Bill > HB374

This bill modifies Pennsylvania's Election Code to expand reporting requirements for independent expenditures and late contributions. The bill removes the previous threshold of $100 and replaces it with a requirement to report "any amount" of independent expenditures, effectively lowering the reporting trigger for organizations, including those classified under 26 U.S.C. § 501(c) (a tax code section covering various tax-exempt nonprofit organizations). Under the new provisions, any person or organization making independent expenditures—or contributing to an organization that makes such expenditures—must now file a report with election supervisors, regardless of the amount spent. Similarly, for late contributions, the bill changes the reporting requirement from "$500 or more" to "any amount" after the final pre-election report, mandating that candidates, political committees, or other entities report such contributions within 24 hours through telegram, overnight mail, facsimile, or in-person reporting. These changes aim to increase transparency in campaign financing by requiring more comprehensive and timely disclosure of financial activities related to elections.

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