§ 22-25-106 — Filing of campaign reports

Wyoming § 22-25-106

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 22: Elections
• Ch. 25: CAMPAIGN PRACTICES

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(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (g) and
(j) of this section and in addition to other reports required by
this subsection:
(i) Every candidate, whether successful or not, shall
file an itemized statement of contributions and expenditures at
least seven (7) days but not more than fourteen (14) days before
any primary, general or special election. Any contribution
received or expenditure made after the statement has been filed,
through the day of the election, whether a primary, general or
special election, shall be filed as an amendment to the
statement within ten (10) days after the election;
(ii) Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 1, § 2.
(iii) Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 1, § 2.
(iv) Reports under this subsection shall set forth
the full and complete record of contributions including cash,
goods or services and 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 entity required to submit a
statement of contributions and expenditures. The date of each
contribution of one hundred dollars ($100.00) 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 one hundred
dollars ($100.00) shall be reported but need not be itemized.
Should the accumulation of contributions from a person exceed
the one hundred dollar ($100.00) threshold, all contributions
from that person 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;
(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
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 and 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 shall file an
itemized statement of contributions and expenditures at least
seven (7) days but not more than fourteen (14) days before any
primary, general or special election. Any contribution received
or expenditure made after the statement has been filed, through
the day of the election, whether a primary, general or special
election, shall be filed as an amendment to the statement within
ten (10) days after the 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) Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 1, § 2.
(c) All reports required by subsection (b) of this section
shall be signed by both the chairman and treasurer. The reports
shall set forth the full and complete record of contributions
including cash, goods or services and actual and promised
expenditures. The date of each contribution of one hundred
dollars ($100.00) 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 one
hundred dollars ($100.00) shall be reported but need not be
itemized. Should the accumulation of contributions from a person
exceed the one hundred dollar ($100.00) threshold, all
contributions from that person 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 one
hundred dollars ($100.00) 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 one hundred dollars ($100.00) shall be
reported but need not be itemized. Should the accumulation of
contributions from a person exceed the one hundred dollar
($100.00) threshold, all contributions from that person 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) If inaccuracies are found in a statement filed in
accordance with this section or additional contributions or
expenditures become known after filing an amendment as required
by paragraph (a)(i), (b)(i) or (h)(ii) of this section,
amendments to the original statements or additional statements
shall be filed within a reasonable time not to exceed thirty
(30) days from the time the inaccuracies or additional
contributions or expenditures became known. For purposes of this
subsection, any net change less than two hundred dollars
($200.00) need not be reported.
(f) Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 1, § 2.
(g) Candidates for federal office, campaign committees for
candidates for federal office and federal political action
committees that are making contributions or expenditures only to
federal candidates or for federal issues 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) An organization that expends in excess of one thousand
dollars ($1,000.00) in any primary, general or special election
to cause an independent expenditure or electioneering
communication to be made shall file an itemized statement of
contributions and expenditures with the appropriate filing
office under W.S. 22-25-107. The statement shall:
(i) Identify the organization causing the
electioneering communication or independent expenditure to be
made and the individual acting on behalf of the organization
causing the communication or expenditure to be made, if
applicable;
(ii) Be filed at least seven (7) days but not more
than fourteen (14) days before any primary, general or special
election. Any contribution received or expenditure made after
the statement has been filed, through the day of the election,
whether a primary, general or special election, shall be filed
as an amendment to the statement within ten (10) days after the
election;
(iii) Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 1, § 2.
(iv) Only list those expenditures and contributions
which relate to an independent expenditure or electioneering
communication;
(v) Set forth the full and complete record of
contributions which relate to an independent expenditure or
electioneering communication, including cash, goods or services
and actual and promised expenditures. The date of each
contribution of one hundred dollars ($100.00) 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 one hundred
dollars ($100.00) shall be reported but need not be itemized.
Should the accumulation of contributions from a person exceed
the one hundred dollar ($100.00) threshold, all contributions
from that person shall be itemized;
(vi) Be signed by both the chairman and treasurer of
the organization, if those positions are present in the
organization, or by the organization's designee.
(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.
(k) Reports or statements filed under this section shall
be filed under penalty of perjury.