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Committee advances H.474 with new study timeline for ranked-choice and expands campaign-finance reporting to any amount
Summary
Senate Government Operations discussed H.474, moved a study due-date for ranked-choice voting and cleared campaign-finance reporting changes that lower thresholds to reporting for any amount spent; the secretary of state's office warned of public-education and compliance challenges.
The Senate Government Operations Committee on May 22 debated and directed changes to H.474, a broad elections bill that would require a study of ranked-choice voting for presidential primaries and change campaign finance reporting thresholds so that many political actors must report spending of any amount.
Key action: The committee instructed legislative counsel to edit section 1 to move the study due date for ranked-choice voting to January 15, 2028, and to add language tying any implementation to the presidential primary in 2032. Committee members indicated they would support the revised date and asked counsel to prepare a redraft for committee review.
Why it matters: H.474 would require the secretary of state to study whether to permanently institute ranked-choice voting for presidential primaries and to report on feasibility and costs. It also changes campaign finance triggers from $500 for candidates and $1,000 for political…
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