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Committee pauses House bill to require campaign finance filings be electronic after lawmakers press for exception language
Summary
Senators questioned House Bill 16‑94, which would require campaign‑finance reports for state officials to be filed electronically; concerns about system outages and backups led the sponsor to pull the bill for amendment.
House Bill 16‑94, sponsored in the House and presented in committee by Representative R. J. Hawk, would require campaign contribution and expenditure reports for elected officials in state government to be filed online instead of by paper. The sponsor said the change was intended to reduce manual workload at the Secretary of State’s office.
Committee members raised repeated objections about whether the bill provided an exception pathway for candidates who…
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