Montana Code 13-37-123. Examination of reports after election
13-37-123. Examination of reports after election. Within 120 days after the date of each election, the commissioner shall examine and compare each statement or report filed with the commissioner pursuant to the provisions of this chapter to determine whether the statement or report conforms to the provisions of the law. The examination shall include a comparison of all reports and statements received by the commissioner pursuant to the requirements of this chapter. The commissioner may investigate the source and authenticity of any contribution or expenditure listed in any report or statement filed pursuant to this chapter or the alleged failure to report any contribution or expenditure required to be reported pursuant to this chapter.
Terms Used In Montana Code 13-37-123
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of political practices created by 13-37-102. See Montana Code 13-37-101
- Contribution: means :
(i)the receipt by a candidate or a political committee of an advance, gift, loan, conveyance, deposit, payment, or distribution of money or anything of value to support or oppose a candidate or a ballot issue;
(ii)an expenditure, including an in-kind expenditure, that is made in coordination with a candidate or ballot issue committee and is reportable by the candidate or ballot issue committee as a contribution;
(iii)the receipt by a political committee of funds transferred from another political committee; or
(iv)the payment by a person other than a candidate or political committee of compensation for the personal services of another person that are rendered to a candidate or political committee. See Montana Code 13-1-101
- Election: means a general, special, or primary election held pursuant to the requirements of state law, regardless of the time or purpose. See Montana Code 13-1-101
- Expenditure: means a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, promise, pledge, or gift of money or anything of value:
(i)made by a candidate or political committee to support or oppose a candidate or a ballot issue;
(ii)made by a candidate while the candidate is engaging in campaign activity to pay child-care expenses as provided in 13-37-220; or
(iii)used or intended for use in making independent expenditures or in producing electioneering communications. See Montana Code 13-1-101