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The House Elections Committee introduced bills based entirely or largely upon recommendations made by the Commission in our Annual Report, including addressing an loophole in campaign finance transparency and requiring e-filing for state candidates. #ksleg
HB 2169 provides that political mailings that avoid exact words like "vote for X" or "support X" must still include who paid for the ad if the only reasonable interpretation is to support or oppose a specific candidate. This language is currently used by the FEC. #ksleg
HB 2170 requires that all candidates for state office file campaign finance reports electronically. This would ensure that accurate campaign finance data is available to the public rapidly, as well as providing increased cost efficiency. #ksleg
HB 2171 and HB 2172 are also based partially on recommendations. HB 2171 in part allows electronic paid-for attribution to appear anywhere that is clear and obvious. HB 2172 creates consistency in the grace period for filing late reports. #ksleg
These recommendations were outlined in our Annual Report published in December. The recommendations and further discussion are also posted below. #ksleg 
