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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising › Act 388 of 1976 - Michigan Campaign Finance Act (169.201 - 169.282) › Section 169.208 - Definitions; H, I.

169.208 Definitions; H, I.
Sec. 8.
(1) "House political party caucus committee" means an independent committee established by a political party caucus of the state house of representatives under section 24a.
(2) "Immediate family" means any child residing in a candidate's household, the candidate's spouse, or any individual claimed by that candidate or that candidate's spouse as a dependent for federal income tax purposes.
(3) "Independent committee" means a committee, other than a political party committee, that before contributing to a candidate committee of a candidate for elective office under section 52(2) or 69(2) files a statement of organization as an independent committee at least 6 months before an election for which it expects to accept contributions or make expenditures in support of or in opposition to a candidate for nomination to or election to an elective office; and receives contributions from at least 25 persons and makes expenditures not to exceed the limitations of section 52(1) in support of or in opposition to 3 or more candidates for nomination to or election to an elective office in the same calendar year.
History:
1976, Act 388, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 1976 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 95, Imd. Eff. June 21, 1989 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 117, Eff. Apr. 1, 1995 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 264, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 590, Eff. Mar. 31, 1997
Compiler's Notes:
Section 2 of Act 264 of 1995 provides:“If any portion of this amendatory act or the application of this amendatory act to any person or circumstance is found to be invalid by a court, the invalidity does not affect the remaining portions or applications of this amendatory act that can be given effect without the invalid portion or application, if those remaining portions are not determined by the court to be inoperable. To this end, this amendatory act is declared to be severable.”
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising › Act 388 of 1976 - Michigan Campaign Finance Act (169.201 - 169.282) › Section 169.210 - Definitions; M to N.

169.210 Definitions; M to N.
Sec. 10.
(1) "Major political party" means a political party qualified to have its name listed on the general election ballot whose candidate for governor received 25% or more of the popular vote cast in the preceding gubernatorial election. If only 1 political party received 25% or more of the popular vote cast for governor in the preceding gubernatorial election, then the political party with the second highest vote is considered a major political party.
(2) "Mass mailing" means mailing by United States mail or facsimile of more than 500 pieces of mail matter of an identical or substantially similar nature within any 30-day period.
(3) "Minor political party" means a political party qualified to have its name listed on the general election ballot but that does not qualify as a major political party.
(4) "Nominee" means an individual nominated to be a candidate.
History:
1976, Act 388, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 1976 ;-- Am. 2015, Act 269, Imd. Eff. Jan. 6, 2016
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising › Act 388 of 1976 - Michigan Campaign Finance Act (169.201 - 169.282) › Section 169.212 - Definitions; Q to S.

169.212 Definitions; Q to S.
Sec. 12.
(1) "Qualifying contribution" means a contribution of money made by a written instrument, credit card, or debit card by an individual to the candidate committee of a candidate for the office of governor that is $100.00 or less and made after April 1 of the year preceding a year in which a governor is to be elected. Not more than $100.00 of an individual's total aggregate contribution may be used as a qualifying contribution in a calendar year. Qualifying contribution does not include a subscription, loan, advance, deposit of money, in-kind contribution or expenditure, or anything else of value except as prescribed in this act. Qualifying contribution does not include a contribution by an individual who resides outside of this state. For purposes of this subsection, an individual is considered to reside in this state if he or she is considered a resident of this state under the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992.
(2) "Senate political party caucus committee" means an independent committee established by a political party caucus of the state senate under section 24a.
(3) "State elective office" means a statewide elective office or the office of state legislator.
(4) "Statewide elective office" means the office of governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, or attorney general, justice of the supreme court, member of the state board of education, regent of the University of Michigan, member of the board of trustees of Michigan State University, or member of the board of governors of Wayne State University.
History:
1976, Act 388, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 1976 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 262, Eff. Jan. 1, 1995 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 264, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996 ;-- Am. 2001, Act 250, Eff. Mar. 22, 2002 ;-- Am. 2019, Act 93, Imd. Eff. Oct. 10, 2019
Compiler's Notes:
Section 2 of Act 264 of 1995 provides:“If any portion of this amendatory act or the application of this amendatory act to any person or circumstance is found to be invalid by a court, the invalidity does not affect the remaining portions or applications of this amendatory act that can be given effect without the invalid portion or application, if those remaining portions are not determined by the court to be inoperable. To this end, this amendatory act is declared to be severable.”
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising › Act 388 of 1976 - Michigan Campaign Finance Act (169.201 - 169.282) › Section 169.218 - Electronic Filing and Internet Disclosure System.

