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Commission tables proposed rule on PAC bank accounts after commissioners raise statutory‑construction concerns
Summary
A proposed rule to clarify when political action committees must maintain separate bank accounts and register under recently added OCGA language was tabled after commissioners questioned whether statutory exceptions apply to the new subsection; staff will revise the proposal.
The State Ethics Commission on Sept. 17 voted to table a proposed rule that would require political action committees to maintain an isolated bank account from inception, clarifying when a PAC must register and report under newly enacted statutory language (subsection commonly referenced in the meeting as "e 0.1").
Why it matters: The proposed rule would have tried to clarify how the statute applies to PACs and when committees must open segregated accounts and register with the commission. Commissioners said the draft conflated subsection exceptions in existing statute and that the proposal should be narrowed to avoid…
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