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Committee hears bill to let Georgia Ethics Commission seek records from nonresidents in election probes
Summary
A House subcommittee heard House Bill 414 to extend the Georgia Ethics Commission’s enforcement reach to nonresidents involved in Georgia elections. The measure would let the commission seek documents outside the state through superior court orders; the committee held a hearing and plans a committee substitute in full committee.
Chairman Jones introduced House Bill 414 on behalf of the Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on State and Local Government, asking the panel to authorize the Georgia Ethics Commission to compel nonresidents to produce documents related to state elections.
The bill, as presented by Chairman Jones and with Executive Director David Amati of the Georgia Ethics Commission at the podium, would allow the commission to request information from individuals domiciled outside Georgia who participate in…
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