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2000 SESSION

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HB 1137 Campaign Finance Disclosure Act; audit of certain campaign committees.

Introduced by: S. Chris Jones | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Campaign Finance Disclosure Act; audits of certain campaign committees; penalties. Requires the State Board of Elections to have random audits conducted of at least 50 percent of the candidate campaign committees for the offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General and of at least 10 percent of the candidate campaign committees for the General Assembly. No audit shall be conducted for committees expending less than $10,000. The State Board is required to report its audit findings to the Governor and General Assembly by the January 31 following the election year for the office. The bill also increases the possible civil penalty for the failure to file a campaign report due during the four months before through the 35 days after the November election from $300 to $2,000 and for incomplete filings from $300 to $1,000, the amount of the penalty to be determined by the gravity of the violation.


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