Plain English Breakdown
The source states the Secretary of State 'may' terminate after 180 days if no objection is filed; it does not state termination is automatic.
Ending Campaign Committees That Are Not Active or Filed in Error
This law allows the Secretary of State to end certain campaign committees if they have not filed reports, hold very little money, owe a candidate money, or were created by mistake.
What This Bill Does
- Requires the Secretary of State to send notice to specific committees that may be ended in 180 days.
- Allows termination if a committee did not file campaign reports for at least 12 months and has $3,000 or less left on its last statement.
- Allows termination if a committee did not file reports for 12 months, has $5,000 or less left, and owes the controlling candidate $2,000 or more.
- Allows termination if a committee filed its organization paperwork by mistake.
- Permits the Secretary of State to terminate the committee after 180 days unless an objection is filed.
Who It Names or Affects
- Campaign committees that receive $2,000 or more in contributions per year.
- The Secretary of State who sends notices and may end committees.
- Candidates whose controlling committee owes money to them under the rules described above.
Terms To Know
- Campaign report
- A document that lists money given to or spent by a campaign committee.
- Statement of organization
- The official form used to create and register a new campaign committee.
Limits and Unknowns
- This law only applies if the Secretary of State determines one of the specific conditions is true.
- Committees or the commission can stop this process by filing an objection within 180 days of receiving notice.
- The official effective date for when these rules start has not been listed in the provided text.