SB541 SFAT Trump 3-4

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            Senators Trump and Kessler moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

            Eng. Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 541--A Bill to amend and reenact §3-8-1a, §3-8-2, §3-8-3, §3-8-4, §3-8-5, §3-8-5a, §3-8-5b, §3-8-7, §3-8-8, §3-8-9, §3-8-10, §3-8-12 and §3-8-14 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend said code by adding thereto five new sections, designated §3-8-1b, §3-8-1c, §3-8-5c, §3-8-8a and §3-8-9a, all relating generally to the regulation and control of elections; modifying and adding definitions; modifying what committees qualify for a federal reporting exemption; modifying reporting requirements for independent expenditures; clarifying scope of reporting obligations by committee treasurers; requiring certain contributions be reported to State Election Commission within forty-eight hours of their receipt; requiring financial statements for candidates for State Senate, House of Delegates, circuit judge and family court judge to be filed electronically with Secretary of State; permitting certain financial statements to be filed by mail, in person or by facsimile or other electronic means; establishing a processing fee for financial statements not filed electronically; requiring Secretary of State to maintain an online searchable database; setting contribution limits for candidate nomination and general election; prohibiting contribution of monies to general election campaign prior to candidate’s nomination; providing for indexing of contribution limits; setting contribution limits to state party executive committee, or subsidiary thereof, or state party legislative caucus committee; prohibiting contributions by foreign nationals; directing Secretary of State to publish an online list of late filing violators; prohibiting contributions to candidates or candidate committees by corporations or membership organizations; clarifying and modifying disclosure requirements for covered organizations; identifying additional lawful election expenses; permitting coordinated contributions by state political party committees and political party caucuses for certain elections; identifying additional lawful expenditures for excess campaign funds; creating criminal offenses and setting penalties; setting requirements for disclosures on certain communications; and setting requirements for the sale of newspaper or magazine space to candidates or their agents.

Adopted

Rejected