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Representative from District 6 seeks to codify campaign-account segregation; House sends bill to general orders
Summary
On Feb. 19, the Idaho House debated House Bill 5 98, which would require candidates to deposit campaign contributions and personal campaign loans into a campaign account and certify deposits within seven days. Lawmakers split over wording and administrative burdens; the House voted to send the bill to general orders for revision (55–10).
The Idaho House on Feb. 19 debated House Bill 5 98, a measure introduced on the floor by the representative identified as the sponsor from District 6 that would require all campaign contributions and any personal loans to a candidate’s campaign to be deposited into a campaign account established exclusively for that campaign and prohibit commingling with a candidate’s personal accounts.
The sponsor said the bill has two goals: to codify the prohibition on commingling campaign and personal funds and to require candidates who loan money to their campaign to certify that the loan has been deposited into a campaign account within seven days. “We don’t want to have an account that is commingling…
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