| 11 | | - | SectionA.Sections115.105and115.107,RSMo,arerepealedandninenewsections |
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| 12 | | - | 2enactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections115.105,115.107,115.1630,130.170, |
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| 13 | | - | 3130.173,130.176,130.179,130.185,and130.188,toreadasfollows: |
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| 14 | | - | 115.105.1.Thechairofthecountycommitteeofeachpoliticalpartynamedonthe |
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| 15 | | - | 2ballotshallhavetherighttodesignateachallengerforeachpollingplace,whomaybe |
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| 16 | | - | 3present[untilall]whileballotsarecaston[thedayof]electionday,orinfirstclasscounties |
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| 17 | | - | 4andchartercounties,duringtheabsenteevotingperiod, andachallengerforeachlocation |
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| 18 | | - | 5atwhichabsenteeballotsarecounted,whomaybepresentwhiletheballotsarebeing |
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| 19 | | - | 6preparedforcountingandcounted.Nolaterthanfourbusinessdaysbefore[theelection] a |
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| 20 | | - | 7challengermayenterapollinglocation, thechairofeachcountycommitteeofeach |
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| 21 | | - | 8politicalpartynamedontheballotshallprovidesignedofficialdesignationformswiththe |
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| 22 | | - | 9namesofthedesignatedchallengersandsubstitutestothelocalelectionauthorityfor |
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| 23 | | - | 10confirmationofeligibilitytoserveasachallenger.Thelocalelectionauthority,after |
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| 24 | | - | 11verifyingtheeligibilityofeachdesignatedandsubstitutechallenger,shallsignoffonthe |
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| 25 | | - | 12officialdesignationforms,unlessthechallengerisfoundnottohavethequalifications |
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| 26 | | - | 13establishedbysubsection4ofthissection.Iftheelectionauthoritydeterminesthata |
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| 27 | | - | 14challengerdoesnotmeetthequalificationsofsubsection4ofthissection,thedesignating |
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| 28 | | - | 15partychairmaydesignateareplacementchallengerandprovidethelocalelectionauthority |
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| 29 | | - | 16withthenameofthereplacementchallengerbefore5:00p.m.oftheMondayprecedingthe |
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| 30 | | - | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 31 | | - | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17election.Thedesignatingchairmaysubstitutechallengersathisorherdiscretionduringsuch |
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| 32 | | - | 18hours. |
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| 33 | | - | 19 2.Challengesmayonlybemadewhenthechallengerbelievestheelectionlawsof |
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| 34 | | - | 20thisstatehavebeenorwillbeviolated,andeachchallengershallreportanysuchbelieftothe |
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| 35 | | - | 21electionjudges,ortotheelectionauthorityifnotsatisfiedwiththedecisionoftheelection |
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| 36 | | - | 22judges. |
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| 37 | | - | 23 3.Priortothecloseofthepolls,challengersmaylistandgiveoutthenamesofthose |
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| 38 | | - | 24whohavevoted.Thelistingandgivingoutofnamesofthosewhohavevotedbyachallenger |
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| 39 | | - | 25shallnotbeconsideredgivinginformationtendingtoshowthestateofthecount. |
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| 40 | | - | 26 4.Allpersonsselectedaschallengersshallhavethesamequalificationsrequiredby |
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| 41 | | - | 27section115.085forelectionjudges,exceptthatsuchchallengershallbearegisteredvoterin |
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| 42 | | - | 28thejurisdictionoftheelectionauthorityforwhichthechallengerisdesignatedasachallenger. |
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| 43 | | - | 29 5.Anychallengebyachallengertoavoter'sidentificationforvalidityshallbemade |
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| 44 | | - | 30onlytotheelectionjudgesorotherelectionauthority.Ifthepollchallengerisnotsatisfied |
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| 45 | | - | 31withthedecisionoftheelectionjudges,thenheorshemayreporthisorherbeliefthatthe |
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| 46 | | - | 32electionlawsofthisstatehavebeenorwillbeviolatedtotheelectionauthorityasallowed |
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| 47 | | - | 33underthissection. |
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| 48 | | - | 115.107.1.Ateveryelection,thechairmanofthecountycommitteeofeachpolitical |
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| 49 | | - | 2partynamedontheballotshallhavetherighttodesignateawatcherforeachplacevotesare |
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| 50 | | - | 3counted.Nolaterthanfourbusinessdaysbeforeawatchermayenterapollingor |
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| 51 | | - | 4countinglocation,thechairofeachcountycommitteeofeachpoliticalpartynamedon |
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| 52 | | - | 5theballotshallprovidesignedofficialdesignationformswiththenamesofthe |
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| 53 | | - | 6designatedwatchersandsubstitutestothelocalelectionauthorityforconfirmationof |
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| 54 | | - | 7eligibilitytoserveasawatcher.Thelocalelectionauthority,afterverifyingtheeligibility |
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| 55 | | - | 8ofeachdesignatedandsubstitutewatcher,shallsignoffontheofficialdesignation |
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| 56 | | - | 9forms,unlessthewatcherisfoundnottohavethequalificationsestablishedby |
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| 57 | | - | 10subsection5ofthissection.Iftheelectionauthoritydeterminesthatawatcherdoesnot |
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| 58 | | - | 11meetthequalificationsofsubsection5ofthissection,thedesignatingpartychairmay |
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| 59 | | - | 12designateareplacementwatcherandprovidethelocalelectionauthoritywiththename |
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| 60 | | - | 13ofthereplacementwatcherbefore5:00p.m.oftheMondayprecedingtheelection.The |
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| 61 | | - | 14designatingchairmaysubstitutewatchersathisorherdiscretionduringsuchhours. |
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| 62 | | - | 15 2.Watchersaretoobservethecountingofthevotesandpresentanycomplaintof |
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| 63 | | - | 16irregularityorlawviolationtotheelectionjudges,ortotheelectionauthorityifnotsatisfied |
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| 64 | | - | 17withthedecisionoftheelectionjudges.Nowatchermaybesubstitutedforanotheron |
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| 65 | | - | 18electionday. |
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| 66 | | - | 19 3.Nowatchershallreporttoanyonethenameofanypersonwhohasorhasnot |
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| 67 | | - | 20voted. |
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| 68 | | - | HCSSSSB152 2 21 4.Awatchermayremainpresentuntilallclosingcertificationformsarecompleted, |
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| 69 | | - | 22allequipmentisclosedandtakendown,thetransportationcasefortheballotsissealed, |
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| 70 | | - | 23electionmaterialsarereturnedtotheelectionauthorityortothedesignatedcollectionplace |
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| 71 | | - | 24forapollingplace,andanyotherdutiesorproceduresrequiredundersections115.447to |
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| 72 | | - | 25115.491arecompleted.Awatchermayalsoremainpresentateachin-personabsentee |
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| 73 | | - | 26votinglocationinfirstclasscountiesandchartercountiesatwhichabsenteeballotsare |
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| 74 | | - | 27countedorpreparedforcountingandmayremainpresentwhilesuchballotsarebeing |
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| 75 | | - | 28preparedforcountingandcounted. |
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| 76 | | - | 29 5.Allpersonsselectedaswatchersshallhavethesamequalificationsrequiredby |
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| 77 | | - | 30section115.085forelectionjudges,exceptthatsuchwatchershallbearegisteredvoterinthe |
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| 78 | | - | 31jurisdictionoftheelectionauthorityforwhichthewatcherisdesignatedasawatcher. |
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| 79 | | - | 115.1630.1.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsshallmean: |
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| 80 | | - | 2 (1)"Donation",apayment,gift,subscription,loan,advance,deposit,or |
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| 81 | | - | 3anythingofvaluegiventoapersonwithoutconsideration; |
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| 82 | | - | 4 (2)"Electionadministration",anyfunctiondirectlyrelatedtothe |
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| 83 | | - | 5administrationofelections,includingvoterregistration,electionsecurity,ballot |
