SB 1125 Summary

• Adds exception allowing state central committees to provide web sites to candidates for state-wide office, state senator, and state representative positions to gather online contributions, with domain names, equipment, and technical support considered non-contributions if made available equally to all party members.

• Increases the cumulative value limits for voluntary food, beverage, and invitations provided at individual residences from $200 to $400 per event and $400 to $800 annually, and extends applicability to Citizens' Election Program participants.

• Changes campaign finance filing requirements effective January 1, 2014, by eliminating duplicate reports filed within days of each other and adjusting filing schedules for special elections, unsuccessful primary candidates, and state central committees.

• Requires entities making independent expenditures to disclose aggregate donations from their top five donors during the twelve-month period preceding the expenditure in campaign finance statements and advertising disclosures.

• Modifies late filing penalties to allow the State Elections Enforcement Commission discretion to waive the $100 penalty if a filer took reasonable steps to ensure timely submission.