Alabama Disclaimers

Alabama’s Fair Campaign Practices Act includes provisions requiring disclaimers.   The Secretary of State’s website describes these requirements and asks: Does the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in McIntrye v. Ohio Elections Commission affect FCPA disclaimer requirements? That case, which involved an … Continue reading

Permissible Uses of Campaign Funds

Today’s Post, in “Senators Diverting Campaign Funds to Kin,” notes that [u]nder long-standing congressional ethics rules, corporations, unions and other large organizations cannot directly pay senators stipends. But their contributions to senators’ election campaigns can be paid without limit to … Continue reading

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