Bill > SB00672

This bill proposes several changes to campaign finance regulations and the State Elections Enforcement Commission (SEEC). First, if a candidate committee treasurer submits a contribution for a Citizens' Election Program grant that is deemed not to be a qualifying contribution, the SEEC must return the contribution to the committee, and the treasurer must then refund the contribution to the original donor. The bill also requires the SEEC to investigate and either dismiss or make a decision on any election-related complaints before certifying election results. Additionally, the SEEC will be administratively placed within the Office of State Ethics, and all active complaints filed with the commission must be made publicly accessible on its website. Lastly, the bill allows treasurers of candidate committees to accept contributions through electronic payment methods, including mobile applications, which expands the ways candidates can receive campaign funding. These changes aim to increase transparency in campaign finance and streamline the process for handling contributions and complaints.

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