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IN HB1285
Bill
Status
1/10/2019
Primary Sponsor
John Bartlett
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AI Summary
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Prohibits political parties and individuals from soliciting or receiving money/property as a condition for supporting or slating a candidate in primary elections, and from paying money/property in exchange for such support.
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Prohibits requiring candidates to refrain from seeking a party's nomination in a primary election if the party does not slate them as their preferred candidate.
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Violations may result in civil penalties of up to 3 times the value of money or property involved, plus documented investigative costs.
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Any agreements made in violation of these prohibitions are void.
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Political parties may still require candidates to pay reasonable expenses for office space, administrative costs, poll lists, and other legitimate campaign support costs.
Legislative Description
Campaign violations. Provides that a political party or other person may not: (1) solicit or receive money or other property as a condition that the person, another person, or a political party support or slate a candidate; (2) pay money or give other property in exchange for the support or slating of a candidate by a person or a political party; or (3) require an individual to refrain from seeking the nomination of a political party for an elected office in a primary election if the political party does not slate the individual as the political party's choice for election to the office. Provides that a civil penalty may be assessed against a political party or other person of not more than three times the value of the money or property solicited, received, paid, or given in violation of the prohibition. Provides that any agreement entered into in violation of the prohibition is void.
Last Action
Representative Wesco added as coauthor
2/12/2019