20A-11-1002. Retention and public inspection of financial statements -- Written complaint if statement is false or unlawful.

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Effective 5/6/2026

(1)The chief election officer shall:

(a)make each financial statement required by this chapter or Chapter 12, Part 2, Judicial Retention Elections :

(i)open to public inspection in the office of the chief election officer; and

(ii)available for viewing on the Internet in accordance with Section 20A-11-103 ;

(b)preserve those statements for at least five years; and

(c)provide certified copies of the financial statements in the same manner as for other public records.

(2)Any candidate or voter may file a written complaint with the chief election officer alleging that a filed financial statement does not conform to law or to the truth.

(a)As used in this Subsection

(3), "required report" means a report, a financial statement, or any other type of statement or disclosure that a person is required to make under this chapter or Chapter 12, Part 2, Judicial Retention Elections.

(b)Before posting or otherwise publicly disclosing a required report, the lieutenant governor shall redact from the report the following information relating to each individual referenced in the report:

(i)the phone number of the individual; and

(ii)the street number and street name in the address of the individual.

(c)The information required to be redacted under Subsection (3)(b) is not a record under Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act.

(d)It is unlawful to publicly disclose the information required to be redacted under Subsection (3)(b) .

(e)A government officer or employee who knowingly violates Subsection (3)(d) is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.

Amended by Chapter 202 , 2026 General Session