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House approves bill to enforce campaign‑finance filing deadlines, require inspections and publish delinquents
Summary
House Bill 147 passed the House after sponsor Representative Jones said it would strengthen enforcement by requiring the lieutenant governor to inspect filings within five days, compel compliance and publish names of candidates who fail to file within 48 hours of the general‑election filing deadline; a proposed amendment to bar delinquent candidates from filing for other offices failed on the floor.
House Bill 147, introduced on Feb. 1 by Representative Jones, would tighten enforcement of existing campaign‑finance reporting rules by expanding the lieutenant governor’s oversight and introducing public notice for delinquent filers.
‘‘The purpose, of course, is to allow the public to know who is financing the campaigns for various candidates,’’ Jones said in introducing the measure. He…
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