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Michigan campaign finance act

  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.201— Short title; meanings of words and phrases
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.202— Definitions; A, B
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.203— Definitions; C
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.204— "Contribution" defined
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.205— Definitions; D, E
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.206— "Expenditure" defined
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.207— Definitions; F to H
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.208— Definitions; H, I
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.209— Definitions; I to L
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.210— Definitions; M to N
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.211— Definitions; P
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.212— Definitions; Q to S
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 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
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 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
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.217— Payment of late filing fee; disposition of late filing fees and copying charges; unpaid filing fee; exceptions
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.218— Electronic filing and internet disclosure system
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.218a— Electronic filing and internet disclosure system; adoption by county clerk
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.220— Individual not considered candidate; individual receiving votes by write-in method as candidate
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 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
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.221a— Expenditure for incidental expense by candidate committee; legal costs; violation as misdemeanor; penalty
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.222— Duties of committee treasurer or other designated individual; preservation and inspection of committee records; violation; civil fine
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.223— Rules for withdrawal of funds; limitation on single expenditure from petty cash fund; violation; civil fine
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 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
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.224a— House political party caucus committee; senate political party caucus committee; limitation; dissolution of independent committees; exception
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.224b— Independent expenditure committee; creation; filing of campaign statements; contributions; violation of subsection (4) as felony; penalty
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.224c— Defeat of independent nature of independent expenditure; punishment; exception
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.225— Campaign statement; filing; period covered
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.226— Campaign statement of committee other than political party committee; contents; report; list of expenditures; bundled contribution; separate segregated fund reporting requirements
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.228— Interest; loans; certified statement to accompany campaign statement reporting certain contributions; applicability of subsection (3)
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 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
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.230— Contributions prohibited under MCL 432.207b
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.231— Contributions or expenditures controlled by another person; bundled contribution
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.232— Report of late contributions; late filing fee; subsection (5) retroactive to January 1, 2010; “late contribution” defined
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 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
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.233a— Information to be included with contribution
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 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
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 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
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.236— Filing copies of campaign statements with secretary of state and county clerks; availability to public
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.237— Campaign statement; signing; verification
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.238— Campaign statement; period covered
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 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
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 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
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.243— Expenditure by agent or independent contractor; requirements; violation; penalty
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.244— Prohibited contributions or expenditures; delivery or return of contribution; joint fund-raiser; violation as misdemeanor; penalty
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.244a— Expenditure for late filing fee; financial disclosure reports
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.245— Transfer of unexpended funds; funds transferred not considered qualifying contribution; disbursement of funds ineligible for transfer
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.246— Adjustments to dollar value floor and contribution limits; "consumer price index" defined
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 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; artificial intelligence
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.250— Acceptance of honorarium by legislator prohibited; violation as misdemeanor; penalty
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.251— Independent expenditure of $100.01 or more; report; forwarding copies to filing officers; late filing fees; violation as misdemeanor
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 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
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.252a— Contribution to house political party caucus committee or senate political party caucus committee; limitation; violation as misdemeanor; penalty
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.253— Contribution or expenditure by dependent minor
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.254— Contributions, expenditures, or volunteer personal services by corporation, joint stock company, domestic dependent sovereign, or labor organization; contribution to ballot question committee or independent expenditure committee; independent expenditures as to ballot questions; violation; penalty
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 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
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.256— Ordinance or resolution
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.257— Contributions, expenditures, or volunteer personal services; prohibitions; communication referencing local ballot questions; violation as misdemeanor; penalty
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.259— Use of artificial intelligence; political advertisements; requirements; disclosure; violations; civil fines; exceptions; "qualified political advertisement" defined
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.261— State campaign fund; creation; administration; tax designation; appropriation; distribution of money; transfer to general fund
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 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
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 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
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.264— Payments to candidates in primary election; requirements; return of funds
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.265— Nominees entitled to receive funds
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 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
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.267— Limitations on expenditures; exceptions; violation as misdemeanor; penalty; prohibitions
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.268— Debt limitation; violation; penalty; prohibitions
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 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
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.270— Reporting contribution or expenditure controlled or directed by another person
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.271— Prohibited contributions; violation; penalty
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.281— Repeal of MCL 168.901 to 168.929; effective date
  • Mich. Comp. Laws § 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