20A-11-103 (Effective 01/01/11) - Notice of pending interim and summary reports -- Form of submission -- Public availability. - Utah Statutes

20A-11-103 (Effective 01/01/11). Notice of pending interim and summary reports --Form of submission -- Public availability.
(1) (a) Except as provided under Subsection (1)(b), 10 days before an interim report orsummary report is due under this chapter or Chapter 12, Part 2, Judicial Retention Elections, thechief election officer shall inform the filing entity by postal mail or, if requested by the filingentity, by electronic mail:
(i) that the financial statement is due;
(ii) of the date that the financial statement is due; and
(iii) of the penalty for failing to file the financial statement.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection (1)(a), under this section the chiefelection officer is not required to provide notice:
(i) to a candidate or political party of the financial statement that is due before thecandidate's political convention;
(ii) of a financial statement due in connection with a public hearing for an initiativeunder the requirements of Section 20A-7-204.1; or
(iii) to a corporation or labor organization, as defined in Section 20A-11-1501.
(2) A filing entity shall electronically file a financial statement via electronic mail or theInternet according to specifications established by the chief election officer.
(3) A financial statement is considered timely filed if it is received by the chief electionofficer's office before the close of regular office hours on the date that it is due.
(4) Notwithstanding any provision of Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Accessand Management Act, the lieutenant governor shall:
(a) make each campaign finance statement filed by a candidate available for publicinspection and copying no later than one business day after the statement is filed; and
(b) post an electronic copy or the contents of each financial statement in a searchableformat on a website established by the lieutenant governor:
(i) for campaign finance statements submitted to the lieutenant governor under therequirements of Section 10-3-208 or Section 17-16-6.5, no later than seven business days afterthe date of receipt of the campaign finance statement; or
(ii) for a summary report or interim report filed under the requirements of this chapter orChapter 12, Part 2, Judicial Retention Elections, no later than three business days after the datethe statement is electronically filed.
(5) If a municipality, under Section 10-3-208, or a county, under Section 17-16-6.5,elects to provide campaign finance disclosure on its own website, rather than through thelieutenant governor, the website established by the lieutenant governor shall contain a link orother access point to the municipality or county website.

Amended by Chapter 389, 2010 General Session