Day: March 1, 2010

Federal Election Commission hearing on coordination tomorrow and Wednesday

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date March 1, 2010
Categories In FEC

The Federal Election Commission is holding a public hearing on coordination as part of its Shays III rulemaking. More information is available here.

“Very real possibility” Speechnow case impacts New Jersey’s regulatory scheme

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date March 1, 2010
Categories In New Jersey

New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission’s Jeff Brindle discusses Speechnow in this commentary. A public hearing held recently suggested that the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Citizens United will have no impact on New Jersey’s campaign finance laws. The consensus opinion was offered by those testifying recently before the Assembly Judiciary Committee. But, just when […]

The inside scoop on the LetOhioVote.org matter

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date March 1, 2010
Categories In Ohio

Cincinnati.com’s Politics Extra covers the LetOhioVote.org matter here. On Feb. 17, [SoS] Brunner announced she was launching a campaign finance investigation regarding contributions to LetOhioVote.org. Further, her office issued subpoenas to the group’s committee members and staff. However, Brunner provided no indication that information provided to her office was not accurate or violated campaign finance […]