Bill would ban Missouri politicians from using recurring donations to fund campaigns

Missouri politicians wouldn’t be able to lure donors into recurring contributions with emotional appeals that don’t disclose who would benefit from the money under a bill heard Tuesday.

State Rep. Jim Murphy, a Republican from St. Louis County, said the scheme leaves contributors, who are often elderly people, confused when thousands of dollars are drawn from their accounts months, or years, after they respond to a fundraising email or text.

“If it’s not fraud, then it’s certainly something that hurts every one of us,” Murphy said as he presented his bill to the House Elections Committee.

The committee also heard a bill that would restore the presidential primary, which was eliminated in 2022, as well as double the time allowed for early voting from two weeks to four weeks. A vote on both bills is expected next week.




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