Campaign finance reporting-electronic filing.

WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0003

ENROLLED ACT NO. 33, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FIFTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2008 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to campaign finance reporting; providing for electronic filing of campaign finance reports; specifying where reports shall be filed; providing for a searchable database of reports;
providing for training;
providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.

W.S. 22
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105, 22
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107(a)(iv), (b), (c)(i) and by creating a new subsection (e) and 22
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109 are amended to read:

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105.

Campaign reporting forms; instructions and warning.

(a)

The secretary of state shall prescribe
and furnish
the forms for reporting receipts and expenditures for primary, general and special election campaigns, together with written instructions for completing the form and a warning that violators are subject to criminal charges and that a vacancy will exist if the forms are not completed and filed pursuant to law.
Until January 1, 2010, t
he forms along with instructions and warning shall be distributed to the county clerk and shall be given by the county clerk to each person filing an application for nomination in his office and to each political action committee and candidate's campaign committee required to file with the county clerk.
Until January 1, 2010, t
he county clerk shall also distribute the reporting forms to the chairmen of the county party central committees.

(b)

The secretary of state shall promulgate rules to allow the forms required pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and any other forms and reports required to be filed with him pursuant to this chapter to be filed electronically after
December 31, 2009
.

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107.

Where statements to be filed.

(a)

All statements required under this chapter shall be filed as follows:

(iv)

A county party central committee shall file with the secretary of state
;

and county clerk;

(b)

Until
December 31
, 20
09
, s
tatements required to be filed at least seven (7) days before any primary, general or special election may be filed by facsimile transmission without the original signatures.
Until
December 31, 2009
, s
tatements required to be filed after any primary, general or special election may be filed by facsimile transmission provided that an original with the required signatures is sent.
After
December 31, 2009
, all statements filed with the secretary of state shall be filed electronically.

(c)

Any statement required under this chapter to be filed with:

(i)

The secretary of state,
may

shall
be filed electronically as provided under W.S. 9
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2501 if the secretary of state has adopted rules which allow for the electronic filing;

(e)

After
December 31, 2009
, the secretary of state shall maintain a searchable database of reports filed pursuant to this chapter available to the public
on or through the Internet, the World Wide Web or a similar proprietary or common carrier electronic system
.
The secretary of state shall be responsible for the provision of training and instruction for filers on how to access and use the campaign finance electronic filing system. The training shall be for the purpose of educating filers about use of the system, and is not intended to assist filers with filing their reports.

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109.

Reporting candidates in violation.

The secretary of state
and the county clerks
shall report the names of all candidates in violation of the Election Code of the state of
Wyoming
to the attorney general or to the district attorney
, respectively,
for appropriate action.

Section 2.
There is appropriated two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000.00) from the general fund to the secretary of state. This appropriation shall be for the period beginning with the effective date of this act and ending June 30, 2010. This appropriation shall only be expended for the purposes
of
establishing a system of electronic filing as provided in this act.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose and any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from this appropriation shall revert as provided by law on
June 30, 2010. This appropriation shall not be included in the secretary of state's 2011-
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012 standard biennial budget request.

Section 3.
This act is effective immediately upon co
m
pletion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constit
u
tion.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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