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Committee backs Secretary of State cleanup bill that bans private funding of election administrators
Summary
House Bill 1669, described as a Secretary of State cleanup bill that establishes reimbursement for primaries, prohibits private funding for election administrators, and updates filing rules for digital records, passed the subcommittee 6–1.
Representative Rudd presented House Bill 1669 as a set of technical and policy changes recommended by the Secretary of State and coordinator of elections. Key provisions described to the committee included a reimbursement procedure for May primaries when the General Assembly funds them, an explicit prohibition on private funding of election administrators, and updates to filing and retention procedures to reflect digital recordkeeping while preserving paper-retention requirements.
Rudd said the changes mirror existing processes in other contexts and would outlaw private funding of election administrators. “This would just outlaw private funding in our elections period,” Rudd said. Members asked clarifying questions about implementation and the bill’s effect on county recordkeeping; the clerk reported 6 ayes and 1 no and the bill advanced to the state and local full committee.
