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Committee adopts amendment and lays over bill directing Campaign Finance Board study of spending limits
Summary
Senate File 19-15, a measure to ask Minnesota’s Campaign Finance Board to study voluntary spending limits tied to public campaign financing, received an author's amendment adding an effective date and was laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Senate File 19-15, brought before the Minnesota Senate Elections Committee on March 4, asks the Campaign Finance Board to study voluntary spending limits that apply to candidates who participate in Minnesota’s public campaign financing programs. An author’s amendment that adds an effective date was adopted in committee; the bill was then laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
The bill’s sponsor (identified in the meeting as seeking the amendment) told the committee the study is intended to collate and analyze existing data about participation in public financing, historical trends, and how spending limits compare across states. "When…
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