Administration of Campaign Finance Laws - Chief Election Officer's and Lieutenant Governor's Responsibilities

Utah Code tit. 20A, ch. 20A-11, pt. 20A-11-P10

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Utah Code § 20A-11-1001 Electronic form prepared by chief election officer.

20A-11-1001. Electronic form prepared by chief election officer. The chief election officer shall: (1) develop and prepare an electronic form for all financial statements required by this chapter and Chapter 12, Part 2, Judicial Retention Elections; and (2) provide access to the electronic form to the secretary of every committee, to every candidate, and to all others who request a form. Amended by Chapter 396, 2011 General Session

Utah Code § 20A-11-1002 Retention and public inspection of financial statements -- Written complaint if statement is false or unlawful.

20A-11-1002. Retention and public inspection of financial statements -- Written complaint if statement is false or unlawful. (1) The chief election officer shall: (a) make each financial statement required by this chapter or Chapter 12, Part 2, Judicial Retention Elections: (i) open to public inspection in the office of the chief election officer; and (ii) available for viewing on the Internet in accordance with Section 20A-11-103; (b) preserve those statements for at least five years; and (c) provide certified copies of the financial statements in the same manner as for other public records. (2) Any candidate or voter may file a written complaint with the chief election officer alleging that a filed financial statement does not conform to law or to the truth. (3) (a) As used in this Subsection (3), "required report" means a report, a financial statement, or any other type of statement or disclosure that a person is required to make under this chapter or Chapter 12, Part 2, Judicial Retention Elections. (b) Before posting or otherwise publicly disclosing a required report, the lieutenant governor shall redact from the report the following information relating to each individual referenced in the report: (i) the phone number of the individual; and (ii) the street number and street name in the address of the individual. (c) The information required to be redacted under Subsection (3)(b) is not a record under Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act. (d) It is unlawful to publicly disclose the information required to be redacted under Subsection (3)(b). (e) A government officer or employee who knowingly violates Subsection (3)(d) is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. Amended by Chapter 202, 2026 General Session

Utah Code § 20A-11-1004 Summary of financial reports of political action committees and corporations.

20A-11-1004. Summary of financial reports of political action committees and corporations. (1) The lieutenant governor's office shall prepare a summary of each financial report submitted by each corporation, political action committee, and political issues committee. (2) Each summary shall include the following information: (a) for each candidate: (i) the name of each political action committee and corporation that made expenditures to the candidate; and (ii) the aggregate total of expenditures made by each political action committee and corporation to the candidate; (b) for each political action committee: (i) the name of each individual or organization listed on the financial report that made contributions to the political action committee and the aggregate total of contributions made by each individual or organization listed on the financial report to the political action committee; and (ii) the name of each candidate, personal campaign committee, and political action committee that received expenditures from a political action committee and the aggregate total of expenditures made to each candidate, personal campaign committee, and political action committee; (c) for each corporation: (i) the name of each candidate, personal campaign committee, and political action committee that received expenditures from the corporation, and the aggregate total of expenditures made by the corporation to each candidate, personal campaign committee, and political action committee; and (ii) the name of each individual, entity, or group of individuals or entities that received disbursements from the corporation, and the aggregate total of disbursements made by the corporation to each individual, entity, or group of individuals or entities; (d) for each political issues committee: (i) the name of each individual or organization listed on the financial report that made political issues contributions to the political issues committee and the aggregate total of political issues contributions made by each individual or organization listed on the financial report to the political issues committee; and (ii) the name of each individual, entity, or group of individuals or entities that received political issues expenditures from a political issues committee and the aggregate total of political issues expenditures made to each individual, entity, or group of individuals or entities. Enacted by Chapter 1, 1995 General Session

Utah Code § 20A-11-1005 Fines for failing to file a financial statement.

20A-11-1005. Fines for failing to file a financial statement. (1) Except as provided in Subsection 20A-11-512(4), the chief election officer shall fine a filing entity $100 for failing to file a financial statement by the filing deadline. (2) If a filing entity is unable to pay the fine or files an affidavit of impecuniosity in a manner similar to Subsection 20A-9-201(8)(d), the chief election officer shall impose the fine against the candidate or treasurer, as appropriate. (3) The chief election officer shall deposit fines collected under this chapter in the General Fund. Amended by Chapter 11, 2018 General Session Amended by Chapter 83, 2018 General Session

Source: Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel (le.utah.gov)URL: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title20A/Chapter11/20A-11-P10.html?v=C20A-11-P10_1800010118000101Fetched: 10/26/2026