This bill amends the Code of West Virginia to require political action committees (PACs) to disclose the names and addresses of their contributors to the Secretary of State. Specifically, it adds a new provision stating that PACs must provide this information, including the name and address of any contributing PAC registered with the State Election Commission. Additionally, the bill clarifies that the existing regulations regarding electioneering communications will continue to apply, and it specifies that this section does not pertain to candidates for federal office.

The bill also includes a deletion of a previous subsection (j) and renumbers the subsequent subsections accordingly. The overall intent of the legislation is to enhance transparency in campaign financing by ensuring that the sources of funding for electioneering communications are publicly disclosed, thereby allowing for greater accountability in the political process.

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Introduced Version: 3-8-2b