Introduced
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To increase the fines for failure to file required campaign finance reports. The fine for the first 10 days would go from $25 to $40, and from $50 to $80 for each day after that. Candidates would be required to pay the fines out of their own pocket, not from campaign contributions. The bill would also require the Secretary of State to randomly audit at least nine campaign committees each election cycle, including three candidate committees, three ballot question committees, and three independent political action committees (PACs); require the Secretary of State to publish a list of candidates who owe late campaign finance disclosure filing fees; and authorize the Secretary of State to file civil lawsuits to collect late filing fees.
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Investigations
