Campaign finance requirements for Utah ballot measures
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The Lieutenant Governor's office has a disclosure database of all financial activity of Political Issues committees in support or opposition to a ballot question.
The Utah Attorney General is responsible for prosecuting and investigating all campaign finance violations in the State of Utah[1] [2] [3] [4] [5].
General requirements
Political issues committee
Any group in support or opposition of a ballot measure in Utah is considered to be a Political Issues Committee[6].
Statement of Organization
Any Political Issues Committee in the State of Utah must file a Statement of Organization by January 10 of each year[7].
Campaign finance requirements
Corporate contributions
Any corporation can contribute to a Political Issues Committee in support or opposition of a ballot question. Any corporation that makes $750 or more in expenditures must file reports with the Utah Lieutenant Governor.
Filing reports
Any Political Issues Committee in Utah that receives over $750 or more in contributions received or $50 or more in expenditures made must file a campaign finance report[8].
Public entities
Public entities in the State of Utah are prohibited to donate to Political Issues Committees[9]
Right to contribute law
Utah bans any labor union from forcing a labor union to make a donation to a Political Issues Committee as a condition of their union membership[10].
Reporting requirements and reports
The State of Utah uses a basic reporting form for reporting campaign finances for Political Issues Committees.
Initiative packet report
Any initiative or referendum campaign that expended funds to get a ballot measure qualified on the ballot must file a campaign finance report when the campaign sponsors submit the verified and certified initiative packets or the signed and verified referendum packets[11]. This must be done before the April 15th deadline for delivering initiative packets to the respective county clerk[12].
Public hearing report
Utah law requires a campaign finance report to be filed three days before a public hearing for an initiative. This provision only applies to citizen initiated ballot measures[13].
August 31st report
The August 31st report takes into account financial activity from the campaign's last filed campaign finance report to August 31st. The report is due on August 31st[14].
Pre-Election report
The pre-election report is due seven days before the general election. This is considered to be a pre-election report[15].
Annual report
The annual campaign finance report takes into account all campaign finance activity from January 1 to December 31st of the calendar year. This report is due on January 10th[16].
Campaign advertising requirements
Utah law prohibits any person who endorses the passage or defeat a ballot question on a television ad without the expressed written consent of the respective committees leadership[17]. There is no disclaimer requirement for political issue committees in Utah[18].
Terminating a committee
Any political issues committee in Utah that seeks to terminate its committee must file a termination statement with the Utah Lieutenant Governor. The committee must file all normal campaign finance reports as their final report[19].
External links
- Utah Lieutenant Governor-Elections Division
- Utah Campaign Finance disclosure database
- Campaign Finance Laws
- Campaign Disclosure Project
References
- ↑ "Utah Legislature" Utah Campaign Finance Law(Referenced Statute 20A-11-803(4a))
- ↑ "Utah Legislature" Utah Campaign Finance Law(Referenced Statute 20A-11-703(3c))
- ↑ "Utah Legislature" Utah Campaign Finance Law(Referenced Statute 20A-11-603(4c))
- ↑ "Utah Legislature" Utah Campaign Finance Law(Referenced Statute 20A-11-508(4c))
- ↑ "Utah Legislature" Utah Campaign Finance Law(Referenced Statute 20A-11-403(3c))
- ↑ "Utah Legislature" Utah Campaign Finance Law(Referenced Statute 20A-11-101(29-A))
- ↑ "Utah Legislature" Utah Campaign Finance Law(Referenced Statute 20A-11-101(29-A))
- ↑ "Utah Legislature" Utah Campaign Finance Law(Referenced Statute 20A-11-802(1)(A) Utah Code)
- ↑ "Utah Legislature" Utah Campaign Finance Law(Referenced Statute 20A-11-1203 Utah Code)
- ↑ "Utah Legislature" Utah Campaign Finance Law(Referenced Statute 20-11-1403 Utah Code)
- ↑ "Utah Legislature" Utah Campaign Finance Law(Referenced Statute 20A-11-802(A)(B) Utah Code)
- ↑ 20A-7-206 "Utah Legislature" Utah Campaign Finance Law(Referenced Statute 20A-7-206(1) Utah Code)
- ↑ "Utah Legislature" Utah Campaign Finance Law(Referenced Statute 20A-11-802(1)(a)(iii) Utah Code)
- ↑ "Utah Legislature" Utah Campaign Finance Law(Referenced Statute 20A-11-802(1)(a)(v) Utah Code)
- ↑ "Utah Legislature" Utah Campaign Finance Law(Referenced Statute 20A-11-802(1)(a)(vi) Utah Code)
- ↑ "Utah Legislature" Utah Campaign Finance Law(Referenced Statute 20A-11-802(1)(a)(i) Utah Code)
- ↑ "Utah Legislature" Utah Campaign Finance Law(Referenced Statute 20A-11-901(2)
- ↑ "Utah Legislature" Utah Campaign Finance Law(Referenced Statute 20A-11-901(1)
- ↑ "Utah Legislature" Utah Campaign Finance Law(Referenced Statute 20A-11-801(4A-B)
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