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Senate committee adopts campaign finance changes: caps across multiple races and ties limit to ethics commission rule
Summary
A Senate committee approved a measure to cap contributions from a single donor at the maximum per election even if a candidate runs for multiple offices, and adopted an amendment to reference the ethics commission’s formula so the dollar limit updates automatically with federal index changes.
A Senate committee voted to advance legislation that would limit contributions from a single donor to the maximum allowed per election even if a candidate runs for more than one office, and to amend code language so the dollar limit follows a formula established by the Oversight Ethics Commission.
Senator Tucker told the committee the bill closes a loophole that could allow a donor to give separate maximum contributions to the same person who switches…
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