Month: July 2019

7.18.19 political law links

WARREN HIT. FB. “The Federal Election Commission has sent a notice to Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren’s campaign committee, Warren for President, Inc., identifying instances of overly vague accounting descriptions and insufficient details in the campaign’s first quarter financial disclosures.” COHEN PROBE UPDATE. HILL. “Judge William H. Pauley III wrote in an order issued in […]

7.17.19 political law links

GREEN WAVE. POL. “ActBlue, the online fundraising platform used by most Democratic candidates and outside groups, announced that 3.3 million donors contributed $420 million through the platform in the first six months of the year. ActBlue’s first filing of the year with the Federal Election Commission, which covers the same time period, is due at […]

7.16 political law links

LOW DOLLAR SURGE. PF. “‘Under federal campaign finance laws, contributions from a single individual to a single candidate do not have to be reported until they exceed $200, so, unless Sanders chooses to voluntarily disclose the information for small contributions in his FEC filings, there is no way to verify the information,’ said David Primo, a […]