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Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections
Subcommittee Campaigns and Elections

Puckett (Chairman), Edwards, Obenshain, Blevins, Petersen, Barker, Vogel

Clerk: Charles Shotton
Staff: Mary Spain, Jack Austin
Date of Meeting: February 20, 2008
Time and Place: 10:00 AM, 3rd Floor West

H.B. 684

Patron: Brink

Elections; form of ballots.  Replaces current law provisions specifying the details for the form of ballots with a directive that ballots comply with election law requirements and standards prescribed by the State Board of Elections.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 24.2-613 of the Code of Virginia, relating to elections; form of ballots.

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H.B. 789

Patron: Ingram

Campaign finance disclosure; filings by political action committees. Requires any political action committee that files its statement of organization on or after October 1 and before the November election day in any odd-numbered year (i) to file a campaign finance report for the committee's activities during that year with its statement of organization and (ii) to file reports within 24 hours of receiving any contribution of $500 or more during the period between the date of filing its statement of organization and the election day. The bill provides for a civil penalty of $500 for the failure to file any such report and $1,000 for each additional failure.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-949.6 and 24.2-953.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to campaign finance disclosure; filings by political action committees; penalties.

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H.B. 1410

Patron: Ingram

Campaign finance disclosure; campaign advertisement disclosure requirements; publication of paid political advertisements.  Reduces from $500 to $200 or more the amount of independent expenditures that a person may make with respect to an election for any office other than a statewide office that will require him to comply with the reporting requirements for independent expenditures under the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act and with the disclosure requirements of the "stand-by-your-ad" law.  The bill also provides that a candidate who is clearly identified in a "paid advertisement" is entitled to obtain the identity of the person who submitted the advertisement from the newspaper, magazine, or periodical that published the advertisement.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-945.2, 24.2-955, and 24.2-955.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to campaign finance disclosure and political campaign advertisement requirements.

089502564

H.B. 1446

Patron: Ingram

Campaign finance disclosure reports; filing schedule for May elections.  Provides for the filing by May election candidates of an additional campaign finance report on April 15 of the election year, complete for activity through March 31 of that year. Current law requires a report to be filed on the eighth day before the May election date complete for activity through the eleventh day before the election and, for March primary candidates only, a report to be filed on the eighth day before the primary date complete for activity through the eleventh day before the primary. These requirements apply to May elections in all cities and in those towns with a population of 25,000 or more (Blacksburg and Leesburg).

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-947.7 and 24.2-948.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to campaign finance disclosure reports; filing schedule for May elections.

087665564