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PAG LIN 1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. ____ 1 2 BY McKEAN and HANSEN 1 3 A Senate Resolution requesting the legislative council 1 4 to appoint a committee to promote truthfulness and 1 5 honesty in political campaigns. 1 6 WHEREAS, allegations relating to the use of false 1 7 or misleading assertions and material in political 1 8 campaigns have resulted in focusing media attention on 1 9 the negative side of political campaigning and away 1 10 from the issues in and candidates standing for the 1 11 elections; and 1 12 WHEREAS, false or misleading assertions and 1 13 material in political campaigns do not provide useful 1 14 candidate and ballot information to the voters of this 1 15 state, but rather only serve to harm and 1 16 sensationalize the political process; and 1 17 WHEREAS, although there have been attempts to 1 18 improve the conduct of persons involved in political 1 19 campaigns, because of the complex legal issues 1 20 involved in the regulation of campaign conduct and the 1 21 context in which most of those attempts have arisen, 1 22 those attempts have not achieved the goal of 1 23 eliminating the use of false or misleading 1 24 representations and material in political campaigns; 1 25 and 1 26 WHEREAS, any attempt to improve the conduct of 1 27 persons involved in political campaigns must apply to 1 28 all persons involved in the campaigns and should be 1 29 based on bipartisan consensus in order to be fair and 1 30 effective; NOW THEREFORE, 2 1 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the legislative 2 2 council is requested to appoint a committee to 2 3 undertake a review of the issues and proposals 2 4 relating to how to most effectively and fairly control 2 5 and limit the use of false or misleading assertions, 2 6 untrue or deceptive representations of fact, or other 2 7 false, misleading, or deceptive material in political 2 8 campaigns. The review shall include but not be 2 9 limited to a review of legal impediments to 2 10 effectively control activity within political 2 11 campaigns; other states' efforts to regulate conduct 2 12 in political campaigns; recommendations regarding the 2 13 most effective forum for resolving issues and 2 14 complaints relating to the use of false, misleading, 2 15 or deceptive assertions or material in political 2 16 campaigns; and recommendations relating to what form 2 17 any regulation relating to campaign conduct should 2 18 take. Committee membership shall be as determined by 2 19 the legislative council and may include, but is not 2 20 limited to, members of the legislative council, other 2 21 members of the general assembly, and any other 2 22 interested persons deemed appropriate by the 2 23 legislative council. Staffing for the committee shall 2 24 be provided by the legislative service bureau. 2 25 LSB 2511XS 79 2 26 lh/cls/14.2
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