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Sponsor says bill would level campaign finance limits for unenrolled candidates; committee to compare with prior legislature's measure
Summary
Representative Billy Bob Faulconyam presented LD 1229 to align contribution limits for unenrolled (independent) candidates with enrolled candidates when unenrolled candidates do not participate in primaries. Committee members noted a substantially similar bill (LD 390) had already moved through committee last session; analysts will compare texts.
Representative Billy Bob Faulconyam introduced LD 1229, a bill intended to eliminate differential campaign contribution limits that currently disadvantage unenrolled (independent) candidates when they are not on a primary ballot.
Faulconyam told the committee the intention was to ensure unenrolled candidates have the same contribution cap as…
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