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Secretary of State, AG draft language to make self‑funded political spending more transparent
Summary
Committee members heard proposed H.474 campaign finance changes intended to require disclosure of large self‑funded expenditures and to clarify reporting duties for individuals and small groups.
The Senate Committee on Government Operations reviewed proposed campaign finance language tied to H.474 intended to clarify reporting for self‑funded political activity and to close a perceived reporting gap for independent expenditure activity.
Sean Sheehan, elections director, and Deputy Secretary Lauren Hibbert said the draft language would replace the existing “independent expenditure only political committee” terminology with a phrase the Attorney General’s Office helped craft: a “self‑funded person acting alone on a public question” (or “self‑funded person acting alone unaffiliated with the…
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