169.218 Electronic filing and internet disclosure system.
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, 2014, each committee required to file with the secretary of state that received or expended $5,000.00 or more in the preceding calendar year or expects to receive or expend $5,000.00 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 $5,000.00 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.
History:
Add. 1999, Act 238, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1999 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 89, Imd. Eff. Apr. 3, 2006 ;-- Am. 2013, Act 258, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 2013
Compiler's Notes:
Sec. 18, as added by Act 238 of 1999, was originally compiled as Sec. 18[1] to distinguish the section from another Sec. 18 deriving from Act 237 of 1999.Former MCL 169.218, deriving from Act 237 of 1999, and which pertained to electronic disclosure system, was repealed by Act 207 of 2000, Imd. Eff. June 27, 2000.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising › Act 388 of 1976 - Michigan Campaign Finance Act (169.201 - 169.282) › Section 169.218a - Electronic Filing and Internet Disclosure System; Adoption by County Clerk.

169.218a Electronic filing and internet disclosure system; adoption by county clerk.
Sec. 18a.
(1) A county clerk may adopt an electronic filing and internet disclosure system developed or approved by the secretary of state that permits committees that are required to file statements or reports under this act with the county clerk to file those statements or reports electronically and that provides internet disclosure of electronically filed statements or reports on a website. If the secretary of state develops an internet disclosure system, the secretary of state shall not charge a county clerk for the software for that system.
(2) A county clerk who adopts a system under subsection (1) may require each committee that received or expended the threshold amount set by the county clerk as provided in this subsection in the preceding calendar year or expects to receive or expend the threshold amount set by the county clerk in the current calendar year to file campaign statements or reports electronically. A county clerk shall set the threshold under this subsection at $5,000.00 or $1,500.00.
(3) A county clerk who adopts a system under subsection (1) 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.
(4) If a committee was not required to file a campaign statement under subsection (2) only because it did not meet the applicable threshold, but the committee later reaches that threshold, the committee shall notify the county clerk within 10 business days after reaching that threshold and shall subsequently file electronically all statements and reports required under this act.
History:
Add. 2013, Act 259, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 2013
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising › Act 388 of 1976 - Michigan Campaign Finance Act (169.201 - 169.282) › Section 169.221a - Expenditure for Incidental Expense by Candidate Committee; Legal Costs; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty.

169.221a Expenditure for incidental expense by candidate committee; legal costs; violation as misdemeanor; penalty.
Sec. 21a.
(1) A candidate committee of a candidate who is elected or appointed to an elective office may make an expenditure for an incidental expense for the elective office to which that candidate was elected or appointed. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this act, an expenditure for an incidental expense by a candidate committee under this section is an expenditure under this act.
(2) A candidate committee of a candidate who is elected or appointed to an elective office shall not make an expenditure to defend the elected or appointed official in a civil or criminal action or to pay legal costs unless the action or legal costs do any of the following:
(a) Relate to a recall election.
(b) Relate to a recount of votes as provided in the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992.
(c) Relate to compliance with this act or the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992.
(d) Tangibly benefit the nomination or election of a candidate.
(3) Any legal costs not authorized under subsection (2) shall be paid from a legal defense fund as provided in the legal defense fund act, 2008 PA 288, MCL 15.521 to 15.539.
(4) In addition to any other requirements of this act, a campaign statement of a candidate committee shall contain the purpose of any expenditure for legal costs made by that committee as described in subsection (2).
(5) An individual who violates subsection (2) is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both.
History:
Add. 1994, Act 411, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 1994 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 275, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising › Act 388 of 1976 - Michigan Campaign Finance Act (169.201 - 169.282) › Section 169.222 - Duties of Committee Treasurer or Other Designated Individual; Preservation and Inspection of Committee Records; Violation; Civil Fine.

