MCL - Index of Chapter 169

NOTE: Dates reflect any modification to item, not necessarily a change in law.
Title Subject
Chapter 169 CAMPAIGN FINANCING AND ADVERTISING
Act 227 of 1975 Repealed-CAMPAIGN FINANCING AND ADVERTISING (169.1 - 169.200)
Act 388 of 1976 MICHIGAN CAMPAIGN FINANCE ACT (169.201 - 169.282)
***** Subsection (5) is retroactive and takes effect January 1, 2010 *****
Section 169.201 Short title; meanings of words and phrases.
Section 169.202 Definitions; A, B.
Section 169.203 Definitions; C.
Section 169.204 "Contribution" defined.
Section 169.205 Definitions; D, E.
Section 169.206 "Expenditure" defined.
Section 169.207 Definitions; F to H.
Section 169.208 Definitions; H, I.
Section 169.209 Definitions; I to L.
Section 169.210 Definitions; M to N.
Section 169.211 Definitions; P.
Section 169.212 Definitions; Q to S.
Section 169.215 Duties of secretary of state; declaratory ruling and interpretive statement; filing, contents, and form of complaint; investigations; referral of matter to attorney general; posting of complaint, response, or rebuttal statement on website; informal methods of conference, conciliation, or persuasion; conciliation agreement as bar to further action; enforcement of criminal penalty; hearing; order; judicial review; civil fine and other sanctions; waiver of campaign statement filing; duties of county clerk.
Section 169.216 Statement or report; public inspection; reproduction; copy; prohibited use; preservation; disposal; late filing fee; compliance; notice; corrections; report of errors or omissions; deadline for filing.
Section 169.217 Payment of late filing fee; disposition of late filing fees and copying charges; unpaid filing fee; exceptions.
Section 169.218 Electronic filing and internet disclosure system.
Section 169.218a Electronic filing and internet disclosure system; adoption by county clerk.
Section 169.220 Individual not considered candidate; individual receiving votes by write-in method as candidate.
Section 169.221 Candidate committee or committee other than candidate committee; treasurer; service of process; official depository for contributions; secondary depositories; requirements for accepting contributions or making expenditures; vacancy in office of treasurer; authorizing expenditure; contributions or expenditures considered received or made by candidate committee; reporting contributions; commingling prohibited; violation; penalty.
Section 169.221a Expenditure for incidental expense by candidate committee; legal costs; violation as misdemeanor; penalty.
Section 169.222 Duties of committee treasurer or other designated individual; preservation and inspection of committee records; violation; civil fine.
Section 169.223 Rules for withdrawal of funds; limitation on single expenditure from petty cash fund; violation; civil fine.
Section 169.224 Statement of organization; time for filing; late filing fee; violation as misdemeanor; penalty; contents of statement; name of sponsor; amendment; statement as to receipts or expenditures; filing statement indicating dissolution of committee; exception; political committee considered as independent expenditure committee.
Section 169.224a House political party caucus committee; senate political party caucus committee; limitation; dissolution of independent committees; exception.
Section 169.224b Independent expenditure committee; creation; filing of campaign statements; contributions; violation of subsection (4) as felony; penalty.
Section 169.224c Defeat of independent nature of independent expenditure; punishment; exception.
Section 169.225 Campaign statement; filing; period covered.
Section 169.225a Repealed. 1999, Act 237, Eff. Mar. 10, 2000.
Section 169.226 Campaign statement of committee other than political party committee; contents; report; list of expenditures; bundled contribution; separate segregated fund reporting requirements.
Section 169.228 Interest; loans; certified statement to accompany campaign statement reporting certain contributions; applicability of subsection (3).
Section 169.229 Campaign statement filed by political party committee; contents; identification of expenditure; designation of contribution to candidate committee or ballot question committee; designation of independent expenditure; apportionment of expenditure; list of expenditures.
Section 169.230 Contributions prohibited under MCL 432.207b.
Section 169.231 Contributions or expenditures controlled by another person; bundled contribution.
Section 169.232 Report of late contributions; late filing fee; subsection (5) retroactive to January 1, 2010; “late contribution” defined.
Section 169.233 Campaign statements; filing schedule; report on expenditures; form; late filing fee; violation as misdemeanor; penalty; prohibitions; filing incomplete or inaccurate statement or report; civil fine; failure to file campaign statements; violation as felony; seizure and forfeiture of money; inventory statement of money seized; notice; hearing; decision; appeal; commencement of action.
Section 169.233a Information to be included with contribution.
Section 169.234 Campaign statement of ballot question committee; filing schedule; late filing fees; failure to file statement as misdemeanor; penalty; filing incomplete or inaccurate statement or report; civil fine.
Section 169.235 Additional campaign statement; filing; deadline; period covered; waiver; exception; late filing fees; receipts or expenditures subjecting committee to campaign filing requirements; failure to file as misdemeanor; penalty; filing incomplete or inaccurate statement or report; civil fine.
Section 169.236 Filing copies of campaign statements with secretary of state and county clerks; availability to public.
Section 169.237 Campaign statement; signing; verification.
Section 169.238 Campaign statement; period covered.
