2.05.040 Campaign Finance Statements.
(1) Every candidate is subject to the requirements of Sections 10-3-208(3) and (4), Utah Code, as amended, and to the requirements of this Chapter. If the provisions of this Chapter conflict with the provisions of Section 10-3-208(3) or (4), Utah Code, the provisions of this Chapter shall control, as expressly authorized by Section 10-3-208(2), Utah Code, as amended.
(2) Every candidate shall sign and file campaign finance statements with the City Recorder as provided in this Section.
(a) All campaign finance statements shall be public records and shall be filed by 5:00 p.m. on the following days:
(i) The last Tuesday of June;
(ii) Twenty-one (21) days before the day on which the municipal primary election is held;
(iii) Seven (7) days before the day on which the municipal primary election is held;
(iv) Twenty-eight (28) days after the day on which the municipal primary election is held;
(v) Twenty-one (21) days before the day on which the municipal general election is held;
(vi) Seven (7) days before the day on which the municipal general election is held;
(vii) Twenty-eight (28) days after the day on which the municipal general election is held; and
(viii) For each candidate disqualified under this Chapter or Section 10-3-208(8), Utah Code, as amended, within thirty (30) days after the day on which the candidate is disqualified.
(b) Following the filing of the campaign finance statement required under Subsection (2)(a)(iv) of this Section, a candidate who was eliminated at a municipal primary election is only required to file additional campaign finance statements until all contributions and expenditures have been disclosed and until a campaign finance statement has been filed that shows that all contributions received have been expended or otherwise lawfully disposed of.
(3) In addition to campaign finance statements required under Subsection (2) of this Section, additional campaign finance statements shall be filed until all contributions and expenditures have been reported as follows:
(a) Any contribution received or expenditure not disclosed under Subsection (2) of this Section shall be reported within ninety (90) days of the date the contribution is received or the expenditure is made;
(b) Such contributions and expenditures may be reported singly or in a report documenting multiple contributions and expenditures so long as no single contribution or expenditure is reported after the deadline provided in Subsection (3)(a) of this Section; and
(c) A candidate must lawfully, pursuant to Section 10-9-203, Utah Code, as amended, dispose of all contributions received and account for the same by November 30 in the fifth year after the municipal election for which the contributions were received.
(4) Each contribution received and each expenditure made by a candidate shall be reported in at least one (1) of the campaign finance statements required under this Section. This includes all contributions received and expenditures made before the first campaign finance statement required under this Section regardless of whether the candidate had filed a declaration of candidacy, or had a petition filed on their behalf, at the time of the contribution or expenditure.
(5) Campaign finance statements shall comport with the requirements of Section 10-3-208(4)(a), Utah Code, as amended, regardless of the total amount of contributions and expenditures. Reporting only totals under Section 10-3-208(4)(b), Utah Code, is not permitted.
(6) In addition to the requirements of Subsection (5) of this Section, campaign finance statements shall include the city of residence and, for Provo residents, the municipal council district of the donor. Donor addresses need not be included in the campaign finance statements, but must be collected by a candidate and must be disclosed to the City Recorder upon request for auditing purposes.
(7) All contribution and expenditure information shall be retained by a candidate until one hundred eighty (180) days after the candidate has met the requirements of Subsection (3) of this Section.
(8) The City Recorder may extend the time in which a candidate is required to file a campaign finance statement if the candidate notifies the City Recorder prior to the deadline that an extenuating circumstance exists that is outside the control of the candidate.
(9) The City Recorder shall post an electronic copy of each campaign finance statement or the contents of the statement on the municipality’s website no later than two (2) business days after the statement is filed.