169.222 Duties of committee treasurer or other designated individual; preservation and inspection of committee records; violation; civil fine.
Sec. 22.
A committee treasurer or other individual designated on the statement of organization as responsible for the committee's record keeping, report preparation, or report filing shall keep detailed accounts, records, bills, and receipts as required to substantiate the information contained in a statement or report filed pursuant to this act or rules promulgated under this act. The treasurer shall record the name and address of a person from whom a contribution is received. The records of a committee shall be preserved for 5 years and shall be made available for inspection as authorized by the secretary of state. A treasurer or other individual designated as responsible for the committee's record keeping, report preparation, or report filing who knowingly violates this section is subject to a civil fine of not more than $1,000.00.
History:
1976, Act 388, Eff. June 1, 1977 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 95, Imd. Eff. June 21, 1989 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 237, Eff. Mar. 10, 2000
Admin Rule:
R 169.1 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising › Act 388 of 1976 - Michigan Campaign Finance Act (169.201 - 169.282) › Section 169.223 - Rules for Withdrawal of Funds; Limitation on Single Expenditure From Petty Cash Fund; Violation; Civil Fine.

169.223 Rules for withdrawal of funds; limitation on single expenditure from petty cash fund; violation; civil fine.
Sec. 23.
Subject to section 15, the secretary of state shall promulgate rules for the withdrawal of funds from a committee account for petty cash expenditures and for keeping records of the withdrawals. A single expenditure from a petty cash fund shall not exceed $50.00. A person who violates this section is subject to a civil fine of 3 times the amount by which the expenditure exceeds $50.00, but the fine shall not exceed $1,000.00.
History:
1976, Act 388, Eff. June 1, 1977 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 95, Imd. Eff. June 21, 1989
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising › Act 388 of 1976 - Michigan Campaign Finance Act (169.201 - 169.282) › Section 169.224a - House Political Party Caucus Committee; Senate Political Party Caucus Committee; Limitation; Dissolution of Independent Committees; Exception.

169.224a House political party caucus committee; senate political party caucus committee; limitation; dissolution of independent committees; exception.
Sec. 24a.
(1) A political party caucus of the state house of representatives may maintain 1 house political party caucus committee. A political party caucus of the state house of representatives shall not maintain more than 1 house political party caucus committee. Not later than 30 days after the effective date of this section, the leader of each political party caucus of the state house of representatives shall establish or designate the independent committee that is the house political party caucus committee under this section. Not later than 30 days after the effective date of this section, a political party caucus of the state house of representatives shall dissolve all independent committees established by that political party caucus under this act before the effective date of this section, other than the designated house political party caucus committee under this subsection.
(2) A political party caucus of the state senate may maintain 1 senate political party caucus committee. A political party caucus of the state senate shall not maintain more than 1 senate political party caucus committee. Not later than 30 days after the effective date of this section, the leader of each political party caucus of the state senate shall establish or designate the independent committee that is the senate political party caucus committee under this section. Not later than 30 days after the effective date of this section, a political party caucus of the state senate shall dissolve all independent committees established by that political party caucus under this act before the effective date of this section, other than the designated senate political party caucus committee under this subsection.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 264, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996
Compiler's Notes:
Section 2 of Act 264 of 1995 provides:“If any portion of this amendatory act or the application of this amendatory act to any person or circumstance is found to be invalid by a court, the invalidity does not affect the remaining portions or applications of this amendatory act that can be given effect without the invalid portion or application, if those remaining portions are not determined by the court to be inoperable. To this end, this amendatory act is declared to be severable.”
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising › Act 388 of 1976 - Michigan Campaign Finance Act (169.201 - 169.282) › Section 169.224b - Independent Expenditure Committee; Creation; Filing of Campaign Statements; Contributions; Violation of Subsection (4) as Felony; Penalty.

169.224b Independent expenditure committee; creation; filing of campaign statements; contributions; violation of subsection (4) as felony; penalty.
Sec. 24b.
(1) One or more persons may create an independent expenditure committee and shall file a statement of organization under section 24. An independent expenditure committee shall file campaign statements under sections 33 and 35 and as otherwise provided in this act.
(2) An independent expenditure committee may receive contributions from any person, except a person prohibited from making a contribution under 52 USC 30121. An independent expenditure committee shall return a contribution made by a person prohibited from making a contribution under this subsection within 30 business days after receiving that contribution.
(3) In addition to any independent expenditures or other disbursements not prohibited by this act or any other law, an independent expenditure committee may make contributions to another independent expenditure committee or to a ballot question committee.
(4) An independent expenditure committee shall not make a contribution to a candidate committee, independent committee, political committee, political party committee, or house or senate political party caucus committee.
(5) An individual who knowingly violates or causes a person to violate subsection (4) is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 3 years or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both. A person that violates subsection (4) that is not an individual is subject to 1 of the following, whichever is greater:
(a) A fine of not more than $20,000.00.
(b) A fine of not more than triple the amount of the improper contribution or expenditure.
History:
Add. 2017, Act 119, Imd. Eff. Sept. 20, 2017
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising › Act 388 of 1976 - Michigan Campaign Finance Act (169.201 - 169.282) › Section 169.224c - Defeat of Independent Nature of Independent Expenditure; Punishment; Exception.

