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SUBSTITUTE NO 1 FOR AMENDMENT NO 1 PROPOSED TO
Senate Bill No. 2072
BY: Representative Wilson
Amend by striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
SECTION 1. Section 23-15-805, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
23-15-805. (a) Candidates for state, state district, and legislative district offices, and every political committee, which makes reportable contributions to or expenditures in support of or in opposition to a candidate for any such office or makes reportable contributions to or expenditures in support of or in opposition to a statewide ballot measure, shall file all reports required under this article with the Office of the Secretary of State.
(b) Candidates for county
or county district office, and every political committee which makes reportable
contributions to or expenditures in support of or in opposition to a candidate
for such office or makes reportable contributions to or expenditures in support
of or in opposition to a countywide ballot measure or a ballot measure
affecting part of a county, excepting a municipal ballot measure, shall file
all reports required by this section in the office of the circuit clerk of the
county in which the election occurs, or directly to the Office of the Secretary
of State via facsimile, electronic mail, postal mail or hand delivery. The circuit
clerk of any county with a population greater than twenty-five thousand
(25,000) inhabitants according to the latest federal decennial census shall
upload the reports to the county's Internet website. * * * Each circuit clerk, regardless of
the population of the county, shall also forward copies of all
reports to the Office of the Secretary of State within ten (10) days of
receipt. Upon receipt of these reports, the Secretary of State shall upload
the reports to the Secretary of State's website in a format and medium that
provides the capability of search and retrieval, as prescribed by the Secretary
of State.
(c) Candidates for
municipal office, and every political committee which makes reportable
contributions to or expenditures in support of or in opposition to a candidate
for such office, or makes reportable contributions to or expenditures in
support of or in opposition to a municipal ballot measure shall file all
reports required by this article in the office of the municipal clerk of the
municipality in which the election occurs, or directly to the Office of the
Secretary of State via facsimile, electronic mail, postal mail or hand
delivery. The municipal clerk of any municipality with a population greater
than ten thousand (10,000) inhabitants according to the latest federal
decennial census shall upload the reports to the municipality's Internet
website. If the municipality does not maintain a website, the clerk shall
forward copies of the reports to the circuit clerk of the county in which the
municipality is located, and the circuit clerk shall upload the reports to the
county's website. * * * Each municipal clerk, regardless of the population of
the municipality, shall also forward copies of all reports to the
Office of the Secretary of State within ten (10) days of receipt. Upon
receipt of these reports, the Secretary of State shall upload the reports to
the Secretary of State's website in a format and medium that provides the
capability of search and retrieval, as prescribed by the Secretary of State.
(d) The Secretary of State, the circuit clerks and the municipal clerks shall make all reports received under this subsection available for public inspection and copying and shall preserve the reports for a period of five (5) years.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2018.
Further, amend by striking the title in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-805, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTS FROM CANDIDATES FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL WEBSITES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.