National Journal features robo-donors. With no rules governing “robot donations,” campaign officials can say, “Yippy doo, let’s go, no need to check anything,” whenever a small enough donation is submitted under a unique alias, said former Federal Election Commission Chairman Scott Thomas.
The question of whether Gov. Blagojevich can use campaign funds to pay legal expenses is the topic of this AmLaw article. “You can typically use campaign funds in connection with your duties as an officeholder, but not for personal use,” Gross says. “Decisions that have come down with that type of language, which is in […]
Sen. Bill Nelson registered a new political committee, according to CQ Moneyline. A spokesman for Nelson said Sunshine State should have been registered as a joint fundraising committee and not as a leadership PAC. He said Nelson plans to amend his FEC filings to correct the registration.