169.224c Defeat of independent nature of independent expenditure; punishment; exception.
Sec. 24c.
(1) If the independent nature of an independent expenditure is defeated, the resulting contribution is punishable as follows:
(a) For an independent expenditure committee or its agent, under section 24b(5) if the resulting contribution violates section 24b(4).
(b) For an entity described under section 54(1) or a person acting for any such entity under section 54(2), under section 54(5) if the resulting contribution violates section 54.
(c) For any other person, as otherwise provided for a violation of this act.
(2) The independent nature of an independent expenditure is not defeated under any of the following:
(a) Where a person making an independent expenditure related to a ballot question committee, candidate, candidate committee, or political party committee engages an attorney, vendor, or other agent that is also or has been engaged by that candidate or committee, if the attorney, vendor, or other agent does not do any of the following:
(i) For the creation, production, or distribution of a communication, convey information to the person making the communication about the campaign plans, projects, activities, or needs of that candidate or committee that he or she also provides or has provided services for and that has been obtained from that candidate or committee or its agents.
(ii) For the creation, production, or distribution of a communication, use any information about the campaign plans, projects, activities, or needs of that candidate or committee that he or she also provides or has provided services for and that has been obtained from that candidate or committee or its agents.
(iii) Convey information about the creation, production, or distribution of the communication to the candidate or committee that he or she also provides or has provided services for.
(b) Where a candidate, candidate committee, political party committee, or an agent of the candidate or any such committee, solicits contributions on behalf of an independent expenditure committee, but does not request or suggest action by, or further cooperate, consult, act in concert, or otherwise coordinate in any way with the independent expenditure committee related to any independent expenditure made on behalf of that candidate or committee. This subdivision does not preserve the independent nature of an independent expenditure if the independent expenditure committee makes independent expenditures during an election cycle related solely to 1 candidate, and that candidate, that candidate's candidate committee, or that candidate's agent solicits funds on the independent expenditure committee's behalf.
History:
Add. 2017, Act 119, Imd. Eff. Sept. 20, 2017
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising › Act 388 of 1976 - Michigan Campaign Finance Act (169.201 - 169.282) › Section 169.225 - Campaign Statement; Filing; Period Covered.

169.225 Campaign statement; filing; period covered.
Sec. 25.
A committee supporting or opposing a candidate or the qualification, passage, or defeat of a ballot question shall file a legibly printed or typed campaign statement. The period covered by a campaign statement is the period beginning with the day after the closing date of the most recent campaign statement filed pursuant to this act, and ending with the closing date of the campaign statement in question. If the committee filing the campaign statement has not previously filed a campaign statement, the period covered shall begin on the date on which the committee was formed.
History:
1976, Act 388, Eff. June 1, 1977 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 95, Imd. Eff. June 21, 1989
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising › Act 388 of 1976 - Michigan Campaign Finance Act (169.201 - 169.282) › Section 169.225a - Repealed. 1999, Act 237, Eff. Mar. 10, 2000.

169.225a Repealed. 1999, Act 237, Eff. Mar. 10, 2000.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to requirements for committee licensed and conducting event pursuant to bingo act.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising › Act 388 of 1976 - Michigan Campaign Finance Act (169.201 - 169.282) › Section 169.228 - Interest; Loans; Certified Statement to Accompany Campaign Statement Reporting Certain Contributions; Applicability of Subsection (3).

