By Ms. Reinstein of Revere, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3913) of Kathi-Anne Reinstein relative to electronic access to campaign finance reports of candidates for certain municipal offices. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Kathi-Anne Reinstein

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act relative to campaign finance reporting.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

Subsection (d) of section 18C of chapter 55 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:-

                The director shall the public with electronic access to all campaign finance data and financial statements submitted to the agency from candidates for mayor, city council, alderman, school committee and selectman in any city or town with a population of 50,000 or more.