Bill > S0620

This bill eliminates competing reporting requirements relating to referenda and consolidates all reporting requirements concerning independent expenditures and electioneering communications for elections. The key provisions of the bill include: 1. Defining various terms related to campaign contributions and expenditures, such as "business entity," "contributions," "electioneering communication," "independent expenditure," and "covered transfer." 2. Requiring any person, business entity, or political action committee making independent expenditures, electioneering communications, or covered transfers over $1,000 to report such spending to the board of elections within specific time frames. 3. Establishing disclosure requirements for such independent expenditures and electioneering communications, including identifying the top donors. 4. Repealing two existing chapters of the Rhode Island General Laws related to gambling referenda and ballot question advocacy and reporting. 5. The bill takes effect upon passage.

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