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Utah County adopts updated campaign-finance ordinance requiring midterm disclosures and separate campaign accounts
Summary
The commission voted to adopt amendments to Article 2-5 of the county code to align with state law, requiring separate campaign bank accounts, midterm disclosures for multi-year terms and treatment of anonymous donations above $50. Commissioners added clarifying language for candidates eliminated at conventions.
The Utah County Commission voted to approve amendments to Article 2-5 of the county code to bring local rules into alignment with state campaign-finance law.
Paul Jones, county attorney, explained the key changes: candidates must maintain a separate bank account for campaign funds, anonymous contributions exceeding $50 cannot be used in the campaign and must be donated to the county or a qualified 501(c)(3), and certain…
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