Introduced
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To require the Secretary of State to randomly audit at least nine campaign committees each election cycle, including three candidate committees, three ballot question committees, and three independent political action committees (PACs); require the Secretary of State to publish a list of candidates who owe late campaign finance disclosure filing fees; and require that candidates pay late fees from personal funds; and increase late filing fees. The Secretary of State would be authorized to file civil lawsuits to collect late filing fees.
Referred to the Committee on Oversight, Elections, and Ethics
Reported without amendment
Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Amendment offered
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To increase the number of campaign finance disclosure reports that ballot initiative committees would be required to file, and specify the deadlines for these.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To specify how the campaign committees selected for the random audits proposed by the bill should be selected.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To extend the deadline for periodic reports the Secretary of State would be required to issue containing details on candidates and committees that have violated campaign finance disclosure laws.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 103 to 3 (details)
To require the Secretary of State to randomly audit at least nine campaign committees each election cycle, including three candidate committees, three ballot question committees, and three independent political action committees (PACs); require the Secretary of State to publish a list of candidates who owe late campaign finance disclosure filing fees; and require that candidates pay late fees from personal funds; increase the number of campaign finance disclosure reports that ballot initiative committees would be required to file; and increase late filing fees. The Secretary of State would be authorized to file civil lawsuits to collect late filing fees.
Referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Reform
