SF661 Summary

• Increases contribution limits for candidates: changes primary thresholds from $100 to $750 for candidate contributions and $200 for itemized disclosure; raises election cycle contribution limits for statewide and legislative candidates (e.g., governor from $2,000 to $4,000 in election segment)

• Creates new ballot question political committees and funds with separate registration thresholds ($5,000 for ballot questions vs. $1,500 for independent expenditures) and establishes volunteer inactive status for political funds

• Expands definition of public official to include district court judges, appeals court judges, Supreme Court justices, and county commissioners; exempts judges from conflict of interest and gift disclosure requirements

• Modifies campaign expenditure limits by introducing election and non-election cycle segments with different spending caps; reduces carryover percentage from 50 to 25 percent of expenditure limits

• Repeals sections 10A.24 (committee dissolution) and 10A.242 (independent expenditure committee dissolution) in favor of new termination and inactive status procedures (sections 10A.243-10A.246)