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Sponsors urge ban on unsolicited taxpayer-funded government mailings within 30 days of elections
Summary
Sponsors presented House Bill 2 64 to prohibit unsolicited government mailings within 30 days before an election, arguing such mailings operate as campaign tools; members asked for clearer definitions and enforcement language, and sponsors said they were open to tightening the bill.
Supporters of House Bill 2 64 told the House General Government Committee the bill would draw a bright line between civic information and taxpayer-funded campaigning by banning unsolicited government publications distributed within 30 days before an election.
"Taxpayer dollars should go to informing the public, not campaigning," a sponsor said in opening testimony, describing the proposal as a targeted restriction on large unsolicited mail campaigns paid for with public funds. Sponsors said the bill…
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