Bill > HB385

This bill amends Mississippi's campaign finance reporting requirements to mandate that campaign finance reports for local government candidates be made publicly available on county and municipal websites. Specifically, the bill requires circuit clerks to upload campaign finance reports for county and county district candidates to their county's website, and municipal clerks to upload reports for municipal candidates to their municipality's website. If a municipality does not have its own website, the municipal clerk must send the reports to the county circuit clerk, who will then upload them to the county website. These provisions expand transparency by ensuring that campaign finance reports for local elections are easily accessible to the public online. The bill will take effect on July 1, 2025, giving local government offices time to prepare for implementing the new website posting requirements. The underlying goal is to increase transparency in local campaign financing by making these financial reports more readily available to voters and interested citizens.

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https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB0385.xml