In response to a recent court opinion, the West Virginia legislature may act to reform certain campaign finance laws. During interim sessions Tuesday, legislators said they want to create greater election accountability, which was the aim of a 2005 law that seeks to regulate various forms of advertising that “refers to a clearly identified candidate” […]
Day: May 21, 2008
Senate Rules Hearing on FEC Nominees
The video for today’s hearing for three nominees to the FEC is online. As Richard Winger notes, the Committee did not vote on the nominees due to lack of a quorum. Roll Call has a late report: The Federal Election Commission will remain dormant for at least a few more weeks after private negotiations between […]
New Convention Guidance
The House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct released a memo discussing gift rules and their application to activity surrounding the national party conventions.