State of Michigan: Testimony of CLC to the House Elections Standing Committee on S.B. 638

On February 3, 2016, Campaign Legal Center Deputy Executive Director Paul S. Ryan submitted testimony to the House Elections Standing Committee regarding S.B. 638. The bill amends the Michigan Campaign Finance Act (MCFA) improving the definition of "independent expenditures." However, "the numerous carve outs and exceptions to this definition are so extensive that they render any improvements made by the new definition meaningless."    

To read the testimony, click here.