§ 16.1-08.1-06 — Contributions and expenditure statement requirements

North Dakota § 16.1-08.1-06

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 16.1: Elections
• Ch. 16.1-08.1: Campaign Contribution Statements

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1. Any statement required by this chapter to be filed with the secretary of state must be:
a. Filed electronically with the secretary of state and must be within the prescribed
time and in the format established by the secretary of state. If the secretary of

state does not receive a statement, an electronic duplicate of the statement must
be promptly filed upon notice by the secretary of state of its nonreceipt. After a
statement has been filed, the secretary of state may request or accept written
clarification along with an amended statement from a candidate, political party, or
political committee filing the statement when discrepancies, errors, or omissions
on the statement are discovered by the secretary of state, the candidate, political
party, or political committee filing the statement, or by any interested party reciting
a lawful reason for requesting clarification and an amendment be made. When
requesting an amended statement, the secretary of state shall establish a
reasonable period of time, not to exceed ten days, agreed to by the candidate,
political party, or political committee, for filing the amended statement with the
secretary of state.
b. Preserved by the secretary of state for a period of ten years from the date of the
filing deadline. The statement is to be considered a part of the public records of
the secretary of state's office and must be open to public inspection on the
internet.
2. In determining the amount of individual contributions from any contributor, all amounts
received from the same contributor during the reporting period must be aggregated to
report an overall total contribution for the purposes of the statements required by this
chapter. Aggregate contributions must reference the date of the most recent
contribution. Contributions made separately by different persons from joint accounts
are considered separate contributions for reporting purposes.
3. In reporting a contribution received through a conduit, a candidate, political party, or
political committee shall list each reportable contribution identifying the person that
submitted the contribution to the conduit and provide the required information
regarding the contribution from that person rather than identifying the conduit as the
contributor.
4. Any statement and data filed with the secretary of state must be made available on the
internet to the public free of charge within twenty-four hours after filing.