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Lawmakers debate whether to cap campaign security spending in voter-protections draft
Summary
Committee discussion focused on language that would allow campaign funds to pay for security measures such as monitoring systems and protective detail; some members proposed a $2,000 cap, while the Secretary of State’s office and staff warned that inserting caps would change campaign‑finance structure and should wait until a non‑election year.
The Government Operations & Military Affairs Committee on April 22 spent an extended portion of testimony debating whether the Voter Protections Act draft should explicitly list campaign security spending and whether to limit those expenditures with a dollar cap.
Elections Director Sean said the draft’s definition-language was intended to clarify that costs incurred for candidate…
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