169.228 Interest; loans; certified statement to accompany campaign statement reporting certain contributions; applicability of subsection (3).
Sec. 28.
(1) Interest received by a committee on an account consisting of funds belonging to the committee shall not be considered a contribution to the committee but the committee shall report its receipt on a campaign statement as interest. A committee shall report interest paid by the committee on a campaign statement as an expenditure.
(2) A committee shall report a loan with an outstanding balance made or received in a separate schedule attached to the campaign statement providing the date and amount of the loan, the date and amount of each payment, the amount of cumulative payments, the amount of the outstanding balance, and whether the loan payments were made by money, services, property, or other means. The committee shall provide the name and address of the lender and each person who is liable directly, indirectly, or contingently on each loan. The committee shall provide the occupation and employer, if any, of the lender and each person if the loan is for more than $100.00. If a loan is paid off within a reporting period, this activity need not be reported on a separate schedule to the campaign statement. However, if a loan is forgiven, the committee shall detail that fact on a separate schedule to the campaign statement.
(3) Accompanying a campaign statement reporting the receipt of a contribution from a person whose treasurer does not reside in, whose principal office is not located in, or whose funds are not kept in this state, shall be a statement certified as true and correct by an officer of the contributing person setting forth the full name, address, along with the amount contributed, of each person who contributed to the total amount of the contribution. The occupation, employer, and principal place of business shall be stated for each person who contributed more than $100.00. This subsection does not apply if the contributing person is registered as a committee under section 24.
History:
1976, Act 388, Eff. June 1, 1977 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 378, Imd. Eff. July 27, 1978 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 95, Imd. Eff. June 21, 1989 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 117, Eff. Apr. 1, 1995 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 237, Eff. Mar. 10, 2000
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising › Act 388 of 1976 - Michigan Campaign Finance Act (169.201 - 169.282) › Section 169.230 - Contributions Prohibited Under MCL 432.207b.

169.230 Contributions prohibited under MCL 432.207b.
Sec. 30.
(1) A committee shall not knowingly maintain receipt of a contribution from a person prohibited from making a contribution during the prohibited period under section 7b of the Michigan gaming control and revenue act, the Initiated Law of 1996, MCL 432.207b.
(2) For purposes of this section, a committee is only considered to have knowingly maintained receipt of a contribution prohibited under subsection (1) and is subject to a penalty for that violation if both of the following circumstances exist:
(a) The secretary of state has, by registered mail, notified the committee that the committee has received a contribution in violation of this section and has specifically identified that contribution.
(b) The committee fails to return the contribution identified under subdivision (a) on or before the thirtieth business day after the date the committee receives the notification described in subdivision (a).
History:
Add. 1997, Act 71, Imd. Eff. July 17, 1997
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising › Act 388 of 1976 - Michigan Campaign Finance Act (169.201 - 169.282) › Section 169.231 - Contributions or Expenditures Controlled by Another Person; Bundled Contribution.

169.231 Contributions or expenditures controlled by another person; bundled contribution.
Sec. 31.
(1) A contribution that is controlled by, or made at the direction of, another person, including a parent organization, subsidiary, division, committee, department, branch, or local unit of a person, shall be reported by the person making the contribution and shall be regarded for purposes of contribution limits as a contribution attributable to both persons.
(2) A bundled contribution or a contribution that is delivered as part of a bundled contribution shall be regarded for purposes of contribution limits as both a contribution attributable to the bundling committee that delivered the contribution and a contribution attributable to the individual making the contribution.
History:
1976, Act 388, Eff. June 1, 1977 ;-- Am. 2001, Act 250, Eff. Mar. 22, 2002
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising › Act 388 of 1976 - Michigan Campaign Finance Act (169.201 - 169.282) › Section 169.233a - Information to Be Included With Contribution.

169.233a Information to be included with contribution.
Sec. 33a.
A political committee, independent committee, or political party committee that makes a contribution to a candidate or ballot question committee shall include with the contribution all information that the receiving committee is required to include in a campaign statement filed pursuant to section 26 regarding the contributing committee.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 264, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996
Compiler's Notes:
Section 2 of Act 264 of 1995 provides:“If any portion of this amendatory act or the application of this amendatory act to any person or circumstance is found to be invalid by a court, the invalidity does not affect the remaining portions or applications of this amendatory act that can be given effect without the invalid portion or application, if those remaining portions are not determined by the court to be inoperable. To this end, this amendatory act is declared to be severable.”
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising › Act 388 of 1976 - Michigan Campaign Finance Act (169.201 - 169.282) › Section 169.237 - Campaign Statement; Signing; Verification.

