CAMPAIGN FINANCE – Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to provide for campaign finance transparency.

Idaho's S 1212 amends campaign finance laws to increase transparency for voters. It creates new requirements for candidates, political action committees (PACs), and political parties, including mandatory disclosure of all contributions and expenditures (e.g., requiring paid polls to name their funder), prohibiting foreign contributions, and banning candidate coordination with independent spending. The bill establishes specific roles for political treasurers, sets contribution limits, and adds rules for reporting synthetic media ads used in campaigns. These changes apply directly to all state and local election campaigns in Idaho, aiming to clarify funding sources for public accountability.