There are significant campaign finance developments to report from Virginia. The new law, sponsored by a freshman Senator, requires increased disclosure for certain contributing political organizations. Virgnia is a strong disclosure state. The effective date of the new law is January 1, 2009. The law may be an attempt to solve an issue that arose in […]
Author: Eric Brown
The Ultimate Payee
When a campaign pays someone, who winds up paying someone else for something, who should a campaign report as the payee on its disclosure reports? The ultimate payee? In a recent story ripped from the headlines, a WSJ article reports that that federal authorities are now seeking records involving payments to Kristian B. Stiles, Spitzer’s […]
Kentucky Reform Moves Ahead
A siginificant campaign finance reform bill is moving ahead in Kentucky (SB 8). Among a large number of changes and additions, the bill includes a provision regarding “frivolous complaints”: The registry is authorized to impose a civil penalty for the filing of a frivolous complaint, and the filing of a frivolous complaint shall be a violation […]