaign Statements; Contributions; Violation of Subsection (4) as Felony; Penalty.

Section
169.224c

Defeat of Independent Nature of Independent Expenditure; Punishment; Exception.

Section
169.225

Campaign Statement; Filing; Period Covered.

Section
169.225a

Repealed. 1999, Act 237, Eff. Mar. 10, 2000.

Section
169.226

Campaign Statement of Committee Other Than Political Party Committee; Contents; Report; List of Expenditures; Bundled Contribution; Separate Segregated Fund Reporting Requirements.

Section
169.228

Interest; Loans; Certified Statement to Accompany Campaign Statement Reporting Certain Contributions; Applicability of Subsection (3).

Section
169.229

Campaign Statement Filed by Political Party Committee; Contents; Identification of Expenditure; Designation of Contribution to Candidate Committee or Ballot Question Committee; Designation of Independent Expenditure; Apportionment of Expenditure; List of Expenditures.

Section
169.230

Contributions Prohibited Under MCL 432.207b.

Section
169.231

Contributions or Expenditures Controlled by Another Person; Bundled Contribution.

Section
169.232

Report of Late Contributions; Late Filing Fee; Subsection (5) Retroactive to January 1, 2010; “Late Contribution” Defined.

Section
169.233

Campaign Statements; Filing Schedule; Report on Expenditures; Form; Late Filing Fee; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty; Prohibitions; Filing Incomplete or Inaccurate Statement or Report; Civil Fine; Failure to File Campaign Statements; Violation as Felony; Seizure and Forfeiture of Money; Inventory Statement of Money Seized; Notice; Hearing; Decision; Appeal; Commencement of Action.

Section
169.233a

Information to Be Included With Contribution.

Section
169.234

Campaign Statement of Ballot Question Committee; Filing Schedule; Late Filing Fees; Failure to File Statement as Misdemeanor; Penalty; Filing Incomplete or Inaccurate Statement or Report; Civil Fine.

Section
169.235

Additional Campaign Statement; Filing; Deadline; Period Covered; Waiver; Exception; Late Filing Fees; Receipts or Expenditures Subjecting Committee to Campaign Filing Requirements; Failure to File as Misdemeanor; Penalty; Filing Incomplete or Inaccurate Statement or Report; Civil Fine.

Section
169.236

Filing Copies of Campaign Statements With Secretary of State and County Clerks; Availability to Public.

Section
169.237

Campaign Statement; Signing; Verification.

Section
169.238

Campaign Statement; Period Covered.

Section
169.241

Single Contribution of $20.00 or Expenditure of $50.00; Written Instrument, Credit Card, or Debit Card; Anonymous Contribution; Contribution in Name of Another; Violations; Penalties.

Section
169.242

Acceptance of Contribution by Intermediary or Agent; Disclosure; Requirements as to Certain Contributions; Requirements as to Contribution From Person Other Than Committee; Out-of-State Contributions Made on Automatic Basis; Violations; Penalties.

Section
169.243

Expenditure by Agent or Independent Contractor; Requirements; Violation; Penalty.

Section
169.244

Prohibited Contributions or Expenditures; Delivery or Return of Contribution; Joint Fund-Raiser; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty.

Section
169.245

Transfer of Unexpended Funds; Funds Transferred Not Considered Qualifying Contribution; Disbursement of Funds Ineligible for Transfer.

Section
169.246

Adjustments to Dollar Value Floor and Contribution Limits; "Consumer Price Index" Defined.

Section
169.247

Printed Matter or Radio or Television Paid Advertisement Having Reference to Election, Candidate, or Ballot Question; Name and Address; Identification or Disclaimer; Size and Placement; Rules; Exemption; Statement That Payment Made "With Regulated Funds"; Communication Exempted Under Section 6(2)(j); Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty; Prerecorded Telephone Message.

Section
169.249

Repealed. 1999, Act 224, Eff. Mar. 10, 2000.

Section
169.250

Acceptance of Honorarium by Legislator Prohibited; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty.

Section
169.251

Independent Expenditure of $100.01 or More; Report; Forwarding Copies to Filing Officers; Late Filing Fees; Violation as Misdemeanor.

Section
169.252

Limitations on Contributions to Candidate Committee; Contribution From Candidate's Immediate Family; Contribution for Particular Election Cycle; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty; Contributions Made by Political or Independent Committees Established by Corporation, Joint Stock Company, Domestic Dependent Sovereign, or Labor Organization; Bundled Contributions.

Section
169.252a

Contribution to House Political Party Caucus Committee or Senate Political Party Caucus Committee; Limitation; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty.

Section
169.253

Contribution or Expenditure by Dependent Minor.

Section
169.254

Contributions, Expenditures, or Volunteer Personal Services by Corporation, Joint Stock Company, Domestic Dependent Sovereign, or Labor Organization, or by Persons Acting for Corporation, Joint Stock Company, Domestic Dependent Sovereign, or Labor Organization; In-Kind Contribution; Contribution to Ballot Question Committee or Independent Expenditure Committee; Independent Expenditures as to Ballot Questions; Violation; Penalty.

Section
169.255

Segregated Fund for Political Purposes; Establishment by Connected Organization; Limitations; Solicitation of Contributions; Prohibited Practices; Contribution to Separate Segregated Fund; Disproportionate In-Kind Contributions for Prizes; Violation; Penalty; Exception; Definitions.

Section
169.256

Ordinance or Resolution.

Section
169.257

Contributions, Expenditures, or Volunteer Personal Services; Prohibitions; Civil Action; Use of Public Funds or Resources for Communication Referencing Local Ballot Questions; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty.

Section
169.261

State Campaign Fund; Creation; Administration; Tax Designation; Appropriation; Distribution of Money; Transfer to General Fund.

Section
169.262

Candidates Eligible to Receive Moneys; Moneys to Be Spent and Reported by Candidate Committee; Filing Statement of Organization as Condition to Receiving Moneys From State Campaign Fund; Exemption From MCL 169.261 to 169.271.

Section
169.263

Record of Candidate's Certified Statements of Qualifying Contributions; Contents of Statement; Notice of Qualification to Receive Moneys; Application for Moneys; Determination of Amount; Forwarding Information and Application to State Treasurer; Issuance of Warrant.

Section
169.264

Payments to Candidates in Primary Election; Requirements; Return of Funds.

Section
169.265

Nominees Entitled to Receive Funds.

Section
169.266

Application of Funds Against Qualified Campaign Expenditures; “Qualified Campaign Expenditure” Defined; Separate Account for Funds Received; Payment of Qualified Expenditures; Disposition of Unexpended Balance; Use of Payment for Expenditures in Subsequent Election Prohibited; Violation; Penalty.

Section
169.267

Limitations on Expenditures; Exceptions; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty; Prohibitions.

Section
169.268

Debt Limitation; Violation; Penalty; Prohibitions.

Section
169.269

Limitations on Contributions for Election Cycle; "Immediate Family" Defined; Determination of Election Cycle Beginning and Ending; Notices; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty; Bundled Contributions.

Section
169.270

Reporting Contribution or Expenditure Controlled or Directed by Another Person.

Section
169.271

Prohibited Contributions; Violation; Penalty.

Section
169.281

Repeal of MCL 168.901 to 168.929; Effective Date.

Section
169.282

Application of Penalty Provisions; Payment of Late Filing Fee; Expenditure of $200.00 or More as Contribution to Ballot Question Committee; Penalty or Late Filing Fee; Effective Date of MCL 169.235.