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2001 SESSION

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SB 1275 Reporting requirements of Campaign Finance Disclosure Act.

Introduced by: Frank W. Wagner | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Violations of the reporting requirements of the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act and penalties. Revises the provisions on reporting violations of the Act in accordance with recommendations of the joint subcommittee studying campaign finance reform pursuant to HJR 213 and SJR 80 (2000). The bill (i) authorizes the State Board and the appropriate local election official to review disclosure reports for completeness and request additional information; (ii) provides for the jurisdiction of the appropriate attorney for the Commonwealth for statewide and other campaigns; (iii) authorizes the State Board or appropriate local election official to assess and collect the civil penalty for violations of the reporting requirements before referring the violation to the attorney for the Commonwealth; (iv) provides for payment of civil penalties collected at the local level to the locality; and (v) provides for increased penalties and public notice on the Internet of violations by candidates for statewide office or the General Assembly involving the failure to file a required report by the required deadline.


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