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Committee adopts amendment to bill creating a framework for transparent election funding
Summary
The Senate committee adopted an amendment to SB 255, a bill that sets out a framework for more transparent private funding of election-related activities; Secretary of State staff testified that past private COVID-era grants lacked documentation and the bill aims to limit private influence over elections.
Senator McKee introduced SB 255 and its amendment, describing the measure as a framework to increase transparency around funding for Arkansas elections. "That's a simple bill that just simply lays out a framework for transparent funding of Arkansas elections," the sponsor said when presenting the amendment.
Committee members asked whether common…
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