Section 169.241 Single contribution of $20.00 or expenditure of $50.00; written instrument, credit card, or debit card; anonymous contribution; contribution in name of another; violations; penalties.
Section 169.242 Acceptance of contribution by intermediary or agent; disclosure; requirements as to certain contributions; requirements as to contribution from person other than committee; out-of-state contributions made on automatic basis; violations; penalties.
Section 169.243 Expenditure by agent or independent contractor; requirements; violation; penalty.
Section 169.244 Prohibited contributions or expenditures; delivery or return of contribution; joint fund-raiser; violation as misdemeanor; penalty.
Section 169.244a Expenditure for late filing fee; financial disclosure reports.
Section 169.245 Transfer of unexpended funds; funds transferred not considered qualifying contribution; disbursement of funds ineligible for transfer.
Section 169.246 Adjustments to dollar value floor and contribution limits; "consumer price index" defined.
Section 169.247 Printed matter or radio or television paid advertisement having reference to election, candidate, or ballot question; name and address; identification or disclaimer; size and placement; rules; exemption; statement that payment made "with regulated funds"; communication exempted under section 6(2)(j); violation as misdemeanor; penalty; prerecorded telephone message; artificial intelligence.
Section 169.249 Repealed. 1999, Act 224, Eff. Mar. 10, 2000.
Section 169.250 Acceptance of honorarium by legislator prohibited; violation as misdemeanor; penalty.
Section 169.251 Independent expenditure of $100.01 or more; report; forwarding copies to filing officers; late filing fees; violation as misdemeanor.
Section 169.252 Limitations on contributions to candidate committee; contribution from candidate's immediate family; contribution for particular election cycle; violation as misdemeanor; penalty; contributions made by political or independent committees established by corporation, joint stock company, domestic dependent sovereign, or labor organization; bundled contributions.
Section 169.252a Contribution to house political party caucus committee or senate political party caucus committee; limitation; violation as misdemeanor; penalty.
Section 169.253 Contribution or expenditure by dependent minor.
Section 169.254 Contributions, expenditures, or volunteer personal services by corporation, joint stock company, domestic dependent sovereign, or labor organization; contribution to ballot question committee or independent expenditure committee; independent expenditures as to ballot questions; violation; penalty.
Section 169.255 Segregated fund for political purposes; establishment by connected organization; limitations; solicitation of contributions; prohibited practices; contribution to separate segregated fund; disproportionate in-kind contributions for prizes; violation; penalty; exception; definitions.
Section 169.256 Ordinance or resolution.
Section 169.257 Contributions, expenditures, or volunteer personal services; prohibitions; communication referencing local ballot questions; violation as misdemeanor; penalty.
Section 169.259 Use of artificial intelligence; political advertisements; requirements; disclosure; violations; civil fines; exceptions; "qualified political advertisement" defined.
Section 169.261 State campaign fund; creation; administration; tax designation; appropriation; distribution of money; transfer to general fund.
Section 169.262 Candidates eligible to receive moneys; moneys to be spent and reported by candidate committee; filing statement of organization as condition to receiving moneys from state campaign fund; exemption from MCL 169.261 to 169.271.
Section 169.263 Record of candidate's certified statements of qualifying contributions; contents of statement; notice of qualification to receive moneys; application for moneys; determination of amount; forwarding information and application to state treasurer; issuance of warrant.
Section 169.264 Payments to candidates in primary election; requirements; return of funds.
Section 169.265 Nominees entitled to receive funds.
Section 169.266 Application of funds against qualified campaign expenditures; “qualified campaign expenditure” defined; separate account for funds received; payment of qualified expenditures; disposition of unexpended balance; use of payment for expenditures in subsequent election prohibited; violation; penalty.
Section 169.267 Limitations on expenditures; exceptions; violation as misdemeanor; penalty; prohibitions.
Section 169.268 Debt limitation; violation; penalty; prohibitions.
Section 169.269 Limitations on contributions for election cycle; "immediate family" defined; determination of election cycle beginning and ending; notices; violation as misdemeanor; penalty; bundled contributions.
Section 169.270 Reporting contribution or expenditure controlled or directed by another person.
Section 169.271 Prohibited contributions; violation; penalty.
Section 169.281 Repeal of MCL 168.901 to 168.929; effective date.
Section 169.282 Application of penalty provisions; payment of late filing fee; expenditure of $200.00 or more as contribution to ballot question committee; penalty or late filing fee; effective date of MCL 169.235.
Act 282 of 2023 CANDIDATE FOR OFFICE FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE ACT (169.301 - 169.315)
Section 169.301 Short title; expectation of transparency.
Section 169.303 Definitions.
Section 169.305 Annual financial disclosure report; filing requirement; timing; notice; corrections
Section 169.307 Financial disclosure report; required contents; blind trust exception; certification.
Section 169.309 Permissible omissions from report.
Section 169.311 Standard financial disclosure form; accessibility.
Section 169.313 Secretary of state; duties and responsibilities; declaratory ruling; filing of violations complaint; investigation; rebuttal statement; determination; hearing; final decision or order; report preservation.
Section 169.315 Failure to file report; penalties.