Montana Code Annotated
Part 2. Campaign Finance
13-37-225. Reports of contributions and expenditures required -- electronic filing and publication

13-37-225. Reports of contributions and expenditures required -- electronic filing and publication. (1) (a) Except as provided in 13-37-206, each candidate, political committee, and joint fundraising committee shall file with the commissioner periodic electronic reports of contributions and expenditures made by or on the behalf of a candidate, political committee, or joint fundraising committee.
(b) The commissioner may, for good cause shown in a written application by a candidate, political committee, or joint fundraising committee grant a waiver to the requirement that reports be filed electronically.
(2) The commissioner shall post on the commissioner's website:
(a) all reports filed under 13-37-226 within 7 business days of filing; and
(b) for each election, the calendar dates that correspond with the filing requirements of 13-37-226.
(3) In lieu of all contribution and expenditure reports required by this chapter, the commissioner shall accept copies of the reports filed by candidates for congress and president of the United States and their political committees pursuant to the requirements of federal law.
(4) A person who makes an election communication, electioneering communication, or independent expenditure is subject to reporting and disclosure requirements as provided in chapters 35 and 37 of this title.
History: En. 23-4778 by Sec. 3, Ch. 480, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 23, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 23-4778(1), (2); amd. Sec. 255, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 24, Ch. 591, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 132, Ch. 56, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 6, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 167, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 259, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 429, L. 2019; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 494, L. 2021.

Structure Montana Code Annotated

Montana Code Annotated

Title 13. Elections

Chapter 37. Control of Campaign Practices

Part 2. Campaign Finance

13-37-201. Campaign treasurer

13-37-202. Deputy campaign treasurers

13-37-203. Qualifications of campaign and deputy campaign treasurers

13-37-204. Removal of campaign and deputy campaign treasurers

13-37-205. Campaign depositories

13-37-206. Exception for certain school districts and certain special districts

13-37-207. Deposit of contributions -- statement of campaign treasurer

13-37-208. Treasurer to keep records

13-37-209. Inspection of records

13-37-210. Repealed

13-37-211. Joint fundraising committee

13-37-212. through 13-37-214 reserved

13-37-215. Repealed

13-37-216. Limitations on contributions -- adjustment

13-37-217. Contributions in name of undisclosed principal

13-37-218. Repealed

13-37-219. Limitations on contributions to candidate when office sought is not known

13-37-220. Child-care expenses

13-37-221. through 13-37-224 reserved

13-37-225. Reports of contributions and expenditures required -- electronic filing and publication

13-37-226. Time for filing reports

13-37-227. Comprehensive report when several candidates or issues involved

13-37-228. Time periods covered by reports

13-37-229. Disclosure requirements for candidates, ballot issue committees, political party committees, and independent committees

13-37-230. Repealed

13-37-231. Reports to be certified as true, complete, and correct

13-37-232. Disclosure requirements for incidental committees

13-37-233. Reports to be filed regardless of tax status

13-37-234. Religious organization exemptions to be broadly construed

13-37-235. through 13-37-239 reserved

13-37-240. Surplus campaign funds

13-37-241. Candidate campaign debt

13-37-242. through 13-37-249 reserved

13-37-250. Voluntary spending limits