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| 84 | | - | 6processing,andelectionofficialtraining.Forthepurposesofthissection,"election |
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| 85 | | - | 7administration"shallnotincludeanypost-electioncanvass,recount,contest,oraudit |
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| 86 | | - | 8processes; |
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| 87 | | - | 9 (3)"Electionofficers",individualswhoadminister,implement,oroversee |
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| 88 | | - | 10election-relatedpolicies,procedures,ortechnologiesonbehalfofanymunicipality, |
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| 89 | | - | 11municipalagency,state,orstateagency.Electionofficersinclude,butarenotlimitedto, |
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| 90 | | - | 12thesecretaryofstate;anyregistrarofvoters;anytown,city,orcountyclerk;any |
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| 91 | | - | 13memberofaboardorcommissionofelections;anymemberoftheindependent |
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| 92 | | - | 14redistrictingcommission;oranyoftheaforementionedindividual'sagents,employees, |
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| 93 | | - | 15representatives,orassigns; |
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| 94 | | - | 16 (4)"Entity",anindividual,partnership,association,corporation,organization, |
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| 95 | | - | 17oranyothercombinationorgroupofindividuals; |
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| 96 | | - | 18 (5)"Foreigndonations",donationsprovidedbyaforeignnational; |
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| 97 | | - | 19 (6)"Foreignnational",includes: |
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| 98 | | - | 20 (a)AnindividualwhoisnotacitizenoftheUnitedStates; |
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| 99 | | - | 21 (b)Agovernment,orsubdivision,ofaforeigncountryormunicipalitythereof; |
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| 100 | | - | 22 (c)Aforeignpoliticalparty;or |
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| 101 | | - | 23 (d)Anyentity,suchasapartnership,association,corporation,organization,or |
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| 102 | | - | 24othercombinationofpersons,thatisorganizedunderthelawsoforhasitsprincipal |
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| 103 | | - | 25placeofbusinessinaforeigncountry; |
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| 104 | | - | HCSSSSB152 3 26 (7)"Governmententity",astate,county,local,ormunicipalgovernmententity, |
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| 105 | | - | 27oranofficer,employee,orvolunteerofoneoftheseentities; |
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| 106 | | - | 28 (8)"Stateofficer",includesallelectedofficersanddirectorsoftheexecutive |
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| 107 | | - | 29branchofstategovernment. |
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| 108 | | - | 30 2.Nogovernmententityshallsolicit,accept,oruseanyfundsorin-kindgoodsor |
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| 109 | | - | 31servicesforelectionadministrationifthosefundsorin-kindgoodsorservicesare |
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| 110 | | - | 32donateddirectlyorindirectlybyanypersonotherthanagovernmententity.An |
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| 111 | | - | 33electionofficermay,however,solicit,accept,orusefundsorin-kindgoodsorservicesof |
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| 112 | | - | 34deminimisvalue. |
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| 113 | | - | 35 3.Governmententitiesshallnotbemembersoforparticipateinprogramsrun |
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| 114 | | - | 36byorganizationsthatengageinelectionadministrationandreceiveforeignfunding. |
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| 115 | | - | 37Subjecttotheprovisionsofsubsection4ofthissection,nogovernmententityorelection |
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| 116 | | - | 38officershalljointhemembershipofanyentity,participateinanyprogram,orpurchase |
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| 117 | | - | 39anyservicesfromanyentityunlesstheentitycomplieswiththefollowingcertification |
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| 118 | | - | 40requirements: |
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| 119 | | - | 41 (1)Thecertificationshallstatethattheentity: |
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| 120 | | - | 42 (a)Hasnotdirectlyorindirectlyfinancedelectionadministration;and |
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| 121 | | - | 43 (b)Hasbeencertifiedasbeingfreeofdirectorindirectforeigndonations; |
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| 122 | | - | 44 (2)Certificationsundersubdivision(1)ofsubsection3ofthissectionshallbe: |
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| 123 | | - | 45 (a)Renewedonanannualbasis; |
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| 124 | | - | 46 (b)Updatedwithinfivebusinessdaysafterobtaininginformationunknownat |
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| 125 | | - | 47thetimeoftheinitialcertification;and |
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| 126 | | - | 48 (c)Datedandswornunderpenaltyofperjury. |
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| 127 | | - | 49 |
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| 128 | | - | 50Therestrictionsinthissubsectionshallnotapplytomembershipinprofessional |
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| 129 | | - | 51organizationsormembershipsofindividualsinaprivatecapacity,unrelatedtoelection |
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| 130 | | - | 52administration. |
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| 131 | | - | 53 4.If,inhisorherprivatecapacity,anelectionofficerjoinsorconsidersjoining |
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| 132 | | - | 54themembershipofanentity,orparticipatesorconsidersparticipatinginanyprogram |
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| 133 | | - | 55describedinsubsection3ofthissection,theelectionofficerhasadutytodisclosehisor |
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| 134 | | - | 56herparticipation,membership,orpotentialparticipationormembership,andtohave |
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| 135 | | - | 57suchparticipation,membership,orpotentialparticipationormembershipconsideredin |
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| 136 | | - | 58apublichearinganddisclosedonpublicwebsites,butshallnotberequiredtoappearon |
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| 137 | | - | 59personalwebsites.Thedisclosureshall: |
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| 138 | | - | 60 (1)Beconspicuous,publiclyaccessible,andpubliclyviewable; |
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| 139 | | - | 61 (2)Bepreparedinatleast14-pointCourierNewfont,andinacontrastingcolor |
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| 140 | | - | 62fromthebackgroundofthewebsite; |
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| 141 | | - | HCSSSSB152 4 63 (3)Beenclosedinsideabox,separatedfromothertextandgraphics; |
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| 142 | | - | 64 (4)Bedisplayedonthehomepageoftheelectionofficer'swebsite,reasonably |
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| 143 | | - | 65closetothetopofthepage;and |
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| 144 | | - | 66 (5)Includethefollowing: |
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| 145 | | - | 67 (a)Thefullnameandtitleoftheelectionofficer; |
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| 146 | | - | 68 (b)Thedatethattheelectionofficerparticipatedintheprogram,joinedthe |
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| 147 | | - | 69entity,orisscheduledtobeginparticipationintheprogram; |
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| 148 | | - | 70 (c)Thefullnameoftheprogramorentity; |
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| 149 | | - | 71 (d)Anaccuratedescriptionoftheprogramorentity; |
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| 150 | | - | 72 (e)Acertificationthattheentityorprogramhasnotbeen,directlyorindirectly, |
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| 151 | | - | 73therecipientofforeigndonationsandastatementthattheentityorprogramhasnot |
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| 152 | | - | 74beentherecipientofforeigndonationsorastatementthattheentityorprogramhasnot |
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| 153 | | - | 75submittedsuchcertification;and |
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| 154 | | - | 76 (f)Thedateofanypublichearingatwhichmembershiporparticipationinthe |
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| 155 | | - | 77programistobeconsidered. |
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| 156 | | - | 78 5.Alldisclosuresfiledundersubsection4ofthissectionshallinclude,ina |
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| 157 | | - | 79publiclyaccessibleformat,allresourcesanddocumentsreceivedbytheelectionofficer |
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| 158 | | - | 80fromtheentityorprogram,alongwithadisclosureofanyfundingfortheprogram |
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| 159 | | - | 81knowntotheelectionofficer.Allresourcesanddocumentsreceivedbytheelection |
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| 160 | | - | 82officershallbeaddedtothedisclosurewithintendaysofreceipt. |
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| 161 | | - | 83 6.Iftheelectionofficerdoesnothaveapublicwebsite,thedisclosureshallbe |
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| 162 | | - | 84includedontheofficialhomepageofthewebsitemostcloselyassociatedwiththeelection |
