Section 121.005 - Legislative findings on electronic storage and retrieval of campaign finance information(1) The General Assembly finds and declares that:(a) The intent of disclosure of campaign finance information is to make that information about political contributions and expenditures accessible to the public;(b) The volume of campaign finance reports submitted each year to the state renders it virtually impossible, without the help of computer technology, to derive meaningful conclusions from the records; and(c) Computer automation is a necessary and effective means of transmitting, organizing, storing, and retrieving vast amounts of data submitted by candidates in election campaigns.(2) The General Assembly enacts this legislation to accomplish the following: (a) To improve the existing system of electronic reporting and extend its usage to more candidates;(b) To allow concerned persons easy, convenient, and timely access to campaign finance reports submitted to the state;(c) To ease the burden on candidates and committees of tabulating, filing, and maintaining public records of financial activity;(d) To strengthen both the disclosure and enforcement capabilities of the Registry of Election Finance;(e) To cooperate in the standardization of reporting formats among states so that interstate as well as intrastate sources of political money can be known;(f) To provide for a fully informed electorate; and(g) To help restore public trust in the governmental and electoral institutions of this state.Amended by 2019 Ky. Acts ch. 2,§ 1, eff. 6/26/2019.Effective:7/14/2000
Created 2000, Ky. Acts ch. 398, sec. 1, effective7/14/2000.