CONYERS QUALIFICATION ISSUE. RC. “Two individuals collecting signatures for Conyers’ ballot-qualifying petition were found to not be registered voters and thereby the signatures were ruled invalid.” JFCS LAUNCH. RC. “The Federal Election Commission has received five new registrations for political committees that will operate as joint fundraising committees, allowing a donor to easily write one […]
Month: May 2014
Tues. political law links
CFR FIX. WP. “Many may find current levels of campaign spending problematic. But continued efforts to simply set limits on it will likely end like the previous ones, with even more money being spent in even less transparent ways.” SUPER PACS POURING. KGW. “Big donors are making their voices heard in Oregon’s Republican primary for […]
Mon. 5-12-14 political law links
BYZANTINE CAMPAIGN FINANCE. RC (Lisa Gilbert). “In the case of this hearing on transparency in money in politics, there couldn’t be a more apt descriptor for our out-of-date, patchwork system of required disclosures of election spending, as recent U.S. Supreme Court cases have riddled the system with even more holes, making it still harder for […]