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This bill introduces new reporting requirements for campaign committees making expenditures related to "ballot curing" activities after an election and before election certification. Specifically, the bill defines a "late signature curing expenditure" as money spent to contact voters about unsigned or mismatched ballot verification envelopes, and mandates that such committees report these expenditures within 24 hours of being made. The reporting must include detailed information such as the committee's full name and address, the candidate or measure involved, whether the expenditure supports or opposes the candidate/measure, the jurisdiction, amount spent, and a description of goods or services purchased. These late signature curing expenditure reports are in addition to other required campaign statements and must be filed in the same locations as standard campaign statements. The bill also specifies that within two years of the Secretary of State certifying an online filing system, these reports must be submitted electronically. Importantly, the bill is designed to further the transparency goals of the Political Reform Act of 1974 by providing more detailed and timely disclosure of campaign-related spending, particularly in the period immediately following an election when ballot verification activities occur.

Budget and Finance, Government Affairs

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