Month: April 2008

Legal Fees in New Jersey

Earlier this year, New Jersey’s Election Law Enforcement Commission rejected a request from an officeholder to use campagin funds for legal costs in defense of a criminal indictment.   It looks like the trial will be in June.  New Jersey’s advisory opinion discusses the use of campaign funds for legal fees under federal law, as well.

Self-Financing

For an interesting perspective on the nuts and bolts of a self-financed campaign’s impact on the family budget, I recommend Money‘s, “My Name is Eric Massa and I Need Your Support.”