Senator Anthony Bucco (R-25) has announced plans to introduce legislation that would prevent political organizations from scalping event tickets as part of their fundraising efforts. Under current law, political organizations are specifically exempted from the prohibitions that limit the excessive markup and resale of event tickets. The legislation proposed by Bucco would remove that exemption.
“As part of our effort to eliminate the potential for corruption in the political campaign process, we must remove the exemptions that have been carved out in our laws to the sole benefit of politicians,” said Bucco. “Candidates for public office should not be able to purchase tickets to popular concerts and events at face value and mark them up for sale to donors. If members of the public cannot resell their tickets for substantial profit, elected officials and candidates for office should not be allowed to do so either.”
Additionally, Bucco noted that political candidates and their campaign committees may try to circumvent the scalping law by providing tickets to events as party favors or as part of the benefit of attending a political fundraiser.
“As part of this initiative, we will research ways to prevent the provision of event tickets to donors as part of the quid pro quo arrangement for making a donation or attending a fundraiser,” added Bucco. “Although campaigns may not be exchanging cash directly for event tickets, it’s clear that donations are being made with the understanding that often unobtainable tickets will be provided as a result of the donation. We must end this practice and further remove the veils or privilege and secrecy that shroud the public’s view of their government.”
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