IndianaCounty clerks would post local campaign finance filings online
Starting July 1, 2026, county clerks would post covered local election filings online as PDFs within seven days of the later due date or filing date.
What it does
County clerks would post local and school board candidates’ filings, plus filings from certain party committees and political action committees, as PDFs online within seven days of the later due date or filing.
Argument forResidents could find local campaign filings more easily because clerks would make copies available as PDFs on county websites.
Argument againstResidents without reliable internet could find it harder to review these filings when counties make the required copies available on websites.
More detail
County clerks would post each covered filing as a PDF on the clerk’s or county election board’s website. This covers local and school board candidates and their committees, plus regular party committees and political action committees that are not required to file with the state election division. It applies in each county that is part of the affected election district. The rule would take effect July 1, 2026. Clerks must post each copy no later than seven days after the later of its due date or the date it is actually filed.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Feb 2First reading: referred to Committee on ElectionsLatest
- Jan 29Referred to the SenateMinor
- Jan 28Third reading: passed; Roll Call 133: yeas 94, nays 0Passed House
- Vote recorded HB 1256 - Clere - 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 28Senate sponsor: Senator Walker G
- Jan 27Second reading: amended, ordered engrossedMinor
- Jan 27Amendment #4 (Clere) prevailed; voice voteMajor
- Jan 14Committee report: do pass, adoptedMinor
- Jan 5First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and ApportionmentMinor
- Jan 5Authored by Representative Clere
- Jan 5Coauthored by Representatives Dant Chesser, Pierce K, PresselIntroduced
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