The San Jose Mercury News interviews the head of California’s FPPC, Ross Johnson, a former legislator. The Federal Election Administration Act of 2007, a law reorganzing the FEC, appeared to have barred some elected officials and former elected officials from serving as commissioner: `(B) An individual may not be appointed under paragraph (1) if– `(i) […]
Author: Eric Brown
FEC v. Reform Party of the USA
A court recently issued an order in FEC v. Reform Party of the USA. The case is eight years old and involves the 2000 presidential campaign. The recent court order is here and The FEC Record’s article is here.
Iowa: Candidate’s Involvement with Outside Group Questioned
The Des Moines Register reports a controversy surrounding a candidate’s involvement with an outside group he formed to promote issues. U.S. Rep. Leonard Boswell is questioning the campaign ethics of his challenger, Ed Fallon, in what has become an increasingly tense Democratic primary for Iowa’s 3rd U.S. House District. Boswell’s campaign wrote in an e-mail […]