Section 169.204 – “Contribution” Defined.
169.204 “Contribution” defined. Sec. 4. (1) “Contribution” means a payment, gift, subscription, assessment, expenditure, contract, payment for services, dues, advance, forbearance, loan, or donation of money or anything of ascertainable monetary value, or a transfer of anything of ascertainable monetary value to a person, made for the purpose of influencing the nomination or election of […]
Section 169.205 – Definitions; D, E.
169.205 Definitions; D, E. Sec. 5. (1) “Domestic dependent sovereign” means an Indian tribe that has been acknowledged, recognized, restored, or reaffirmed as an Indian tribe by the secretary of the interior pursuant to 25 USC 5101 to 5144, commonly referred to as the Indian reorganization act, or has otherwise been acknowledged by the United […]
Section 169.206 – “Expenditure” Defined.
169.206 “Expenditure” defined. Sec. 6. (1) “Expenditure” means a payment, donation, loan, or promise of payment of money or anything of ascertainable monetary value for goods, materials, services, or facilities in assistance of, or in opposition to, the nomination or election of a candidate, the qualification, passage, or defeat of a ballot question, or the […]
Section 169.207 – Definitions; F to H.
169.207 Definitions; F to H. Sec. 7. (1) “Filed” means the receipt by the appropriate filing official of a statement or report required to be filed under this act. (2) “Filer” means a person required to file a statement or report under this act. (3) “Filing official” means the official designated under this act to […]
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 […]
Section 169.209 – Definitions; I to L.
169.209 Definitions; I to L. Sec. 9. (1) “Incidental expense” means an expenditure that is an ordinary and necessary expense, paid or incurred in carrying out the business of an elective office. Incidental expense includes, but is not limited to, any of the following: (a) A disbursement necessary to assist, serve, or communicate with a […]
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 […]
Section 169.211 – Definitions; P.
169.211 Definitions; P. Sec. 11. (1) “Payroll deduction plan” means any system in which an employer deducts any amount of money from the wages, earnings, or compensation of an employee. (2) “Person” means a business, individual, proprietorship, limited liability company, firm, partnership, joint venture, syndicate, business trust, labor organization, company, corporation, association, committee, or any […]
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 […]
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.
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; […]