169.237 Campaign statement; signing; verification.
Sec. 37.
A campaign statement filed by a committee shall be signed by the committee treasurer or other individual designated as responsible for the record keeping, report preparation, or report filing for that committee. A verification statement shall be part of the campaign statement and shall state that the person who signed the statement used all reasonable diligence in preparation of the statement, and to that person's knowledge the statement is true and complete. If the committee is a candidate committee, the candidate shall also verify, in writing, that to the best of the candidate's knowledge the statement is true and complete.
History:
1976, Act 388, Eff. June 1, 1977 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 95, Imd. Eff. June 21, 1989
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising › Act 388 of 1976 - Michigan Campaign Finance Act (169.201 - 169.282) › Section 169.238 - Campaign Statement; Period Covered.

169.238 Campaign statement; period covered.
Sec. 38.
A campaign statement shall cover the period beginning the day after the closing date of the last campaign statement and ending on the closing date as specified in this act.
History:
1976, Act 388, Eff. June 1, 1977 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 95, Imd. Eff. June 21, 1989
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising › Act 388 of 1976 - Michigan Campaign Finance Act (169.201 - 169.282) › 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.

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.
Sec. 41.
(1) A person shall not make or accept a single contribution of more than $20.00 in cash or make or accept a single expenditure of more than $50.00 in cash. Contributions of more than $20.00 and expenditures of more than $50.00, other than an in-kind contribution or expenditure, must be made by written instrument, credit card, or debit card.
(2) A person shall not accept or expend an anonymous contribution. An anonymous contribution received by a person must not be deposited but must be given to a tax exempt charitable organization. The charitable organization receiving the contribution shall provide the person with a receipt. The receipt must be retained by an appropriate committee pursuant to section 22.
(3) A contribution must not be made, directly or indirectly, by any person in a name other than the name by which that person is identified for legal purposes.
(4) A person who knowingly violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable, if the person is an individual, by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both, or, if the person is other than an individual, by a fine of not more than $10,000.00.
History:
1976, Act 388, Eff. June 1, 1977 ;-- Am. 1977, Act 305, Imd. Eff. Jan. 4, 1978 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 117, Eff. Apr. 1, 1995 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 237, Eff. Mar. 10, 2000 ;-- Am. 2019, Act 93, Imd. Eff. Oct. 10, 2019
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising › Act 388 of 1976 - Michigan Campaign Finance Act (169.201 - 169.282) › Section 169.243 - Expenditure by Agent or Independent Contractor; Requirements; Violation; Penalty.

169.243 Expenditure by agent or independent contractor; requirements; violation; penalty.
Sec. 43.
An expenditure shall not be made, other than for overhead or normal operating expenses, by an agent or an independent contractor, including an advertising agency, on behalf of or for the benefit of a person unless the expenditure is reported by the committee as if the expenditure were made directly by the committee, or unless the agent or independent contractor files a report of an independent expenditure as provided in section 51. The agent or independent contractor shall make known to the committee all information required to be reported by the committee. A person who knowingly is in violation of this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or imprisoned for not more than 90 days, or both, and if the person is other than an individual the person shall be fined not more than $10,000.00.
History:
1976, Act 388, Eff. June 1, 1977
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising › Act 388 of 1976 - Michigan Campaign Finance Act (169.201 - 169.282) › Section 169.244 - Prohibited Contributions or Expenditures; Delivery or Return of Contribution; Joint Fund-Raiser; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty.

***** 169.244 THIS SECTION IS AMENDED EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 13, 2024: See 169.244.amended *****
169.244 Prohibited contributions or expenditures; delivery or return of contribution; joint fund-raiser; violation as misdemeanor; penalty.
Sec. 44.
(1) A person shall not make a contribution to another person with the agreement or arrangement that the person receiving the contribution will then transfer that contribution to a particular candidate committee.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in this section and sections 21a, 45, and 71, a candidate committee shall not make an expenditure or other disbursement except to further the nomination or election of the candidate for which it is formed. A candidate committee shall not make a contribution to or an independent expenditure on behalf of another candidate committee. This subsection does not prohibit the purchase of tickets to another candidate committee's fund-raising event that does not exceed $100.00 per candidate committee in any calendar year.
(3) An individual, other than a committee treasurer or the individual designated as responsible for the record keeping, report preparation, or report filing for a committee, who obtains possession of a committee's contribution for the purpose of delivering the contribution to another committee shall deliver the contribution to that committee, that committee's treasurer, or that committee's agent, or return the contribution to the payor, not later than 10 business days after obtaining possession of the contribution.
(4) Two or more persons, other than individuals, may hold a joint fund-raiser if the receipts and expenses of the fund-raiser are shared proportionately.
(5) A person who knowingly violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both.
History:
1976, Act 388, Eff. June 1, 1977 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 95, Imd. Eff. June 21, 1989 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 411, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 1994 ;-- Am. 2017, Act 119, Imd. Eff. Sept. 20, 2017
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising › Act 388 of 1976 - Michigan Campaign Finance Act (169.201 - 169.282) › Section 169.244.amended - Prohibited Contributions or Expenditures; Delivery or Return of Contribution; Joint Fund-Raiser; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty.

