Fair Campaign Practices Act

The act governs campaign finance disclosure and political advertising, requiring candidates, political committees, and incidental committees to organize formally — registering, designating a treasurer and depository, and keeping records — and to report their contributions and expenditures on a recurring basis, with expedited special reports for independent expenditures, late contributions, and certain advertising. It creates a public disclosure commission empowered to adopt rules, issue subpoenas, adjust contribution limits and reporting thresholds, and suspend or modify reporting obligations in appropriate cases, with the attorney general assigned a supporting enforcement role. It also makes the filed statements public records subject to electronic filing and accessibility requirements, and imposes content rules on political advertising, including sponsor identification and restrictions on the use of a candidate's likeness.

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