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AZ SB1406

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/29/2018

Primary Sponsor

Karen Fann

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-third Legislature - Second Regular Session (2018)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arizona campaign finance law to create an exemption for city and town elections allowing individuals, candidates, and entities to file a statement declaring intent to accept less than $1,000 in contributions or expenditures before soliciting funds or making expenditures.

  • Requires persons, candidates, or entities that file the exemption statement but then receive contributions or make expenditures totaling $1,000 or more to register as a committee within five business days and comply with all committee requirements.

  • Exempts the $1,000 threshold amount specified in the city and town elections exemption from the biennial dollar increases prescribed in section 16-931.

  • Increases the committee registration thresholds in section 16-905 by $100 in January of each odd-numbered year, and increases contribution limits in article 1.2 of the chapter by the same amount annually.

  • Applies the threshold exemption only to city and town elections, not state-level campaigns or elections.

Legislative Description

Campaign finance; city threshold exemption

Campaign Contributions

Last Action

Senate read second time

1/30/2018

Full Bill Text

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