Vermont conservation groups urge fix to recent PAC-definition wording before election cycle
Vermont Conservation Voters warned the committee that a change from 'or' to 'and' in campaign law could classify ordinary nonprofit endorsements as PAC activity; the group urged lawmakers to approve technical corrective language quickly to avoid widespread new reporting burdens.
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Dan Fingis, executive director of Vermont Conservation Voters, told the Senate Government Operations Committee that a single-word change in the statutory definition of a political committee could have sweeping unintended consequences for nonprofits, unions and other civic groups if left uncorrected.
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