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Rules committee hears bill to let attorney general enforce campaign-finance penalties against secretary of state
Summary
Representative Regas told the House Rules Committee HB 4642 would close a gap in the Michigan Campaign Finance Act by authorizing the attorney general to impose penalties for violations by the secretary of state after an investigation; committee discussion clarified facts and the item will be considered again at a later meeting.
During a hearing of the Michigan House Rules Committee, Representative Regas testified in support of House Bill 4642, saying the bill would empower the attorney general to impose penalties for campaign-finance violations committed by the secretary of state or members of the secretary’s immediate family.
The measure, Regas said, would close what she described as a ‘‘glaring loophole’’ in the Michigan Campaign Finance Act that leaves the secretary of…
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