This bill amends provisions related to campaign finance and conflict of interest disclosures. This bill: - requires a candidate for elective office in a county, municipality, or special district to file a conflict of interest disclosure statement at the time the candidate files a declaration of candidacy; - requires a candidate seeking to fill a midterm vacancy in an office described above to file a financial report of contributions and expenditures; - for a midterm vacancy in an office described above, or for a midterm vacancy in a statewide, state school board, or state legislative office, requires a candidate seeking to fill the vacancy to file a conflict of interest disclosure statement; - requires an election officer who receives a conflict of interest disclosure statement to make the disclosure available for public inspection on the state's or political subdivision's website; - if a midterm vacancy occurs in an office for which a registered political party is entitled to declare a nominee to fill the vacancy, requires the registered political party to notify the election officer of the date, time, and location of the meeting to select the nominee; - requires a candidate seeking to fill a midterm vacancy on the state school board to file an interim financial report with the lieutenant governor; - clarifies when a vacancy occurs in an elective office described above; - for a midterm vacancy in certain county offices and in a municipal office, requires the county or municipal legislative body to notify, respectively, the county or municipal clerk; - establishes deadlines related to the processes described above; - for state and legislative office candidates seeking appointment to fill a midterm vacancy, amends the deadline to file a campaign finance report with the lieutenant governor; - amends conflict of interest disclosure provisions to:eliminate a disclosure related to a candidate's or officeholder's spousal information;require the disclosure of certain household adult information only in certain circumstances; andpermit the candidate or officeholder making the disclosure to request the redaction of certain personally identifiable information from the disclosure if the candidate, officeholder, or the candidate's or officeholder's spouse is an at-risk government employee; and - makes technical and conforming changes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 10-3-208, 10-3-301, 17-16-6.5, 20A-1-503, 20A-1-504, 20A-1-508, 20A-1-509.1, 20A-1-509.2, 20A-1-510, 20A-1-511, 20A-8-101, 20A-11-103, 20A-11-204, 20A-11-303, 20A-11-1303, 20A-11-1604, 36-11-102