May 10, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Anderson, Williams, Gillard, Hune, Gaffney, Tobocman, Brown, Kathleen Law, Plakas, Newell, Ward, Murphy, Zelenko and Leland and referred to the Committee on House Oversight, Elections, and Ethics.
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled
"Michigan election law,"
by amending section 933 (MCL 168.933), as amended by 2003 PA 119,
and by adding section 849.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 849. (1) Before assuming office, each elected candidate
subject to the Michigan campaign finance act, 1976 PA 388, MCL
169.201 to 169.282, including an elected candidate whose candidate
committee received or expended less than $1,000.00 during the
election cycle, shall file a tax compliance statement with the
filing official designated to receive the candidate's candidate
committee statement of organization under section 24 of the
Michigan campaign finance act, 1976 PA 388, MCL 169.224. All of
the following apply to a tax compliance statement required under
this section:
(a) The tax compliance statement shall be on a form prescribed
by the secretary of state.
(b) The tax compliance statement shall include an attestation
signed by the elected candidate that, as of the date of the
statement, any delinquent taxes owed by the elected candidate have
been paid.
(c) The tax compliance statement shall include an attestation
signed by the elected candidate acknowledging that making a false
statement in a tax compliance statement is punishable by a fine of
not more than $1,000.00 or imprisonment for not more than 5 years,
or both.
(2) Failure to file a tax compliance statement as required by
subsection (1) is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more
than $500.00 or imprisonment for not more than 93 days, or both.
(3) Making a false statement in a tax compliance statement
required under subsection (1) is perjury, punishable as provided in
section 936.
Sec. 933. A person who makes a false affidavit or swears
falsely while under oath under section 848, 849, or for the purpose
of securing registration, for the purpose of voting at an election,
or for the purpose of qualifying as a candidate for elective office
under section 558 is guilty of perjury.