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| 163 | | - | 85officer,includingthatofhisorhersuperiororsupervisor.Ifthereisnoappropriate |
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| 164 | | - | 86publicwebsite,thedisclosureshallbesubmittedanddisplayedonthesecretaryofstate's |
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| 165 | | - | 87website. |
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| 166 | | - | 88 7.Alldisclosuresmadeunderthissectionshallremainpostedandaccessiblefor |
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| 167 | | - | 89atleastthirtydaysbeforeparticipationintheprogramorjoiningtheentityandshall |
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| 168 | | - | 90remainpostedforonehundredeightydaysaftertheprogramormembershipinthe |
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| 169 | | - | 91entityends. |
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| 170 | | - | 92 8.ViolationoftheprovisionsofthissectionshallbeaclassBmisdemeanor, |
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| 171 | | - | 93enforceableonlyifagovernmententityknowinglyacceptsforeign-influencedfundsfor |
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| 172 | | - | 94electionadministration. |
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| 173 | | - | 130.170.Forpurposesofsections130.170to130.188,thefollowingtermsmean: |
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| 174 | | - | 2 (1)"Committee",thesamemeaningasotherwiseprovidedinsection130.011, |
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| 175 | | - | 3exceptitshallnotincludecandidatecommittees; |
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| 176 | | - | 4 (2)"Directlyorindirectly",actingeitheraloneorjointlywith,through,oron |
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| 177 | | - | 5behalfofanyothercommittee,organization,person,orotherentity; |
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| 178 | | - | HCSSSSB152 5 6 (3)"Foreignnational",anyofthefollowing: |
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| 179 | | - | 7 (a)AnindividualwhoisnotacitizenorlawfulpermanentresidentoftheUnited |
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| 180 | | - | 8StatesofAmerica; |
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| 181 | | - | 9 (b)Agovernment,orsubdivision,ofaforeigncountryormunicipalitythereof; |
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| 182 | | - | 10 (c)Aforeignpoliticalparty; |
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| 183 | | - | 11 (d)Anyentity,suchasapartnership,association,corporation,organization,or |
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| 184 | | - | 12othercombinationofpersons,thatisorganizedunderthelawsof,orhasitsprincipal |
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| 185 | | - | 13placeofbusinessin,aforeigncountry;or |
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| 186 | | - | 14 (e)AnyentityorganizedpursuanttothelawsoftheUnitedStatesofAmericaor |
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| 187 | | - | 15anystatethereofthatiswhollyormajorityownedbyapersonorentitydescribedin |
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| 188 | | - | 16paragraphs(a)to(d)ofthissubdivision,unless: |
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| 189 | | - | 17 a.Anycontributionorexpenditureitmakesderivesentirelyfromfunds |
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| 190 | | - | 18generatedbytheentity'sUnitedStatesoperations;and |
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| 191 | | - | 19 b.Alldecisionsconcerningthecontributionorexpenditurearemadeby |
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| 192 | | - | 20individualswhoareUnitedStatescitizensorlawfulpermanentresidents,exceptfor |
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| 193 | | - | 21settingoverallbudgetamounts; |
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| 194 | | - | 22 (4)"Fundsobtainedthroughtheusualcourseofbusiness",fundsgenerated |
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| 195 | | - | 23entirelybytheentity'sUnitedStatesoperations; |
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| 196 | | - | 24 (5)"Lobbyist",thesamemeaningasinsection105.470; |
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| 197 | | - | 25 (6)"Prohibitedsources",contributionsfromorexpendituresbyaforeign |
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| 198 | | - | 26nationalmadewiththeintenttousesuchfundstoinfluenceanelectiononaballot |
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| 199 | | - | 27measure; |
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| 200 | | - | 28 (7)"Preliminaryactivity",includes,butisnotlimitedto,conductingapoll, |
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| 201 | | - | 29draftingballotmeasurelanguage,conductingafocusgroup,makingtelephonecalls, |
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| 202 | | - | 30andtravel; |
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| 203 | | - | 31 (8)"Tax-exemptorganization",anorganizationthatisdescribedinsection501 |
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| 204 | | - | 32(c)oftheInternalRevenueCodeof1986andisexemptfromtaxationundersection501 |
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| 205 | | - | 33(a)ofsuchCode.Apoliticalorganizationorganizedpursuanttosection527ofsuch |
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| 206 | | - | 34Codeshallnotbeconsideredatax-exemptorganization. |
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| 207 | | - | 130.173.1.Uponcreating,forming,orregisteringacommittee,thetreasurer |
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| 208 | | - | 2shallfileanaccompanyingcertificationthatnopreliminaryactivitywasfundedby |
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| 209 | | - | 3prohibitedsources,whetherdirectlyorindirectly. |
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| 210 | | - | 4 2.Afteracommitteehasbeencreated,formed,orregistered,thecommitteeshall |
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| 211 | | - | 5notknowinglyorwillfullyreceive,solicit,oracceptcontributionsfromaprohibited |
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| 212 | | - | 6source,whetherdirectlyorindirectly. |
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| 213 | | - | HCSSSSB152 6 7 3.Anyreportfiledpursuanttothischaptershallincludeanaffirmationthatthe |
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| 214 | | - | 8committeehasnotknowinglyorwillfullyreceived,solicited,oraccepted,directlyor |
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| 215 | | - | 9indirectly,contributionsfromaprohibitedsource. |
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| 216 | | - | 10 4.Anycommitteeorpersonthatmakesanexpenditureinsupportoforin |
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| 217 | | - | 11oppositiontoaballotmeasureshallkeeprecordsofanycontributionorexpenditureand |
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| 218 | | - | 12retainsuchrecordsinthesamemannerandforthesameperiodoftimeasisrequired |
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| 219 | | - | 13bysection130.036. |
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| 220 | | - | 130.176.1.Uponacommittee'sreceiptofacontributionofmorethantwo |
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| 221 | | - | 2thousanddollars,thetreasurershallobtainfromthedonoranaffirmationthatthe |
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| 222 | | - | 3donorisnotaforeignnationalandhasnotknowinglyorwillfullyacceptedfunds, |
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| 223 | | - | 4directlyorindirectly,aggregatinginexcessoftenthousanddollarsfromoneormore |
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| 224 | | - | 5prohibitedsourceswithinthetwo-yearperiodimmediatelyprecedingthedatethe |
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| 225 | | - | 6contributionismade,inthecaseofanindividual,orwithinthefour-yearperiod |
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| 226 | | - | 7immediatelyprecedingthedatethecontributionismade,incaseofanyotherentity. |
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| 227 | | - | 8Receiptofanaffirmationbyacommitteepursuanttothissubsectionshallcreatea |
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| 228 | | - | 9rebuttablepresumptionofcompliancewiththissubsectiononthepartofthecommittee. |
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| 229 | | - | 10Nothinginthissubsectionshallprohibittheattorneygeneralfrompursuinganyaction |
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| 230 | | - | 11pursuanttosection130.188iftheattorneygeneralhasfoundawillfulviolationofthis |
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| 231 | | - | 12subsection. |
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| 232 | | - | 13 2.Eachdisclosurereportfiledpursuanttosection130.041shallrequirethe |
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| 233 | | - | 14treasurerofacommitteetoaffirmthatthedonorassociatedwitheachcontributionis |
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| 234 | | - | 15notaforeignnationalandhasnotknowinglyorwillfullyreceived,solicited,oraccepted, |
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| 235 | | - | 16whetherdirectlyorindirectly,contributionsfromoneormoreprohibitedsources |
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| 236 | | - | 17aggregatinginexcessoftenthousanddollarswithinthefour-yearperiodimmediately |
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| 237 | | - | 18precedingthedateofthecontribution. |
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| 238 | | - | 19 3.Withinforty-eighthoursofmakingoneormoreexpendituressupportingor |
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| 239 | | - | 20opposingaballotmeasure,theentitymakingtheexpenditureshallaffirmtothe |
