Counties Support More Flexibility for Public Campaign Financing
MACo Legislative Director Kevin Kinnally testified before the House Ways and Means Committee in support of HB 488 - Local Public Campaign Financing – Expansion to Additional Offices. The bill would expand the offices for which a county may establish a system of public campaign financing. From the MACo testimony: Currently, counties may authorize public campaign financing for elective offices in the executive and legislative branches of county government. This bill would enable counties to offer…