Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising

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 W... - Sec. 15. (1) The secretary of state shall do all...

Section 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. - Sec. 16. (1) A filing official shall make a statement...

Section 169.217 - Payment of Late Filing Fee; Disposition of Late Filing Fees and Copying Charges; Unpaid Filing Fee; Exceptions. - Sec. 17. (1) A person paying a late filing fee...

Section 169.218 - Electronic Filing and Internet Disclosure System. - Sec. 18. (1) The secretary of state shall develop and...

Section 169.218a - Electronic Filing and Internet Disclosure System; Adoption by County Clerk. - Sec. 18a. (1) A county clerk may adopt an electronic...

Section 169.220 - Individual Not Considered Candidate; Individual Receiving Votes by Write-in Method as Candidate. - Sec. 20. (1) An individual is not considered a candidate...

Section 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... - Sec. 21. (1) A candidate, within 10 days after becoming...

Section 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...

Section 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...

Section 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...

Section 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... - Sec. 24. (1) A committee shall file a statement of...

Section 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...

Section 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...

Section 169.224c - Defeat of Independent Nature of Independent Expenditure; Punishment; Exception. - Sec. 24c. (1) If the independent nature of an independent...

Section 169.225 - Campaign Statement; Filing; Period Covered. - Sec. 25. A committee supporting or opposing a candidate or...

Section 169.225a - Repealed. 1999, Act 237, Eff. Mar. 10, 2000. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to requirements for committee...

Section 169.226 - Campaign Statement of Committee Other Than Political Party Committee; Contents; Report; List of Expenditures; Bundled Contribution; Separate Segregated Fund Reporting Requirements. - Sec. 26. (1) A campaign statement of a committee, other...

Section 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...

Section 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 o... - Sec. 29. (1) A campaign statement filed by a political...

Section 169.230 - Contributions Prohibited Under MCL 432.207b. - Sec. 30. (1) A committee shall not knowingly maintain receipt...

Section 169.231 - Contributions or Expenditures Controlled by Another Person; Bundled Contribution. - Sec. 31. (1) A contribution that is controlled by, or...

Section 169.232 - Report of Late Contributions; Late Filing Fee; Subsection (5) Retroactive to January 1, 2010; “Late Contribution” Defined. - ***** Subsection (5) is retroactive and takes effect January 1,...

Section 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 Statemen... - Sec. 33. (1) A committee, other than an independent committee,...

Section 169.233a - Information to Be Included With Contribution. - Sec. 33a. A political committee, independent committee, or political party...

Section 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. - Sec. 34. (1) A ballot question committee shall file a...

Section 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 Inc... - Sec. 35. (1) In addition to any other requirements of...

Section 169.236 - Filing Copies of Campaign Statements With Secretary of State and County Clerks; Availability to Public. - Sec. 36. (1) A candidate committee for a state elective...

Section 169.237 - Campaign Statement; Signing; Verification. - Sec. 37. A campaign statement filed by a committee shall...

Section 169.238 - Campaign Statement; Period Covered. - Sec. 38. A campaign statement shall cover the period beginning...

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. - Sec. 41. (1) A person shall not make or accept...

Section 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; Violati... - Sec. 42. (1) A person who accepts a contribution, other...

Section 169.243 - Expenditure by Agent or Independent Contractor; Requirements; Violation; Penalty. - Sec. 43. An expenditure shall not be made, other than...

Section 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...

Section 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...

Section 169.246 - Adjustments to Dollar Value Floor and Contribution Limits; "Consumer Price Index" Defined. - Sec. 46. (1) At the beginning of every odd numbered...

Section 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... - Sec. 47. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection...

Section 169.249 - Repealed. 1999, Act 224, Eff. Mar. 10, 2000. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to the officeholder expense...

Section 169.250 - Acceptance of Honorarium by Legislator Prohibited; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty. - Sec. 50. A legislator shall not accept an honorarium. A...

Section 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...

Section 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 Commi... - Sec. 52. (1) Except as provided in subsection (5) or...

Section 169.252a - Contribution to House Political Party Caucus Committee or Senate Political Party Caucus Committee; Limitation; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty. - Sec. 52a. (1) Subject to section 46, a person shall...

Section 169.253 - Contribution or Expenditure by Dependent Minor. - Sec. 53. For the purposes of sections 49 to 53...

Section 169.254 - Contributions, Expenditures, or Volunteer Personal Services by Corporation, Joint Stock Company, Domestic Dependent Sovereign, or Labor Organization, or by Persons Acting for Corporation, Joint Stock Company, Domestic Dependent Sove... - Sec. 54. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section...

Section 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... - Sec. 55. (1) A connected organization may make an expenditure...

Section 169.256 - Ordinance or Resolution. - Sec. 56. A county, city, township, village, or school district...

Section 169.257 - Contributions, Expenditures, or Volunteer Personal Services; Prohibitions; Civil Action; Use of Public Funds or Resources for Communication Referencing Local Ballot Questions; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty. - Sec. 57. (1) A public body or a person acting...

Section 169.261 - State Campaign Fund; Creation; Administration; Tax Designation; Appropriation; Distribution of Money; Transfer to General Fund. - Sec. 61. (1) The state campaign fund is hereby created....

Section 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. - Sec. 62. (1) Only a candidate who established a single...

Section 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 Sta... - Sec. 63. (1) The secretary of state shall receive and...

Section 169.264 - Payments to Candidates in Primary Election; Requirements; Return of Funds. - Sec. 64. (1) A candidate in a primary election may...

Section 169.265 - Nominees Entitled to Receive Funds. - Sec. 65. (1) A major political party nominee is entitled...

Section 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 Ex... - Sec. 66. (1) A candidate may only apply the funds...

Section 169.267 - Limitations on Expenditures; Exceptions; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty; Prohibitions. - Sec. 67. (1) Expenditures made by a candidate committee to...

Section 169.268 - Debt Limitation; Violation; Penalty; Prohibitions. - Sec. 68. (1) A debt for goods, services, materials, facilities,...

Section 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. - Sec. 69. (1) Except as provided in subsection (6) or...

Section 169.270 - Reporting Contribution or Expenditure Controlled or Directed by Another Person. - Sec. 70. A contribution or expenditure which is controlled by,...

Section 169.271 - Prohibited Contributions; Violation; Penalty. - Sec. 71. (1) A contribution shall not be made by...

Section 169.281 - Repeal of MCL 168.901 to 168.929; Effective Date. - Sec. 81. (1) Sections 901 to 929 of Act No....

Section 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. - Sec. 82. (1) The penalty provisions of this act shall...

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Michigan Compiled Laws Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising

Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 169 - Campaign Financing and Advertising