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| 240 | | - | 21Missouriethicscommissionthatithasnotknowinglyorwillfullyacceptedfunds, |
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| 241 | | - | 22directlyorindirectly,aggregatinginexcessoftenthousanddollarsfromoneormore |
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| 242 | | - | 23prohibitedsourceswithinthefour-yearperiodimmediatelyprecedingthedatethe |
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| 243 | | - | 24expenditureismadeandthatitwillnotdosothroughtheremainderofthecalendar |
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| 244 | | - | 25yearinwhichtheballotmeasurewillappearontheballot.Eachdisclosurereportfiled |
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| 245 | | - | 26pursuanttosection130.041shallrequiretheentitymakingtheexpendituretoaffirm |
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| 246 | | - | 27thatithasnotknowinglyorwillfullyacceptedfunds,directlyorindirectly,aggregating |
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| 247 | | - | 28inexcessoftenthousanddollarsfromoneormoreprohibitedsourceswithinthefour- |
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| 248 | | - | 29yearperiodimmediatelyprecedingthedatetheexpenditureismade.Receiptofan |
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| 249 | | - | 30affirmationfromadonorthatitisnotaforeignnationalshallcreatearebuttable |
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| 250 | | - | HCSSSSB152 7 31presumptionthattheentityhasnotknowinglyorwillinglyacceptedfunds,directlyor |
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| 251 | | - | 32indirectly,aggregatinginexcessoftenthousanddollarsfromoneormoreprohibited |
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| 252 | | - | 33sources.Nothinginthissubsectionshallprohibittheattorneygeneralfrompursuing |
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| 253 | | - | 34anyactionpursuanttosection130.188iftheattorneygeneralhasfoundawillful |
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| 254 | | - | 35violationofthissubsection. |
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| 255 | | - | 36 4.Notwithstandinganyprovisionofthissectiontothecontrary,adonoror |
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| 256 | | - | 37entitythatmakesacontributiontoacommitteeoranexpenditureinsupportoforin |
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| 257 | | - | 38oppositiontoaballotmeasurefromitsownfundsobtainedthroughtheusualcourseof |
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| 258 | | - | 39businessorinanycommercialorothertransactionfromanysourceandwhicharenot |
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| 259 | | - | 40contributionsdoesnotviolatethissection. |
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| 260 | | - | 41 5.Acommitteeshallnotacceptanin-kindcontributionfromanyforeign |
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| 261 | | - | 42nationalorfromanyindividualorentitythathasknowinglyorwillfullyacceptedfunds, |
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| 262 | | - | 43directlyorindirectly,aggregatinginexcessoftenthousanddollarsfromoneormore |
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| 263 | | - | 44foreignnationalswithinthefouryearperiodimmediatelyprecedingthedatethein-kind |
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| 264 | | - | 45contributionismade.Aforeignnationalshallnotmakeanin-kindexpenditureforthe |
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| 265 | | - | 46purposeofsupportingoropposinganyballotmeasure. |
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| 266 | | - | 130.179.1.Aforeignnationalmaynotdirect,dictate,control,ordirectlyor |
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| 267 | | - | 2indirectlyparticipateinthedecision-makingprocessofanypersonwithregardtothat |
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| 268 | | - | 3person'sactivitiestoinfluenceanelectiononaballotmeasure,suchasdecisions |
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| 269 | | - | 4concerningthemakingofcontributionstoinfluenceanelectiononaballotmeasure. |
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| 270 | | - | 5 2.Aforeignnationalmaynotsolicit,directlyorindirectly,themakingofa |
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| 271 | | - | 6donation,contribution,orexpenditurebyanotherpersontoinfluenceanelectionona |
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| 272 | | - | 7ballotmeasure. |
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| 273 | | - | 8 3.Nothinginsections130.170to130.188shallbedeemedtocreateoreliminate |
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| 274 | | - | 9anyexistingrightsordutiesbeyondthosespecificallyenumeratedinsuchsections. |
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| 275 | | - | 130.185.1.Lawfuldonorstoatax-exemptorganizationpossessarightof |
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| 276 | | - | 2privacyintheirdonations.Anyinvestigationofanallegedviolationofsections130.170 |
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| 277 | | - | 3to130.188shalloccurinamannerthatshieldstheidentityoflawfuldonorsasmuchas |
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| 278 | | - | 4possible.Theattorneygeneralshallnotcollectorrequirethesubmissionofinformation |
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| 279 | | - | 5ontheidentityofanydonortoatax-exemptorganizationotherthanthosedirectly |
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| 280 | | - | 6relatedtoanallegedviolationofsections130.170to130.188.Anycollectionorrequired |
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| 281 | | - | 7submissionofinformationbytheattorneygeneralregardingtheidentityofanydonorto |
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| 282 | | - | 8atax-exemptorganizationbeyondthatpermittedbysections130.170to130.188shallbe |
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| 283 | | - | 9deemedaviolationofsection105.1500. |
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| 284 | | - | 10 2.Theattorneygeneralshallnotdisclosetothepublic,oranothergovernment |
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| 285 | | - | 11officialnotdirectlyinvolvedintheinvestigation,informationrevealingtheidentityof |
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| 286 | | - | 12theentityunderinvestigationoranydonortoatax-exemptorganization,unlessthe |
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| 287 | | - | HCSSSSB152 8 13informationisregardingtheidentityoftheentityorofadonorthatengagedinconduct |
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| 288 | | - | 14prohibitedbysections130.170to130.188afterafinaldeterminationhasbeenmadethat |
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| 289 | | - | 15theentityordonorviolatedsections130.170to130.188.Theunlawfuldisclosureof |
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| 290 | | - | 16informationrevealingtheidentityofanyentityunderinvestigationordonortoatax- |
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| 291 | | - | 17exemptorganizationinconnectionwithacommitteeshallbedeemedaviolationof |
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| 292 | | - | 18section105.1500. |
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| 293 | | - | 130.188.1.(1)Iftheattorneygeneralhasreasonablecausetobelievethata |
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| 294 | | - | 2personorentityhasengagedin,isengagingin,orisabouttoengagein,aviolationof |
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| 295 | | - | 3sections130.170to130.185,theattorneygeneralmayexecuteinwritingandcausetobe |
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| 296 | | - | 4serveduponanypersonwhoisbelievedtohaveinformation,documentarymaterial,or |
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| 297 | | - | 5physicalevidencerelevanttotheallegedorsuspectedviolation,acivilinvestigative |
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| 298 | | - | 6demandrequiringsuchpersontoappearandtestify,ortoproducerelevant |
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| 299 | | - | 7documentarymaterialorphysicalevidenceorexamination,atsuchreasonabletime |
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| 300 | | - | 8andplaceasmaybestatedinthecivilinvestigativedemand,concerningthesubject |
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| 301 | | - | 9matteroftheinvestigation.Serviceofanycivilinvestigativedemand,notice,or |
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| 302 | | - | 10subpoenamaybemadebyanypersonauthorizedbylawtoserveprocessorbyanyduly |
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| 303 | | - | 11authorizedemployeeoftheattorneygeneral. |
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| 304 | | - | 12 (2)Intheprocessofacivilinvestigativedemandbeingexecutedpursuantto |
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| 305 | | - | 13subdivision(1)ofthissubsection,theprovisionsofsections407.040to407.090shall |
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| 306 | | - | 14apply. |
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| 307 | | - | 15 2.(1)Iftheattorneygeneralhasreasonablecausetobelievethatacommittee, |
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| 308 | | - | 16person,orotherentityhasengagedin,isengagingin,orisabouttoengagein,a |
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| 309 | | - | 17violationofsections130.170to130.185,theattorneygeneralmaybringacivilactionto |
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| 310 | | - | 18enforcesections130.170to130.188.Theprovisionsofsection130.054and105.957to |
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| 311 | | - | 19105.963shallnotapplytoviolationsofsections130.170to130.188. |
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| 312 | | - | 20 (2)Acommittee,person,orotherentityallegedtohaveviolatedsections130.170 |
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| 313 | | - | 21to130.188shallbeprovidedanoticeofthecivilaction,withopportunityfordiscovery |
