HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 32 Offered January 11, 2006 Prefiled January 4, 2006 Encouraging the State Board of Elections to continue its review of the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act. ---------- Patron-- Jones, S.C. ---------- Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections ----------

WHEREAS, the State Board of Elections conducted a review of the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act (the Act) during the 2005 interim pursuant to House Joint Resolution 667 (2005) and, with the assistance of a special subcommittee, proposed a revised version of the Act; and

WHEREAS, the Board and subcommittee propose to continue this review to address several complex issues that involve possibly substantive changes in the Act; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the State Board of Elections be encouraged to continue its review of the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act to address issues that require further evaluation, including registration and reporting requirements for federal committees and out-of-state and multi-state committees, the "express advocacy" standard, and the treatment of certain tax-exempt or similar organizations; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the State Board of Elections be encouraged during its review to seek once again the advice of two members of the House Committee on Privileges and Elections and two members of the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections as may be designated by their respective chairs, one representative each from the Democratic and Republican Parties of Virginia, two treasurers representing political committees that are registered with the State Board, two general registrars, and one or more non-profit groups with an interest in Campaign Finance disclosure in Virginia.