Massachusetts H5558 amends campaign finance laws for statewide ballot questions, including signature collection and reporting requirements.

Massachusetts H5558 amends campaign finance laws for statewide ballot questions, prohibiting payments contingent on signature collection and requiring detailed reporting. It mandates that blank signature forms include disclosures about paid signature gatherers and directs signatories to campaign finance reports. The bill also establishes a special legislative commission to review the initiative petition process and recommend reforms, focusing on attorney general certification authority, signature gathering requirements, and procedural rights.

Massachusetts H5558 amends campaign finance laws for statewide ballot questions, including signature collection and reporting requirements.

Massachusetts H5558 amends campaign finance laws for statewide ballot questions, prohibiting payments contingent on signature collection and requiring detailed reporting. It mandates that blank signature forms include disclosures about paid signature gatherers and directs signatories to campaign finance reports. The bill also establishes a special legislative commission to review the initiative petition process and recommend reforms, focusing on attorney general certification authority, signature gathering requirements, and procedural rights.