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| 314 | | - | 22andopportunitytobeheardasprovidedbylawforcivilactionsgenerallybeforebeing |
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| 315 | | - | 23foundliableforaviolationofsections130.170to130.188. |
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| 316 | | - | 24 (3)Inallactionsbroughtpursuanttothissection,theburdenofproofshallbeon |
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| 317 | | - | 25theattorneygeneral. |
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| 318 | | - | 26 (4)(a)Priortodiscovery,thecourtshallsetahearingtodetermineifthereis |
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| 319 | | - | 27probablecausetobelievethatacommittee,person,orotherentityhasviolatedsections |
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| 320 | | - | 28130.170to130.188. |
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| 321 | | - | 29 (b)If,afterthehearing,thecourtdeterminesthatnoprobablecauseexiststo |
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| 322 | | - | 30believethataviolationofsections130.170to130.188hasoccurred,thecourtshallenter |
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| 323 | | - | 31anorderofdismissal. |
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| 324 | | - | HCSSSSB152 9 32 (c)If,afterthehearing,thecourtdeterminesthatprobablecausedoesexistto |
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| 325 | | - | 33believethataviolationofsections130.170to130.188hasoccurred,thecourtshallenter |
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| 326 | | - | 34anordertothateffectandthecaseshouldproceedtotrialonanexpeditedbasis. |
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| 327 | | - | 35 (5)Subjecttotheprovisionsofsection130.185,thecommittee,person,orother |
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| 328 | | - | 36entityallegedtohaveviolatedsections130.170to130.188may,atatimetobe |
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| 329 | | - | 37determinedbythecourtpriortotheschedulingoftrial,presentevidencesufficientto |
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| 330 | | - | 38rebuttheprobablecausefindingbymakinganexpartepresentationofrecordstothe |
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| 331 | | - | 39courtforin-camerareview. |
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| 332 | | - | 40 (6)Anon-prevailingpartyunderparagraph(c)ofsubdivision(4)ofthis |
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| 333 | | - | 41subsectionhastherightto: |
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| 334 | | - | 42 (a)Aninterlocutoryexpeditedappeal;and |
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| 335 | | - | 43 (b)Astayofproceedingsinthetrialcourt. |
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| 336 | | - | 44 3.(1)Withinthirtydaysofacourtfindingthatacommitteehasviolated |
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| 337 | | - | 45sections130.170to130.188,thecommitteeshallrefundthecontributiontotheoriginal |
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| 338 | | - | 46contributor.Intheeventofanappeal,thecontributionshallbeplacedinescrow,after |
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| 339 | | - | 47whichthefundsshallbedisbursedinaccordancewiththefinalorder. |
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| 340 | | - | 48 (2)Ifthecommitteeisunabletoreturnthefunds,thedirectors,officers,or |
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| 341 | | - | 49executivemembersofthecampaigncommitteeshallbeliableintheirpersonalcapacity, |
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| 342 | | - | 50jointlyandseverally,fortherefundofsaidfunds. |
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| 343 | | - | 51 4.Withinthirtydaysofacourtfindingthatacommittee,person,orotherentity |
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| 344 | | - | 52makinganexpenditurecoveredbysections130.170to130.188hasviolatedsuch |
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| 345 | | - | 53sections,thecommittee,person,orotherentityshalldisgorgetotheattorneygeneral |
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| 346 | | - | 54fundsinanamountequaltothereportedcostoftheexpenditure.Ifthecommittee, |
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| 347 | | - | 55person,orentityisunabletodisgorgetherequisitefunds,thepersonorthedirectors, |
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| 348 | | - | 56officers,orexecutivemembersofthecommitteeorotherentityshallbeliableintheir |
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| 349 | | - | 57personalcapacities,jointlyandseverally,forthepaymentoftheamountdue.Inthe |
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| 350 | | - | 58eventofanappeal,thefundssubjecttodisgorgementshallbeplacedinescrow,after |
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| 351 | | - | 59whichtheyshallbedisbursedinaccordancewiththefinalorder. |
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| 352 | | - | 60 5.Ifanylobbyistviolatesanyoftheprovisionsofsections130.170to130.188,the |
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| 353 | | - | 61lobbyist'sregistrationmayberevokedorsuspendedandthelobbyistmaybeenjoined |
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| 354 | | - | 62fromreceivingcompensationormakingexpendituresforlobbying. |
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| 355 | | - | 63 6.Iftheattorneygeneralprevailsinanactionbroughtunderthissection,the |
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| 356 | | - | 64courtshallaward: |
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| 357 | | - | 65 (1)Injunctivereliefsufficienttopreventthedefendantfromviolatingsections |
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| 358 | | - | 66130.170to130.188orengaginginactsthataidorabetviolationsofsuchsections;and |
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| 359 | | - | 67 (2)Statutorydamagesuptotwicetheamountoftheprohibitedcontributionor |
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| 360 | | - | 68expenditure. |
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| 361 | | - | HCSSSSB152 10 69 7.Inadditiontothepenaltiesinsubsection6ofthissectionandanyother |
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| 362 | | - | 70remediesprovidedbylaw,ifthecourtfindsaknowinglyorwillfulviolationofsections |
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| 363 | | - | 71130.170to130.188,thecourtmayassessapenaltyofuptothreetimesthestatutory |
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| 364 | | - | 72damages. |
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| 365 | | - | ✔ |
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| 366 | | - | HCSSSSB152 11 |
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| 13 | + | Section A. Chapter 130, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto 1 |
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| 14 | + | six new sections, to be known as sections 130.170, 130.173, 2 |
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| 15 | + | 130.176, 130.179, 130.185, and 130.188, to read as follows:3 |
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| 16 | + | 130.170. For purposes of sections 130.170 to 130.188, 1 |
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| 17 | + | the following terms mean: 2 |
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| 18 | + | (1) "Committee", the same meaning as otherwise 3 |
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| 19 | + | provided in section 130.011, except it shall not include 4 |
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| 20 | + | candidate committees; 5 |
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| 21 | + | (2) "Directly or indirectly", acting either alone or 6 |
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| 22 | + | jointly with, through, or on behalf of any ot her committee, 7 |
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| 23 | + | organization, person, or other entity; 8 |
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| 24 | + | (3) "Foreign national", any of the following: 9 |
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| 25 | + | (a) An individual who is not a citizen or lawful 10 |
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| 26 | + | permanent resident of the United States of America; 11 |
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| 27 | + | (b) A government, or subdivision, o f a foreign country 12 |
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| 28 | + | or municipality thereof; 13 |
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| 29 | + | (c) A foreign political party; 14 |
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| 30 | + | (d) Any entity, such as a partnership, association, 15 |
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| 31 | + | corporation, organization, or other combination of persons, 16 SS SB 152 2 |
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| 32 | + | that is organized under the laws of, or has its princ ipal 17 |
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| 33 | + | place of business in, a foreign country; or 18 |
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| 34 | + | (e) Any entity organized pursuant to the laws of the 19 |
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| 35 | + | United States of America or any state thereof that is wholly 20 |
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| 36 | + | or majority owned by a person or entity described in 21 |
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| 37 | + | paragraphs (a) to (d) of this subdivision, unless: 22 |
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| 38 | + | a. Any contribution or expenditure it makes derives 23 |
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| 39 | + | entirely from funds generated by the entity's United States 24 |
