This hotly debated bill will allow voters to view contributions to statewide and legislative candidates and parties on the Internet before elections. This new law is a win-win opportunity.
Candidates file electronically by submitting reports on discs, by email or via the Internet.
Peg Rosenfield is the elections specialist for the League of Women Voters of Ohio. Rosenfield and League members testified, lobbied legislators and sent letters to newspaper editors in support of the bill. This is information voters can get in a timely way. The news media are likely to analyze the contribution reports, compare how people vote with what they are getting in contributions, and see if there is any correlation. Voters find that very interesting information.