Section 702 – Campaign financial reporting of political issues expenditures by corporations — Financial reporting.

• (1)
  • (a) Each corporation that has made political issues expenditures on current or proposed ballot issues that total at least $750 during a calendar year shall file a verified financial statement with the lieutenant governor’s office:
    • (i) on January 10, reporting expenditures as of December 31 of the previous year;
    • (ii) seven days before the state political convention of each major political party;
    • (iii) seven days before the regular primary election date;
    • (iv) on September 30; and
    • (v) seven days before the regular general election date.
  • (b) The corporation shall report:
    • (i) a detailed listing of all expenditures made since the last financial statement; and
    • (ii) for a financial statement described in Subsections (1)(a)(ii) through (v), expenditures as of five days before the required filing date of the financial statement.
  • (c) The corporation need not file a statement under this section if it made no expenditures during the reporting period.

• (2) That statement shall include:
  • (a) the name and address of each individual, entity, or group of individuals or entities that received a political issues expenditure of more than $50 from the corporation, and the amount of each political issues expenditure;
  • (b) the total amount of political issues expenditures disbursed by the corporation; and
  • (c) a statement by the corporation’s treasurer or chief financial officer certifying the accuracy of the verified financial statement.

Amended by Chapter 276, 2017 General Session