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Committee hears options on using campaign funds for candidate security; firearms exclusion proposed
Summary
NCSL and the Secretary of State briefed lawmakers on how states authorize campaign expenditures for candidate security, the tradeoffs of threat verification, and whether to exclude firearms; the Secretary of State recommended a one‑sentence exclusion for firearms.
The committee also focused on statutory design for allowing campaign funds to pay for candidate security. Helen Brewer of the National Conference of State Legislatures summarized recent state activity and design options, and Sean Chien of the Secretary of State's office offered practical recommendations.
Brewer said state approaches vary: some statutes exempt security from general prohibitions on personal use of campaign funds, others affirmatively authorize security spending in statute, and some rely on regulatory guidance from ethics agencies. She told the…
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