2018 Wyoming Statutes
TITLE 22 - ELECTIONS
CHAPTER 25 - CAMPAIGN PRACTICES
SECTION 22-25-106 - Filing of campaign reports.
22-25-106. Filing of campaign reports.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (g) and (j) of this section and in addition to other statements required by this subsection:
(i) Every candidate shall file a fully itemized statement of contributions at least seven (7) days before any primary, general or special election with information required by this subsection current to any day from the eighth day up to the fourteenth day before the election;
(ii) Every candidate, whether successful or not, shall file a fully itemized statement of contributions and expenditures within ten (10) days after any general or special election;
(iii) Every candidate in any primary election shall file a fully itemized statement of contributions and expenditures within ten (10) days after the primary election;
(iv) Statements under this subsection shall set forth the full and complete record of contributions including cash, goods or services and except for statements of contributions required under paragraph (i) of this subsection, of actual and promised expenditures, including all identifiable expenses as set forth in W.S. 22-25-103. For purposes of this section, a contribution is reportable when it is known and in the possession of, or the service has been furnished to, the person or organization required to submit a statement of contributions or a statement of contributions and expenditures. The date of each contribution of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) or more, any expenditure or obligation, the name of the person from whom received or to whom paid and the purpose of each expenditure or obligation shall be listed. All contributions under twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be reported but need not be itemized. Should the accumulation of contributions from an individual exceed the twenty-five dollar ($25.00) threshold, all contributions from that individual shall be itemized. Contributions, expenditures and obligations itemized in a statement filed by a political action committee, a candidate's campaign committee or by a political party central committee need not be itemized in a candidate's statement except by total with a reference to the statement;
(v) Statements under this subsection shall be filed with those officers as provided in W.S. 22-25-107.
(b) Reports of itemized statements of contributions and statements of contributions and expenditures, and statements of termination shall be made with the appropriate filing officers specified under W.S. 22-25-107 and in accordance with the following:
(i) Except as otherwise provided in this section, any political action committee, candidate's campaign committee, or any political action committee formed under the law of another state that contributes to a Wyoming political action committee or to a candidate's campaign committee, any organization making an independent expenditure under W.S. 22-25-102(k), and any other organization supporting or opposing any ballot proposition which expends any funds in any primary, general or special election shall file an itemized statement of contributions at least seven (7) days before the election current to any day from the eighth day up to the fourteenth day before the election and shall also file a statement of contributions and expenditures within ten (10) days after a primary, general or special election;
(ii) A committee formed after an election to defray campaign expenses incurred during a previous election and any political action or candidate's campaign committee which has not filed a statement of termination shall file an itemized statement of contributions and expenditures on December 31 of each odd-numbered year;
(iii) All candidates and committees shall continue to make the reports required under this subsection until the committee terminates and the candidate or committee files a statement of termination with the appropriate filing officer. A statement of termination may be filed upon retirement of all debts;
(iv) In addition to the reports required under paragraphs (i) through (iii) of this subsection, a political action committee formed for the support of or opposition to any initiative or referendum petition drive or any organization supporting or opposing a petition drive shall file an itemized statement of contributions and expenditures within ten (10) days after the petition is submitted to the secretary of state pursuant to W.S. 22-24-115.
(c) All statements required by subsection (b) of this section shall be signed by both the chairman and treasurer. The statements shall set forth the full and complete record of contributions including cash, goods or services and except for statements of contributions required under paragraph (i) of this subsection, of actual and promised expenditures. The date of each contribution of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) or more, any expenditure or obligation, the name of the person from whom received or to whom paid and the purpose of each expenditure or obligation shall be listed. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require the disclosure of the names of individuals paid to circulate an initiative or referendum petition. All contributions under twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be reported but need not be itemized. Should the accumulation of contributions from an individual exceed the twenty-five dollar ($25.00) threshold, all contributions from that individual shall be itemized. If the contributions, expenditures or obligations were for more than one (1) candidate, the amounts attributable to each shall be itemized separately.
(d) The chairman of each political party central committee for the state or county, or an officer of the party designated by him, shall file an itemized statement of contributions of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) or more, and any expenditures and obligations. The statement shall be filed within ten (10) days after a general or special election. The statement shall report all contributions, expenditures and obligations relating to campaign expenses, including normal operating expenses. All contributions under twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be reported but need not be itemized. Should the accumulation of contributions from an individual exceed the twenty-five dollar ($25.00) threshold, all contributions from that individual shall be itemized. It shall attribute all campaign contributions, expenses and obligations to a specific candidate only if the campaign contributions, expenses and obligations can be specifically identified to that specific candidate to the exclusion of other candidates on the ticket. A copy of the statement shall be furnished to each candidate identified in the statement within ten (10) days after the general or special election.
(e) Amendments to the statements required by this section may be filed at any time. If inaccuracies are found in the statements filed or additional contributions or expenditures occur or become known after the statements are filed, amendments to the original statements or additional statements shall be filed within a reasonable time not to exceed ninety (90) days from the time the inaccuracies or additional contributions or expenditures became known. Any net change less than fifty dollars ($50.00) need not be reported.
(f) In addition to the statement of contributions and expenditures required by subsection (b) of this section, any political action committee formed for the support of any initiative or referendum petition drive or any organization supporting an initiative or referendum petition drive shall file with the secretary of state, at least thirty (30) days but no more than forty-five (45) days before the election at which the initiative or referendum proposition will be voted on, a statement signed by both the chairman and treasurer showing:
(i) The total amount expended to circulate the petition;
(ii) The number of persons paid to circulate the petition; and
(iii) Repealed By Laws 2000, Ch. 67, § 2.
(iv) The period of time during which signatures on the petition were obtained.
(g) Candidates for federal office, campaign committees for candidates for federal office and federal political action committees shall not be required to file contribution and expenditure reports under this section if the candidate or the committee is required to comply with federal election law reporting requirements.
(h) In addition to any other report required by this section, an organization required by W.S. 22-25-110(c) to report expenditures shall report as follows:
(i) The report shall identify the organization making the expenditure and the individual acting on behalf of the organization in making the expenditure;
(ii) The report shall be filed at least seven (7) days before the next primary, general or special election with information current to any day from the eighth day up to the fourteenth day before the election;
(iii) If not previously reported, the report shall include the disclosure of any source of funding to the organization in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) to further the expenditure.
(j) If a candidate has formed a candidate's campaign committee, the committee may file reports required by this section on behalf of the candidate if the candidate provides a signed document one (1) time each election cycle authorizing the committee to file reports on behalf of the candidate and attesting that the facts provided in the report are accurate. If a committee has filed a required report on behalf of a candidate under this subsection, the candidate shall not be required to separately file the report provided that the candidate shall remain individually responsible for any deficiencies in a report filed by the committee.
