The House Elections and Apportionment Committee heard HB 1256 on campaign finance reports of local candidates authored by Rep. Clere. The bill requires the circuit court clerk of each county to place a copy of each campaign finance report, notice, or other instrument filed with the county election board on the circuit court clerk’s or county election board’s website in portable document format.
The Indiana Elections Division, Indiana Secretary of State’s Office, Common Cause Indiana, and Citizen’s Action Coalition testified in support of the bill. The Cass County Clerk provided neutral testimony on the bill. The bill passed 12-0.
Read the bill at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2026/bills/house/1256