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| 40 | + | operations; and 25 |
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| 41 | + | b. All decisions concerning the contribution or 26 |
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| 42 | + | expenditure are made by individuals who are United States 27 |
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| 43 | + | citizens or lawful permanent residents, except for setting 28 |
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| 44 | + | overall budget amounts; 29 |
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| 45 | + | (4) "Funds obtained through the usual course of 30 |
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| 46 | + | business", funds generated entirely by the entity's United 31 |
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| 47 | + | States operations; 32 |
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| 48 | + | (5) "Lobbyist", the same meaning as in section 105.470; 33 |
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| 49 | + | (6) "Prohibited sources", contributions from or 34 |
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| 50 | + | expenditures by a foreign national made with the intent to 35 |
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| 51 | + | use such funds to influence an election on a ballot measure; 36 |
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| 52 | + | (7) "Preliminary activity", include s, but is not 37 |
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| 53 | + | limited to, conducting a poll, drafting ballot measure 38 |
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| 54 | + | language, conducting a focus group, making telephone calls, 39 |
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| 55 | + | and travel; 40 |
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| 56 | + | (8) "Tax-exempt organization", an organization that is 41 |
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| 57 | + | described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenu e Code of 42 |
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| 58 | + | 1986 and is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of 43 |
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| 59 | + | such Code. A political organization organized pursuant to 44 |
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| 60 | + | section 527 of such Code shall not be considered a tax - 45 |
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| 61 | + | exempt organization. 46 |
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| 62 | + | 130.173. 1. Upon creating, forming, or registering a 1 |
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| 63 | + | committee, the treasurer shall file an accompanying 2 SS SB 152 3 |
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| 64 | + | certification that no preliminary activity was funded by 3 |
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| 65 | + | prohibited sources, whether directly or indirectly. 4 |
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| 66 | + | 2. After a committee has been created, formed, or 5 |
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| 67 | + | registered, the committee shall not knowingly or willfully 6 |
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| 68 | + | receive, solicit, or accept contributions from a prohibited 7 |
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| 69 | + | source, whether directly or indirectly. 8 |
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| 70 | + | 3. Any report filed pursuant to this chapter shall 9 |
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| 71 | + | include an affirmation that the committee has no t knowingly 10 |
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| 72 | + | or willfully received, solicited, or accepted, directly or 11 |
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| 73 | + | indirectly, contributions from a prohibited source. 12 |
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| 74 | + | 4. Any committee or person that makes an expenditure 13 |
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| 75 | + | in support of or in opposition to a ballot measure shall 14 |
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| 76 | + | keep records of any contribution or expenditure and retain 15 |
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| 77 | + | such records in the same manner and for the same period of 16 |
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| 78 | + | time as is required by section 130.036. 17 |
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| 79 | + | 130.176. 1. Upon a committee's receipt of a 1 |
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| 80 | + | contribution of more than two thousand doll ars, the 2 |
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| 81 | + | treasurer shall obtain from the donor an affirmation that 3 |
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| 82 | + | the donor is not a foreign national and has not knowingly or 4 |
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| 83 | + | willfully accepted funds, directly or indirectly, 5 |
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| 84 | + | aggregating in excess of ten thousand dollars from one or 6 |
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| 85 | + | more prohibited sources within the two -year period 7 |
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| 86 | + | immediately preceding the date the contribution is made, in 8 |
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| 87 | + | the case of an individual, or within the four -year period 9 |
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| 88 | + | immediately preceding the date the contribution is made, in 10 |
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| 89 | + | case of any other entity. Receipt of an affirmation by a 11 |
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| 90 | + | committee pursuant to this subsection shall create a 12 |
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| 91 | + | rebuttable presumption of compliance with this subsection on 13 |
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| 92 | + | the part of the committee. Nothing in this subsection shall 14 |
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| 93 | + | prohibit the attorney general from pursuing any action 15 |
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| 94 | + | pursuant to section 130.188 if the attorney general has 16 |
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| 95 | + | found a willful violation of this subsection. 17 SS SB 152 4 |
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| 96 | + | 2. Each disclosure report filed pursuant to section 18 |
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| 97 | + | 130.041 shall require the treasurer of a committee to affirm 19 |
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| 98 | + | that the donor associated with ea ch contribution is not a 20 |
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| 99 | + | foreign national and has not knowingly or willfully 21 |
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| 100 | + | received, solicited, or accepted, whether directly or 22 |
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| 101 | + | indirectly, contributions from one or more prohibited 23 |
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| 102 | + | sources aggregating in excess of ten thousand dollars within 24 |
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| 103 | + | the four-year period immediately preceding the date of the 25 |
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| 104 | + | contribution. 26 |
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| 105 | + | 3. Within forty-eight hours of making one or more 27 |
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| 106 | + | expenditures supporting or opposing a ballot measure, the 28 |
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| 107 | + | entity making the expenditure shall affirm to the Missouri 29 |
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| 108 | + | ethics commission that it has not knowingly or willfully 30 |
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| 109 | + | accepted funds, directly or indirectly, aggregating in 31 |
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| 110 | + | excess of ten thousand dollars from one or more prohibited 32 |
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| 111 | + | sources within the four -year period immediately preceding 33 |
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| 112 | + | the date the expenditure is made a nd that it will not do so 34 |
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| 113 | + | through the remainder of the calendar year in which the 35 |
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| 114 | + | ballot measure will appear on the ballot. Each disclosure 36 |
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| 115 | + | report filed pursuant to section 130.041 shall require the 37 |
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| 116 | + | entity making the expenditure to affirm that it has not 38 |
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| 117 | + | knowingly or willfully accepted funds, directly or 39 |
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| 118 | + | indirectly, aggregating in excess of ten thousand dollars 40 |
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| 119 | + | from one or more prohibited sources within the four -year 41 |
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| 120 | + | period immediately preceding the date the expenditure is 42 |
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| 121 | + | made. Receipt of an affirmation from a donor that it is not 43 |
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| 122 | + | a foreign national shall create a rebuttable presumption 44 |
