Idaho S 1218: CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION DISCLOSURES – Amends existing law to remove minimum dollar amounts for certain campaign contributions.

Bill Text

LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO
Sixty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session - 2024
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1218
BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
AN ACT1
RELATING TO POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS; AMENDING SECTION 67-6607, IDAHO CODE, TO2
REMOVE CERTAIN MINIMUM CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION AMOUNTS REQUIRING DISCLO-3
SURE; AMENDING SECTION 67-6610, IDAHO CODE, TO REMOVE MINIMUM CAMPAIGN4
CONTRIBUTION AMOUNTS REQUIRING DISCLOSURE AND TO MAKE A TECHNICAL COR-5
RECTION; AMENDING SECTION 67-6628, IDAHO CODE, TO REMOVE CERTAIN MINI-6
MUM CONTRIBUTION AMOUNTS REQUIRING DISCLOSURE; AND DECLARING AN EMER-7
GENCY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.8
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:9
SECTION 1. That Section 67-6607, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby10
amended to read as follows:11
67-6607. REPORTS OF CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES BY CANDIDATES AND12
POLITICAL COMMITTEES. (1) Each candidate or the political treasurer for each13
candidate, and each political committee or the political treasurer of each14
political committee, shall file with the secretary of state a statement of15
all contributions received and all expenditures and encumbrances made by or16
on behalf of the candidate or political committee, according to the schedule17
provided in this section. The statement shall itemize each contribution re-18
ceived and each expenditure or encumbrance made during the reporting period19
and shall include the following:20
(a) Under contributions, the statement shall include a list of all the21
contributions received, including any funds or property of the candi-22
date used to cover expenditures. The statement shall list the full name23
and complete address of each person who contributed an aggregate amount24
of more than fifty dollars ($50.00) and the amount contributed by that25
person. The statement may list as a single item the total amount of con-26
tributions of fifty dollars ($50.00) or less; and27
(b) Under expenditures, the statement shall include the name and ad-28
dress of each person to whom an expenditure or encumbrance was made in29
the amount of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) or more, and the amount,30
date, and purpose of each such expenditure. Each expenditure or encum-31
brance in the amount of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) or more shall be32
evidenced by an invoice, receipt, or canceled check or an accurate copy33
thereof. Such evidence shall not be filed with the statement but shall34
be retained by the committee or candidate for a period of one (1) year35
after the statement has been filed. The statement may list as a single36
item the total amount of expenditures and encumbrances of less than37
twenty-five dollars ($25.00) without showing the exact amount of or re-38
quiring evidence of each such expenditure or encumbrance. Anything of39
value, other than money, paid for or contributed by any person shall be40
listed both as an expenditure and as a contribution.41

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(2) For the first report under this section, the reporting period shall1
cover the period beginning with the first contribution, expenditure, or en-2
cumbrance through the end of the current reporting period. Each candidate3
and each political committee, or the treasurer for a candidate or political4
committee or ballot measure, shall file the report described under subsec-5
tion (1) of this section as follows:6
(a) In the year of the election, a monthly report shall be filed for each7
month of the year. Each report shall be filed by the tenth day of the8
month following the month being reported; and9
(b) For the nonelection year, an annual report covering the nonelection10
year shall be filed by January 10 of the following year.11
(3) Notwithstanding any other reports required under this section,12
each candidate and each political committee, or the political treasurer for13
each candidate and each political committee, shall notify the secretary of14
state of any contribution of one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more. This15
notification shall be made within forty-eight (48) hours after the receipt16
of such contribution and shall include the name of the candidate, political17
committee or measure, the identification of the contributor, and the date of18
receipt and amount of the contribution. The notification shall be in addi-19
tion to the reporting of these contributions in the regular reports.20
(4) All reports required pursuant to this section shall be filed online21
with the secretary of state, unless a waiver has been provided under section22
67-6623, Idaho Code, by no later than midnight on the date the filing is due.23
(5) Reports required to be filed under the provisions of this section24
shall be filed until the account no longer shows any unexpended balance of25
contributions or expenditure deficit.26
SECTION 2. That Section 67-6610, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby27
amended to read as follows:28
67-6610. CONTRIBUTIONS IN EXCESS OF FIFTY DOLLARS. (a) Any person who29
contributes more than fifty dollars ($5