Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson urged lawmakers to enact campaign finance reform to increase transparency and make campaign finance reports searchable for the public, Watson said.
Watson told reporters that the changes would help voters access and understand who is funding campaigns, according to his comments.
He acknowledged that such legislation is a tough sell with lawmakers, saying he expected resistance to some proposed measures.
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Jon Ross Myers is the executive editor and publisher of the Mississippi News Network, Mississippi's largest digital only media company. He can be reached at editor@tippahnews.com
