Senate Bill 8 was sent to the state House after passing the Senate. The bill, which would bring Kentucky into the 21st century (surprise), would completely overhaul campaign finance reporting requirements. Candidates raising more than $25K would be required (among other things) to file finance reports electronically– completely blowing the collective mind of people like Jody Richards, Jim Gooch and non-email-using Steve Beshear.

Republican Senator Damon Thayer should be applauded for sponsoring this common sense legislation.

Senate Bill 8 would (from PolWatchers):

• add a 60-day pre-primary report for statewide candidates;
• permit campaigns to use debit cards to pay bills;
• give candidates a 30-day grace period to return contributions without a violation;
• allow contributions to a general election before the primary election as long as the contribution is designated as such;
• give candidates 365 days to retire campaign debt;
• and allow state party executive committees to establish building accounts to maintain their respective headquarters.