Day: March 20, 2008

Texas Penalty

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date March 20, 2008
Categories In Texas

The Texas Ethics Commission fined a candidate $10,000 for allegedly using campaign funds for improper expenses. The Final Order is online.

Personal Use In the News

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date March 20, 2008
Categories In New York

There are additional stories alleging the personal use of campaign funds in New York: NEW YORK — David Paterson, who became the governor of New York Monday after Eliot Spitzer resigned amid a prostitution scandal, may have broken state campaign finance laws when he used campaign cash to pay for a hotel room for a […]

New Virginia Campaign Finance Laws for 2009

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date March 20, 2008
Categories In Virginia

There are significant campaign finance developments to report from Virginia. The new law, sponsored by a freshman Senator, requires increased disclosure for certain contributing political organizations. Virgnia is a strong disclosure state. The effective date of the new law is January 1, 2009. The law may be an attempt to solve an issue that arose in […]