2321 AMS HONE GORR 054

HB 2321 - S AMD 742

    By Senator Honeyford

                                                  ADOPTED 03/06/02

    On page 1, after line 18, insert the following:

    "Sec. 2.  RCW 42.17.3691 and 2000 c 237 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

     (1) Beginning January 1, ((2002)) 2003, each candidate or political committee that expended twenty-five thousand dollars or more in the preceding year or expects to expend twenty-five thousand dollars or more in the current year shall file all contribution reports and expenditure reports required by this chapter by the electronic alternative provided by the commission under RCW 42.17.369.  The commission may make exceptions on a case-by-case basis for candidates whose authorized committees lack the technological ability to file reports using the electronic alternative provided by the commission.

    (2) Beginning January 1, 2004, each candidate or political committee that expended ten thousand dollars or more in the preceding year or expects to expend ten thousand dollars or more in the current year shall file all contribution reports and expenditure reports required by this chapter by the electronic alternative provided by the commission under RCW 42.17.369.  The commission may make exceptions on a case-by-case basis for candidates whose authorized committees lack the technological ability to file reports using the electronic alternative provided by the commission.

    (3) Failure by a candidate or political committee to comply with this section is a violation of this chapter."

    Renumber the sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

HB 2321 - S AMD

    By Senator Honeyford

    On page 1, on line 4 of the title, after "RCW", insert "42.17.3691,"

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