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Committee advances campaign finance overhaul, narrows federal PAC reporting burden
Summary
The State and Local Government Committee voted 6-0 to advance an amendment and the amended bill (senate bill 1377 as amended) that align state reporting with an attorney general opinion and make multiple changes to campaign-finance law, including an exemption for the governor's residence and an effective date of Jan. 1, 2026.
The State and Local Government Committee recommended a due pass on a campaign-finance amendment and on the amended bill (related to 1377 and 2156), voting 6-0 after hearing staff and agency explanation of technical changes, an attorney general opinion, and proposed filing rules for federal political-action committees.
Dustin Richard of Legislative Council summarized the amendment’s major points, including several technical changes to bring the bill into conformance with an attorney general opinion about federal filers and a proposal to exempt the governor’s Executive Mansion from the definition of state property under the corrupt-practices provisions. ‘‘This is meant to basically be in compliance with that attorney general’s opinion,’’ Richard said, describing added subsections that address federal-only filers and reporting requirements.
Michael Howe, North Dakota Secretary of State,…
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