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Senate advances HB44 after debate over disclosure rule and First Amendment concerns
Summary
First Substitute House Bill 44 — requiring poll-sponsor disclosure for polls about declared candidates and ballot measures — advanced in the Utah Senate after an amendment and extended debate that included concerns about First Amendment protection and enforcement penalties.
Senators advanced First Substitute House Bill 44 on a roll-call showing 22 "yay," 3 "nay" and 4 absent after debate over whether the measure treads on First Amendment speech and whether its enforcement penalties are sufficient.
The bill, sponsored in the Senate by Senator Dayton, would require organizations conducting polls about declared candidates (or ballot issues already certified to appear) to disclose the organization name and to be a legal entity. The sponsor said the measure aims to create parity with…
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