MICHIGAN CAMPAIGN FINANCE ACT
- Section 169.201 - Short title; meanings of words and phrases
- Section 169.202 - Definitions; A, B
- Section 169.203 - Definitions; C
- Section 169.204 - "Contribution" defined
- Section 169.205 - Definitions; D, E
- Section 169.206 - "Expenditure" defined
- Section 169.207 - Definitions; F to H
- Section 169.208 - Definitions; H, I
- Section 169.209 - Definitions; I to L
- Section 169.210 - Definitions; M to N
- Section 169.211 - Definitions; P
- Section 169.212 - Definitions; Q to S
- 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 website; informal methods of conference, conciliation, or persuasion; conciliation agreement as bar to further action; enforcement of criminal penalty; hearing; order; judicial review; civil fine and other sanctions; waiver of campaign statement filing; duties of county clerk
- 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
- Section 169.217 - Payment of late filing fee; disposition of late filing fees and copying charges; unpaid filing fee; exceptions
- Section 169.218 - Electronic filing and internet disclosure system
- Section 169.218a - Electronic filing and internet disclosure system; adoption by county clerk
- Section 169.220 - Individual not considered candidate; individual receiving votes by write-in method as 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 in office of treasurer; authorizing expenditure; contributions or expenditures considered received or made by candidate committee; reporting contributions; commingling prohibited; violation; penalty
- Section 169.221a - Expenditure for incidental expense by candidate committee; legal costs; violation as misdemeanor; penalty
- Section 169.222 - Duties of committee treasurer or other designated individual; preservation and inspection of committee records; violation; civil fine
- Section 169.223 - Rules for withdrawal of funds; limitation on single expenditure from petty cash fund; violation; civil fine
- 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 committee; exception; political committee considered as independent expenditure committee
- Section 169.224a - House political party caucus committee; senate political party caucus committee; limitation; dissolution of independent committees; exception
- Section 169.224b - Independent expenditure committee; creation; filing of campaign statements; contributions; violation of subsection (4) as felony; penalty
- Section 169.224c - Defeat of independent nature of independent expenditure; punishment; exception
- Section 169.225 - Campaign statement; filing; period covered
- Section 169.225a - [Repealed]
- Section 169.226 - Campaign statement of committee other than political party committee; contents; report; list of expenditures; bundled contribution; separate segregated fund reporting requirements
- Section 169.228 - Interest; loans; certified statement to accompany campaign statement reporting certain contributions; applicability of subsection (3)
- 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 of expenditure; list of expenditures
- Section 169.230 - Contributions prohibited under MCL 432.207b
- Section 169.231 - Contributions or expenditures controlled by another person; bundled contribution
- Section 169.232 - Report of late contributions; late filing fee; subsection (5) retroactive to January 1, 2010; "late contribution" defined
- 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 statements; violation as felony; seizure and forfeiture of money; inventory statement of money seized; notice; hearing; decision; appeal; commencement of action
- Section 169.233a - Information to be included with contribution
- 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
- 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 incomplete or inaccurate statement or report; civil fine
- Section 169.236 - Filing copies of campaign statements with secretary of state and county clerks; availability to public
- Section 169.237 - Campaign statement; signing; verification
- Section 169.238 - Campaign statement; period covered
- 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
- 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; violations; penalties
- Section 169.243 - Expenditure by agent or independent contractor; requirements; violation; penalty
- Section 169.244 - Prohibited contributions or expenditures; delivery or return of contribution; joint fund-raiser; violation as misdemeanor; penalty
- Section 169.244a - Expenditure for late filing fee; financial disclosure reports
- Section 169.245 - Transfer of unexpended funds; funds transferred not considered qualifying contribution; disbursement of funds ineligible for transfer
- Section 169.246 - Adjustments to dollar value floor and contribution limits; "consumer price index" defined
- 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 "with regulated funds"; communication exempted under section 6(2)(j); violation as misdemeanor; penalty; prerecorded telephone message; artificial intelligence
- Section 169.249 - [Repealed]
- Section 169.250 - Acceptance of honorarium by legislator prohibited; violation as misdemeanor; penalty
- Section 169.251 - Independent expenditure of $100.01 or more; report; forwarding copies to filing officers; late filing fees; violation as misdemeanor
- 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 committees established by corporation, joint stock company, domestic dependent sovereign, or labor organization; bundled contributions
- Section 169.252a - Contribution to house political party caucus committee or senate political party caucus committee; limitation; violation as misdemeanor; penalty
- Section 169.253 - Contribution or expenditure by dependent minor
- Section 169.254 - Contributions, expenditures, or volunteer personal services by corporation, joint stock company, domestic dependent sovereign, or labor organization; contribution to ballot question committee or independent expenditure committee; independent expenditures as to ballot questions; violation; penalty
- 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 prizes; violation; penalty; exception; definitions
- Section 169.256 - Ordinance or resolution
- Section 169.257 - Contributions, expenditures, or volunteer personal services; prohibitions; communication referencing local ballot questions; violation as misdemeanor; penalty
- Section 169.259 - Use of artificial intelligence; political advertisements; requirements; disclosure; violations; civil fines; exceptions; "qualified political advertisement" defined
- Section 169.261 - State campaign fund; creation; administration; tax designation; appropriation; distribution of money; transfer to general fund
- 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
- 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 state treasurer; issuance of warrant
- Section 169.264 - Payments to candidates in primary election; requirements; return of funds
- Section 169.265 - Nominees entitled to receive funds
- 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 expenditures in subsequent election prohibited; violation; penalty
- Section 169.267 - Limitations on expenditures; exceptions; violation as misdemeanor; penalty; prohibitions
- Section 169.268 - Debt limitation; violation; penalty; prohibitions
- 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
- Section 169.270 - Reporting contribution or expenditure controlled or directed by another person
- Section 169.271 - Prohibited contributions; violation; penalty
- Section 169.281 - Repeal of MCL 168.901 to 168.929; effective date
- 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