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 […]
Month: March 2010
The inside scoop on the LetOhioVote.org matter
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 […]
Arizona anti-public financing measure advances
Is public financing of campaigns in danger in Arizona? KSWT reports. Arizona voters would decide whether to gut the state’s public campaign finance system under a proposed ballot measure approved Monday by the state Senate. It would amend the Arizona Constitution to bar use of tax money for political campaigns. That would effectively terminate the […]