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| 123 | + | that the entity has not knowingly or willingly accepted 45 |
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| 124 | + | funds, directly or indirectly, aggregating in excess of ten 46 |
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| 125 | + | thousand dollars from one or more prohibit ed sources. 47 |
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| 126 | + | Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit the attorney 48 |
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| 127 | + | general from pursuing any action pursuant to section 130.188 49 SS SB 152 5 |
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| 128 | + | if the attorney general has found a willful violation of 50 |
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| 129 | + | this subsection. 51 |
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| 130 | + | 4. Notwithstanding any provision of this se ction to 52 |
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| 131 | + | the contrary, a donor or entity that makes a contribution to 53 |
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| 132 | + | a committee or an expenditure in support of or in opposition 54 |
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| 133 | + | to a ballot measure from its own funds obtained through the 55 |
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| 134 | + | usual course of business or in any commercial or other 56 |
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| 135 | + | transaction from any source and which are not contributions 57 |
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| 136 | + | does not violate this section. 58 |
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| 137 | + | 5. A committee shall not accept an in -kind 59 |
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| 138 | + | contribution from any foreign national or from any 60 |
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| 139 | + | individual or entity that has knowingly or willfully 61 |
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| 140 | + | accepted funds, directly or indirectly, aggregating in 62 |
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| 141 | + | excess of ten thousand dollars from one or more foreign 63 |
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| 142 | + | nationals within the four year period immediately preceding 64 |
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| 143 | + | the date the in-kind contribution is made. A foreign 65 |
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| 144 | + | national shall not make an in -kind expenditure for the 66 |
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| 145 | + | purpose of supporting or opposing any ballot measure. 67 |
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| 146 | + | 130.179. 1. A foreign national may not direct, 1 |
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| 147 | + | dictate, control, or directly or indirectly participate in 2 |
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| 148 | + | the decision-making process of any person with regard to 3 |
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| 149 | + | that person's activities to influence an election on a 4 |
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| 150 | + | ballot measure, such as decisions concerning the making of 5 |
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| 151 | + | contributions to influence an election on a ballot measure. 6 |
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| 152 | + | 2. A foreign national may not solicit, directly or 7 |
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| 153 | + | indirectly, the makin g of a donation, contribution, or 8 |
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| 154 | + | expenditure by another person to influence an election on a 9 |
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| 155 | + | ballot measure. 10 |
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| 156 | + | 3. Nothing in sections 130.170 to 130.188 shall be 11 |
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| 157 | + | deemed to create or eliminate any existing rights or duties 12 |
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| 158 | + | beyond those specifically enumerated in such sections. 13 SS SB 152 6 |
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| 159 | + | 130.185. 1. Lawful donors to a tax -exempt 1 |
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| 160 | + | organization possess a right of privacy in their donations. 2 |
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| 161 | + | Any investigation of an alleged violation of sections 3 |
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| 162 | + | 130.170 to 130.188 shall occur in a manner th at shields the 4 |
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| 163 | + | identity of lawful donors as much as possible. The attorney 5 |
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| 164 | + | general shall not collect or require the submission of 6 |
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| 165 | + | information on the identity of any donor to a tax -exempt 7 |
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| 166 | + | organization other than those directly related to an alleged 8 |
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| 167 | + | violation of sections 130.170 to 130.188. Any collection or 9 |
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| 168 | + | required submission of information by the attorney general 10 |
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| 169 | + | regarding the identity of any donor to a tax -exempt 11 |
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| 170 | + | organization beyond that permitted by sections 130.170 to 12 |
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| 171 | + | 130.188 shall be deemed a violation of section 105.1500. 13 |
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| 172 | + | 2. The attorney general shall not disclose to the 14 |
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| 173 | + | public, or another government official not directly involved 15 |
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| 174 | + | in the investigation, information revealing the identity of 16 |
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| 175 | + | the entity under investigation or any donor to a tax-exempt 17 |
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| 176 | + | organization, unless the information is regarding the 18 |
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| 177 | + | identity of the entity or of a donor that engaged in conduct 19 |
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| 178 | + | prohibited by sections 130.170 to 130.188 after a final 20 |
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| 179 | + | determination has been made that the entity or donor 21 |
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| 180 | + | violated sections 130.170 to 130.188. The unlawful 22 |
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| 181 | + | disclosure of information revealing the identity of any 23 |
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| 182 | + | entity under investigation or donor to a tax -exempt 24 |
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| 183 | + | organization in connection with a committee shall be deemed 25 |
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| 184 | + | a violation of section 105.1500. 26 |
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| 185 | + | 130.188. 1. (1) If the attorney general has 1 |
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| 186 | + | reasonable cause to believe that a person or entity has 2 |
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| 187 | + | engaged in, is engaging in, or is about to engage in, a 3 |
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| 188 | + | violation of sections 130.170 to 130.185, the attorney 4 |
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| 189 | + | general may execute in writing and cause to be served upon 5 |
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| 190 | + | any person who is believed to have information, documentary 6 SS SB 152 7 |
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| 191 | + | material, or physical evidence relevant to the alleged or 7 |
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| 192 | + | suspected violation, a civil investigative demand requiring 8 |
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| 193 | + | such person to appear and testify , or to produce relevant 9 |
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| 194 | + | documentary material or physical evidence or examination, at 10 |
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| 195 | + | such reasonable time and place as may be stated in the civil 11 |
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| 196 | + | investigative demand, concerning the subject matter of the 12 |
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| 197 | + | investigation. Service of any civil investiga tive demand, 13 |
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| 198 | + | notice, or subpoena may be made by any person authorized by 14 |
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| 199 | + | law to serve process or by any duly authorized employee of 15 |
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| 200 | + | the attorney general. 16 |
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| 201 | + | (2) In the process of a civil investigative demand 17 |
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| 202 | + | being executed pursuant to subdivision (1 ) of this 18 |
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| 203 | + | subsection, the provisions of sections 407.040 to 407.090 19 |
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| 204 | + | shall apply. 20 |
