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Senate advances bill restricting use of public funds for advocacy, allows impartial local voter information
Summary
Senate Bill 27 passed to third reading on Jan. 31, 1995. The bill prohibits public entities from using taxpayer money to advocate for or against candidates or ballot measures while permitting impartial informational materials, modeled on the lieutenant governor’s voter pamphlet.
Senate Bill 27, presented by Senator Howard Stevens on Jan. 31, 1995, aims to clarify the permissible use of public resources in election-related communications by local governments.
Stevens said the bill empowers local governments to produce impartial informational pamphlets while explicitly prohibiting the use of public money to advocate for or against a candidate or ballot issue. “It clearly…
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