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169.244.amended Prohibited contributions or expenditures; delivery or return of contribution; joint fund-raiser; violation as misdemeanor; penalty.
Sec. 44.
(1) A person shall not make a contribution to another person with the agreement or arrangement that the person receiving the contribution will then transfer that contribution to a particular candidate committee.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in this section and sections 21a, 44a, 45, and 71, a candidate committee shall not make an expenditure or other disbursement except to further the nomination or election of the candidate for which it is formed. A candidate committee shall not make a contribution to or an independent expenditure on behalf of another candidate committee. This subsection does not prohibit the purchase of tickets to another candidate committee's fund-raising event that does not exceed $100.00 per candidate committee in any calendar year.
(3) An individual, other than a committee treasurer or the individual designated as responsible for the record keeping, report preparation, or report filing for a committee, who obtains possession of a committee's contribution for the purpose of delivering the contribution to another committee shall deliver the contribution to that committee, that committee's treasurer, or that committee's agent, or return the contribution to the payor, not later than 10 business days after obtaining possession of the contribution.
(4) Two or more persons, other than individuals, may hold a joint fund-raiser if the receipts and expenses of the fund-raiser are shared proportionately.
(5) A person who knowingly violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both.
History:
1976, Act 388, Eff. June 1, 1977 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 95, Imd. Eff. June 21, 1989 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 411, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 1994 ;-- Am. 2017, Act 119, Imd. Eff. Sept. 20, 2017 ;-- Am. 2023, Act 284, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising › Act 388 of 1976 - Michigan Campaign Finance Act (169.201 - 169.282) › Section 169.244a.added - Expenditure for Late Filing Fee; Financial Disclosure Reports.

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169.244a.added Expenditure for late filing fee; financial disclosure reports.
Sec. 44a.
If a candidate is required to pay a late filing fee under the public officers financial disclosure act or the candidate for office financial disclosure act, the candidate committee that supports the candidate may make an expenditure to pay the fee.
History:
Add. 2023, Act 283, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising › Act 388 of 1976 - Michigan Campaign Finance Act (169.201 - 169.282) › Section 169.245 - Transfer of Unexpended Funds; Funds Transferred Not Considered Qualifying Contribution; Disbursement of Funds Ineligible for Transfer.

169.245 Transfer of unexpended funds; funds transferred not considered qualifying contribution; disbursement of funds ineligible for transfer.
Sec. 45.
(1) A person may transfer any unexpended funds from 1 candidate committee to another candidate committee of that person if the contribution limits prescribed in section 52 or 69 for the candidate committee receiving the funds are equal to or greater than the contribution limits for the candidate committee transferring the funds and if the candidate committees are simultaneously held by the same person. The funds being transferred shall not be considered a qualifying contribution regardless of the amount of the individual contribution being transferred.
(2) Upon termination of a candidate committee, unexpended funds in the candidate committee that are not eligible for transfer to another candidate committee of the person under subsection (1) shall be disbursed as follows:
(a) Given to a political party committee.
(b) Given to a tax exempt charitable organization, as long as the candidate does not become an officer or director of or receive compensation, either directly or indirectly, from that organization.
(c) Returned to the contributors of the funds upon termination of the campaign committee.
(d) If the person was a candidate for the office of state representative, given to a house political party caucus committee.
(e) If the person was a candidate for the office of state senator, given to a senate political party caucus committee.
(f) Given to an independent committee.
(g) Given to a ballot question committee.
History:
1976, Act 388, Eff. June 1, 1977 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 632, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 1979 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 590, Eff. Mar. 31, 1997
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising › Act 388 of 1976 - Michigan Campaign Finance Act (169.201 - 169.282) › Section 169.246 - Adjustments to Dollar Value Floor and Contribution Limits; "Consumer Price Index" Defined.

