HB328 Summary

• Requires candidates to file a statement appointing a principal campaign committee (2-5 individuals) with the Secretary of State or judge of probate within five days of becoming a candidate.

• Authorizes the filing official to determine compliance and notify the election official whether the candidate has properly filed the required statement within the five-day period.

• Mandates that the election official immediately disqualify any candidate who fails to timely file the principal campaign committee statement, preventing the candidate's name from appearing on the ballot.

• Updates existing campaign finance code language with nonsubstantive technical revisions for current statutory style.

• Becomes effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor.