Campaign finance requirements for Michigan ballot measures
From Ballotpedia
Under the Michigan Campaign Finance Act, Public Act 388 of 1976, the Michigan Department of State (MDOS) receives campaign finance disclosure statements. Those who must report campaign finances include the committees of all state-level candidate offices, judicial offices, Political Action Committees (PACs), Ballot Question Committees supporting or opposing statewide issues, and all Political Party Committees (state central, congressional district, county) are also required to file disclosure reports with the MDOS. The reports are imaged and made available on the Internet for review by the public.
Reporting campaign finances for an initiative
The Michigan Secretary of State maintains a website section, Forms and Filing Materials, where copies of the forms needed to register ballot question committees and report on the committee's campaign finances can be downloaded.[1].
These include:
- Ballot Question Committee Statement of Organization
- Ballot Question Committee Manual This is a 17-page manual that reviews that reporting obligations of ballot question committees.
- Ballot Question Committee forms and instructions
- Ballot Question Committee forms and instructions booklet A 42-page handbook on the forms a ballot question committee typically needs to use.
- Late Contribution Report
- Single Page Dissolution
- Election Cycles Chart
- 2007 Dates to Remember
