Mississippi HB 1433: Campaign finance reports; shall be available on county and municipal websites.

Bill Text

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To: Apportionment and
Elections; Accountability,
Efficiency, Transparency
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2022

By: Representative Zuber

HOUSE BILL NO. 1433

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-805, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, 1
TO PROVIDE THAT CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTS FROM CANDIDATES FOR LOCAL 2
GOVERNMENT OFFICES SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL 3
WEBSITES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 4
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 5
SECTION 1. Section 23-15-805, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 6
amended as follows: 7
23-15-805. (a) Candidates for state, state district, and 8
legislative district offices, and every political committee, which 9
makes reportable contributions to or expenditures in support of or 10
in opposition to a candidate for any such office or makes 11
reportable contributions to or expenditures in support of or in 12
opposition to a statewide ballot measure, shall file all reports 13
required under this article with the Office of the Secretary of 14
State. 15
(b) Candidates for county or county district office, and 16
every political committee which makes reportable contributions to 17
or expenditures in support of or in opposition to a candidate for 18
such office or makes reportable contributions to or expenditures 19

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in support of or in opposition to a countywide ballot measure or a 20
ballot measure affecting part of a county, excepting a municipal 21
ballot measure, shall file all reports required by this section in 22
the office of the circuit clerk of the county in which the 23
election occurs, or directly to the Office of the Secretary of 24
State via facsimile, electronic mail, postal mail or hand 25
delivery. The circuit clerk shall forward copies of all reports 26
to the Office of the Secretary of State. The circuit clerk shall 27
also upload the reports to the county's Internet website. 28
(c) Candidates for municipal office, and every political 29
committee which makes reportable contributions to or expenditures 30
in support of or in opposition to a candidate for such office, or 31
makes reportable contributions to or expenditures in support of or 32
in opposition to a municipal ballot measure shall file all reports 33
required by this article in the office of the municipal clerk of 34
the municipality in which the election occurs, or directly to the 35
Office of the Secretary of State via facsimile, electronic mail, 36
postal mail or hand delivery. The municipal clerk shall forward 37
copies of all reports to the Office of the Secretary of State. 38
The municipal clerk shall also upload the reports to the 39
municipality's Internet website. If the municipality does not 40
maintain a website, the clerk shall forward copies of the reports 41
to the circuit clerk of the county in which the municipality is 42
located, and the circuit clerk shall upload the reports to the 43
county's website. 44

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ST: Campaign finance reports; shall be
available on county and municipal websites.
(d) The Secretary of State, the circuit clerks and the 45
municipal clerks shall make all reports received under this 46
subsection available for public inspection and copying and shall 47
preserve the reports for a period of five (5) years. 48
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from 49
and after July 1, 2022. 50