16-914.01. Reporting of contributions by committees acting on ballot measures; civil penalty; definition

  1. In addition to the requirements relating to election contributions prescribed in section 16-913, a committee acting in support of or opposition to the qualification, passage or defeat of an initiative or referendum or any other ballot measure, question or proposition shall give notice to the secretary of state of any contribution or group of contributions to the committee that is made from a single source less than twenty days before the day of the election if it exceeds:

    1. A cumulative total of ten thousand dollars for a statewide ballot measure, question or proposition.

    2. Two thousand five hundred dollars for a nonstatewide ballot measure, question or proposition in a political subdivision with a population of one hundred thousand or more persons.

    3. Five hundred dollars for a nonstatewide ballot measure, question or proposition in a political subdivision with a population of less than one hundred thousand persons.

  2. In addition to the requirements of section 16-913, a committee acting in support of or opposition to the qualification, passage or defeat of an initiative or referendum or any other ballot measure, question or proposition shall give notice to the secretary of state of either of the following:

    1. The first contribution or expenditure of ten thousand dollars or more by the committee.

    2. Receipt of cumulative contributions of ten thousand dollars or more from a single source.

  3. Except for a notice prescribed by subsection B, paragraph 1 of this section, the notice prescribed by subsections A and B of this section shall be filed within twenty- four hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and other legal holidays, after the contribution is received and shall include the identification of the contributor, the date of receipt and the amount of the contribution. Contributions subject to the notification requirements of this section shall be included in the next report filed pursuant to section 16-913. The notice required for a contribution or expenditure prescribed by subsection B, paragraph 1 of this section shall be filed within ten days after the receipt of the contribution or the making of the expenditure.

  4. A political committee that violates this section and a person who knowingly violates this section are liable in a civil action for a civil penalty of up to three times the amount improperly reported as prescribed by section 16-924.

  5. For the purposes of this section, "single source" includes principals of the same partnership, corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership or association.


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