R 168.301 Definitions.

Rule 1. (1) As used in these rules: (a) “Act” means the Michigan campaign finance act, 1976 PA 388, MCL 169.201 to 169.282. (b) “Asset” means the funds of a committee and any goods and services purchased with committee funds and in-kind contributions of goods or services. (c) “Department” means the department of state, bureau of elections. (d) “Formation” in the context of when a committee is formed, means when a treasurer is selected, a depository is selected, and all information required to complete the statement of organization form is available. (e) “Third-party contribution platform” means any organization that accepts donations from individual donors who identify campaigns or issues that the individual donors wish to support and who pay money to the organization for purposes of earmarking the individual donor’s donations for support of the identified campaign or issue and the organization delivers the donations to the identified campaigns or issues after deducting a processing or similar fee that it retains. Examples of third-party contribution platforms include, but are not limited to, the following: (i) ActBlue. (ii) WinRed. (iii) GoFundMe. (f) “Record keeper” means an individual designated by a committee on the statement of organization as responsible for the committee’s record keeping, report preparation, or report filing and who keeps detailed accounts, records, bills, and receipts as required to substantiate the information contained in any statement or report required to be filed under the act. (2) The terms defined in the act have the same meaning when used in these rules.