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Committee approves bill allowing campaign funds for candidate security measures
Summary
A Kentucky House committee on [date not specified] gave favorable approval to House Bill 373, sponsored by Representative Wade Williams, to let state candidates and officeholders spend campaign funds on reasonable security measures for themselves, family members and campaign or office staff.
A Kentucky House committee on [date not specified] gave favorable approval to House Bill 373, sponsored by Representative Wade Williams, a bill that would allow state candidates and officeholders to use campaign funds to pay for "reasonable cost of security measures" for the candidate, members of the candidate's family and campaign or office employees.
The bill's sponsor told the committee the language aligns state practice with a recent change in federal guidance from the Federal Election Commission and that the funds would come from campaign accounts rather than taxpayer dollars. "This bill modernizes campaign finance laws to allow for the protection of candidates and their loved ones," Representative Wade Williams said while…
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