The League of Women Voters supports SB 692, including the delayed effective date. The League believes that democratic government depends on the informed and active participation of its citizens. Timely access to campaign expenditure information is important to such participation, increasing voters’ ability to make informed decisions. Requiring electronic filing of all campaign expenditure reports, and removing the provision that has different requirements as to where campaign reports must be filed, depending on the office the candidate is seeking, as this bill does, is a significant step toward promoting transparency through timely access, with all reports in a central location and no need to wait for some to be digitized.
The League of Women Voters supports SB 692, including the delayed effective date. The League believes that democratic government depends on the informed and active participation of its citizens. Timely access to campaign expenditure information is important to such participation, increasing voters’ ability to make informed decisions. Requiring electronic filing of all campaign expenditure reports, and removing the provision that has different requirements as to where campaign reports must be filed, depending on the office the candidate is seeking, as this bill does, is a significant step toward promoting transparency through timely access, with all reports in a central location and no need to wait for some to be digitized.