169.246 Adjustments to dollar value floor and contribution limits; "consumer price index" defined.
Sec. 46.
(1) At the beginning of every odd numbered year, the secretary of state shall recommend adjustments to and which shall be approved by the legislature of the dollar value floor for reporting of the name, address, occupation, and employer, or principal place of business of persons who make contributions pursuant to this act, on the basis of the consumer price index and the number of registered voters in the state.
(2) Beginning January 1, 2019 and every 4 years thereafter, the secretary of state shall adjust the dollar value contribution limits provided in sections 52, 52a, and 69(1). The secretary of state shall adjust the limits in sections 52, 52a, and 69(1) by comparing the percentage increase or decrease in the consumer price index for the preceding August by the corresponding consumer price index 4 years earlier. The secretary of state shall multiply that percentage change by the amounts in sections 52, 52a, and 69(1). The secretary of state shall round up each dollar value adjustment made under this subsection to the nearest $25.00. The secretary of state shall announce the adjustments made under this subsection by December 15 of each year.
(3) As used in this section, "consumer price index" means the most comprehensive index of consumer prices available for the Detroit area from the bureau of labor statistics of the United States department of labor.
History:
1976, Act 388, Eff. June 1, 1977 ;-- Am. 2013, Act 252, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 2013
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising › Act 388 of 1976 - Michigan Campaign Finance Act (169.201 - 169.282) › Section 169.249 - Repealed. 1999, Act 224, Eff. Mar. 10, 2000.

169.249 Repealed. 1999, Act 224, Eff. Mar. 10, 2000.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to the officeholder expense fund.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising › Act 388 of 1976 - Michigan Campaign Finance Act (169.201 - 169.282) › Section 169.250 - Acceptance of Honorarium by Legislator Prohibited; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty.

169.250 Acceptance of honorarium by legislator prohibited; violation as misdemeanor; penalty.
Sec. 50.
A legislator shall not accept an honorarium. A person who knowingly violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both.
History:
Add. 1994, Act 385, Eff. Jan. 1, 1995
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising › Act 388 of 1976 - Michigan Campaign Finance Act (169.201 - 169.282) › Section 169.251 - Independent Expenditure of $100.01 or More; Report; Forwarding Copies to Filing Officers; Late Filing Fees; Violation as Misdemeanor.

169.251 Independent expenditure of $100.01 or more; report; forwarding copies to filing officers; late filing fees; violation as misdemeanor.
Sec. 51.
(1) A person, other than a committee, that makes an independent expenditure, advocating the election or defeat of a candidate or the qualification, passage, or defeat of a ballot question, in an amount of $100.01 or more in a calendar year shall file a report of the independent expenditure, within 10 days after making that independent expenditure, with the clerk of the county of residence of that person. If the independent expenditure advocates the election or defeat of a candidate for state elective office or for judicial office, or for the qualification, passage, or defeat of a statewide ballot question, or if the person making the independent expenditure is not a resident of this state, the person shall file the report with the secretary of state in lieu of filing with a clerk of a county. The report required under this section must be made on an independent expenditure report form provided by the secretary of state, include the date of the expenditure, a brief description of the nature of the expenditure, the amount, the name and address of the person to whom it was paid, the name and address of the person filing the report, together with the name, address, occupation, employer, and principal place of business of each person that contributed $100.01 or more to the expenditure, and identify the candidate or ballot question for or against which the independent expenditure was made. The filing official receiving the report shall forward copies, as required, to the appropriate filing officers as described in section 36.
(2) If a person fails to file a report as required under this section, that person shall pay a late filing fee. If the person has made independent expenditures totaling less than $10,000.00, the late filing fee is $25.00 for each business day the report remains unfiled, but not to exceed $1,000.00. If the person has made independent expenditures totaling $10,000.00 or more, the late filing fee is $50.00 for each business day the report remains unfiled, but not to exceed $5,000.00. A person that violates this subsection by failing to file a report required under this section for more than 30 days after the report is required to be filed is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both.
History:
1976, Act 388, Eff. June 1, 1977 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 95, Imd. Eff. June 21, 1989 ;-- Am. 2017, Act 119, Imd. Eff. Sept. 20, 2017 ;-- Am. 2019, Act 93, Imd. Eff. Oct. 10, 2019