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Senate advances election-disclosure bill that would require registration for new political groups and a voluntary candidate pledge

Utah State Senate · January 27, 2006
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Summary

Second substitute SB 55 would expand registration and disclosure for PACs/PICs and certain corporations created within 90 days of an election, and contains a voluntary 'clean campaign' pledge with added protected categories; senators debated enforcement and the bill was ordered to third reading after amendment.

Senator Mansell presented the second substitute to SB 55 as a two-part election reform effort: a voluntary candidate 'clean campaign' pledge and an expanded disclosure regime. The disclosure component would require PACs, political issue committees and corporations created within 90 days of an election (and that receive or disburse more than a threshold amount) to register annually and list at least two officers with contact information, aiming to…

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