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| 205 | + | 2. (1) If the attorney general has reasonable cause 21 |
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| 206 | + | to believe that a committee, person, or other entity has 22 |
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| 207 | + | engaged in, is engaging in, or is about to engage in, a 23 |
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| 208 | + | violation of sections 130.170 to 130.185, the attorney 24 |
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| 209 | + | general may bring a civil action to enforce sections 130.170 25 |
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| 210 | + | to 130.188. The provisions of section 130.054 and 105.957 26 |
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| 211 | + | to 105.963 shall not apply to violations of sections 130.170 27 |
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| 212 | + | to 130.188. 28 |
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| 213 | + | (2) A committee, person, or other entity alleged to 29 |
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| 214 | + | have violated sections 130.170 to 130.188 shall be provided 30 |
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| 215 | + | a notice of the civil action, with opportunity for discovery 31 |
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| 216 | + | and opportunity to be heard as provided by law for civil 32 |
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| 217 | + | actions generally before being found liable for a violation 33 |
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| 218 | + | of sections 130.170 to 130.188. 34 |
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| 219 | + | (3) In all actions brought pursuant to this section, 35 |
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| 220 | + | the burden of proof shall be on the attorney general. 36 |
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| 221 | + | (4) (a) Prior to discovery, the court shall set a 37 |
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| 222 | + | hearing to determine if there is probable cause to believe 38 SS SB 152 8 |
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| 223 | + | that a committee, person, or other entity has violated 39 |
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| 224 | + | sections 130.170 to 130.188. 40 |
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| 225 | + | (b) If, after the hearing, the court determines that 41 |
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| 226 | + | no probable cause exists to believe that a violation of 42 |
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| 227 | + | sections 130.170 to 130.188 has occurred, the court shall 43 |
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| 228 | + | enter an order of dismissal. 44 |
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| 229 | + | (c) If, after the hearing, the court determines that 45 |
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| 230 | + | probable cause does exist to believe that a violation of 46 |
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| 231 | + | sections 130.170 to 130.188 has occurred, the court s hall 47 |
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| 232 | + | enter an order to that effect and the case should proceed to 48 |
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| 233 | + | trial on an expedited basis. 49 |
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| 234 | + | (5) Subject to the provisions of section 130.185, the 50 |
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| 235 | + | committee, person, or other entity alleged to have violated 51 |
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| 236 | + | sections 130.170 to 130.188 may, at a time to be determined 52 |
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| 237 | + | by the court prior to the scheduling of trial, present 53 |
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| 238 | + | evidence sufficient to rebut the probable cause finding by 54 |
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| 239 | + | making an ex parte presentation of records to the court for 55 |
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| 240 | + | in-camera review. 56 |
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| 241 | + | (6) A non-prevailing party unde r paragraph (c) of 57 |
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| 242 | + | subdivision (4) of this subsection has the right to: 58 |
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| 243 | + | (a) An interlocutory expedited appeal; and 59 |
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| 244 | + | (b) A stay of proceedings in the trial court. 60 |
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| 245 | + | 3. (1) Within thirty days of a court finding that a 61 |
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| 246 | + | committee has violated sections 130.170 to 130.188, the 62 |
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| 247 | + | committee shall refund the contribution to the original 63 |
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| 248 | + | contributor. In the event of an appeal, the contribution 64 |
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| 249 | + | shall be placed in escrow, after which the funds shall be 65 |
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| 250 | + | disbursed in accordance with the final order. 66 |
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| 251 | + | (2) If the committee is unable to return the funds, 67 |
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| 252 | + | the directors, officers, or executive members of the 68 |
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| 253 | + | campaign committee shall be liable in their personal 69 SS SB 152 9 |
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| 254 | + | capacity, jointly and severally, for the refund of said 70 |
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| 255 | + | funds. 71 |
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| 256 | + | 4. Within thirty days of a court finding that a 72 |
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| 257 | + | committee, person, or other entity making an expenditure 73 |
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| 258 | + | covered by sections 130.170 to 130.188 has violated such 74 |
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| 259 | + | sections, the committee, person, or other entity shall 75 |
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| 260 | + | disgorge to the attorney general funds in an amount eq ual to 76 |
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| 261 | + | the reported cost of the expenditure. If the committee, 77 |
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| 262 | + | person, or entity is unable to disgorge the requisite funds, 78 |
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| 263 | + | the person or the directors, officers, or executive members 79 |
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| 264 | + | of the committee or other entity shall be liable in their 80 |
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| 265 | + | personal capacities, jointly and severally, for the payment 81 |
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| 266 | + | of the amount due. In the event of an appeal, the funds 82 |
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| 267 | + | subject to disgorgement shall be placed in escrow, after 83 |
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| 268 | + | which they shall be disbursed in accordance with the final 84 |
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| 269 | + | order. 85 |
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| 270 | + | 5. If any lobbyist violates any of the provisions of 86 |
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| 271 | + | sections 130.170 to 130.188, the lobbyist's registration may 87 |
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| 272 | + | be revoked or suspended and the lobbyist may be enjoined 88 |
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| 273 | + | from receiving compensation or making expenditures for 89 |
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| 274 | + | lobbying. 90 |
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| 275 | + | 6. If the attorney gener al prevails in an action 91 |
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| 276 | + | brought under this section, the court shall award: 92 |
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| 277 | + | (1) Injunctive relief sufficient to prevent the 93 |
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| 278 | + | defendant from violating sections 130.170 to 130.188 or 94 |
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| 279 | + | engaging in acts that aid or abet violations of such 95 |
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| 280 | + | sections; and 96 |
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| 281 | + | (2) Statutory damages up to twice the amount of the 97 |
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| 282 | + | prohibited contribution or expenditure. 98 |
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| 283 | + | 7. In addition to the penalties in subsection 6 of 99 |
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| 284 | + | this section and any other remedies provided by law, if the 100 |
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| 285 | + | court finds a knowingly or willful vi olation of sections 101 SS SB 152 10 |
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| 286 | + | 130.170 to 130.188, the court may assess a penalty of up to 102 |
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| 287 | + | three times the statutory damages. 103 |
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