| Last Action | posted in committee |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to public financing for judicial campaigns. |
| Bill Documents |
Bill
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| Bill Request Number | 62 |
| Sponsors | J. Wayne, T. Riner |
| Summary of Original Version | Create new sections of KRS 118A to establish the clean judicial elections fund; define terms; establish fund to distribute transfers to certified judicial candidates; provide that the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance administer the fund and promulgate necessary administrative regulations; designate that moneys in the fund be invested in accordance with regulations developed by the State Investment Commission; require the registry to publish information about campaign expenditures in the judicial campaigns of the previous year; establish requirements to be designated a certified judicial candidate and gain access to the fund; provide guidelines for distribution of funds to certified judicial candidates; direct that judicial review of any final action of the registry be expedited by the court; provide for a civil penalty up to $10,000 for an actual violation of these provisions, and a Class D felony for any knowing violation of these provisions; provide that a person entitled to a state tax refund may designate on their income tax return an amount to be credited to the fund; permit the Supreme Court to require members of the Kentucky Bar Association to submit an annual fixed amount not to exceed $25 to be dedicated to the clean judicial elections fund; provide for a January 1, 2012 effective date. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Campaign Finance - Public financing for judicial campaigns, create program for Court of Appeals - Public financing for campaigns, create program for Court, Supreme - Public financing for campaigns, create program for Courts - Public financing for campaigns, create program for Courts, Circuit - Public financing for campaigns, create program for Courts, District - Public financing for campaigns, create program for Effective Dates, Delayed - Public financing for judicial campaign, effective January 1, 2012 Elections and Voting - Public financing for judicial races, establishment of Judges and Court Commissioners - Public financing for judicial races, establishment of Taxation - Public financing for judicial campaigns, create tax refund designation for Taxation, Income--Individual - Public financing for judicial campaigns, create tax refund designation for |
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