SPONSOR: Baker
This bill prohibits any government entity from soliciting, accepting, or using any funds or in-kind goods or services for election administration, unless the funds or in-kind goods or services are of de minimis value or provided by another government entity.
The bill also prohibits any government entity or election officer from joining the membership of any entity, participating in any program, or purchasing services from any entity unless the entity complies with certain certification requirements, as provided in the bill.
If an election officer joins the membership of such an entity in his or her private capacity, the officer has a duty to disclose that information The information required to be included in and the requirements for publication of the disclosure are provided in the bill.
A violation of this section will be a class B misdemeanor.
Statutes affected: