Introduced
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To prohibit radio, television, print and mail campaign advertisements financed with undisclosed soft money within 60 days of a general election and 30 days of a primary election. The bill would require broadcasters to maintain and provide additional documentation about political media buys, including the source, cost and financing of broadcast advertisements; require expedited review by the Secretary of State of campaign finance and disclosure complaints, along with higher fines for willful or deliberate violations; require the Secretary of State to publish a list of violators; and require candidate and other election committees to file campaign finance reports on a triennial basis in non-election years.
Referred to the Committee on Local Government and Urban Policy
