North Dakota HB 1362: AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 16.1‑08.1‑03.1 and subsection 1 of section 16.1‑08.1‑06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to campaign finance.

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17.8152.01000
Sixty-fifth
Legislative Assembly
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Representatives Dockter, Steiner
A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 16.1-08.1-03.1 and 
subsection 1 of section 16.1-08.1-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to campaign 
finance.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Subsection 2 of section 16.1-08.1-03.1 of the North Dakota 
Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
2.A person or measure committee as described in section 16.1-08.1-01 which is 
soliciting or accepting a contribution for the purpose of aiding or opposing the 
circulation or passage of a statewide initiative or referendum petition or measure 
placed upon a statewide ballot by action of the legislative assembly may not accept a 
contribution of more than one hundred dollars from an out-of-state person or political 
committee unless the contribution is accompanied by a certified statement from the 
contributor listing the name, address, and amount contributed by each person that 
contributed more than one hundred dollars of the contribution. The statement must 
indicate if no person contributed in excess of one hundred dollars of the out-of-state 
person's or political committee's overall contribution. The certified statement must also 
list the occupation, employer, and principal place of business for each individual who 
contributed more than one hundred dollars of the contribution. The person soliciting or 
accepting a contribution for the purpose of aiding the circulation of a statewide 
initiative or referendum petition or of promoting passage or defeat of a statewide 
initiated or referred measure shall include this statement with the contribution 
statement required to be filed under subsection 1.
SECTION 2. AMENDMENT. Subsection 1 of section 16.1-08.1-06 of the North Dakota 
Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
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1.Any statement required by this chapter to be filed with the secretary of state must be:
a.Filed electronically with the secretary of state and must be within the prescribed 
time and in the format established by the secretary of state. If the secretary of 
state does not receive a statement, an electronic duplicate of the statement must 
be promptly filed upon notice by the secretary of state of its nonreceipt. After a 
statement has been filed, the secretary of state may request or accept written 
clarification along with an amended statement from a candidate, political party, or 
political committee filing the statement when discrepancies, errors, or omissions 
on the statement are discovered by the secretary of state, the candidate, political 
party, or political committee filing the statement, or by any interested party 
reciting a lawful reason for requesting clarification and an amendment be made. 
When requesting an amended statement, the secretary of state shall establish a 
reasonable period of time, not to exceed ten days, agreed to by the candidate, 
political party, or political committee, for filing the amended statement with the 
secretary of state.
b.Preserved by the secretary of state for a period of ten years from the date of the 
filing deadline. The statement is to be considered a part of the public records of 
the secretary of state's office and must be open to public inspection on the 
internet.
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