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Bill would bar private and subscription funding to local election offices, sponsor says
Summary
Representative Ben Baker told the House Commerce Committee that House Bill 794 would bar private funding for election administration even when provided indirectly through membership or subscription programs.
Representative Ben Baker, sponsor of House Bill 794, said the bill closes a loophole that allowed private funding for local election administration to flow through membership or subscription programs. "We passed a bill prohibiting private funding in election administration... but they found another way to kinda get around that, with the US Alliance for Election Excellence... starting a subscription service," Baker said, and added the proposed language would make indirect or subscription funding unacceptable for local election authorities.
Baker framed the bill as a continuation of…
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