Wed. 4-23-14 top political law links

TURN AGAINST TRANSPARENCY.  Atlantic.  “Krauthammer’s new opinion is that transparency in ballot initiatives is relatively unimportant…”

CAMPAIGN FINANCE HYSTERICS.  DC.  “Unfortunately, the self-described socialist from Vermont can’t even get through the first sentence without a factual error.”

SUPER PACS IN FL.  PBS.  “Voters in southwest Florida’s 19th congressional district head to the polls Tuesday to elect candidates to replace resigned Republican Rep. Trey Radel. Radel, the freshman member who was caught buying cocaine in Washington, D.C., the first member of Congress to hold that dubious distinction.”

TODAY AT THE FEC.  The agenda for today’s meeting is online here.

BITCOIN 2.0.  NJ.  “Who needs campaign cash? If one group gets its way, elections of the future might soon be funded by bitcoin.”

AK:  FINE THREAT.  ADN.  “State campaign finance regulators are threatening fines as large as $19,000 for some donors to the campaigns in Anchorage that have pushed for passage of bond packages in city elections.”

MA:  EXCESS ALLEGED.  TheRepublic.com.  “Three political action committees that state investigators said were under the direction of a top Massachusetts Republican official have agreed to pay $17,500 after making excess campaign contributions.”

NJ:  PAY TO PLAY ALLEGED.  PressofAtlanticCity.com.  “Democrats are calling foul on a contract awarded by Atlantic County to the Ocean City accounting firm Ford Scott & Associates, saying that contract may have violated pay-to-play laws due to a partner’s donations to Sheriff Frank Balles’ state senate campaign.”

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