ETHICS COMPLAINT. The Hill. “The ethics complaint filed by the Missouri Democratic Party alleges that Akin violated House ethics rules by changing his position on an issue, in this case earmarks, to receive campaign contributions.” HONG KONG FUNDRAISER. SF Chron. “The Hong Kong event is not Romney’s first effort to glean campaign cash there. Two […]
Category: FEC
Political law links for Wed., 9/26
VOTER FRAUD BRAIN TRUST. Roll Call. “Call them the voter fraud brain trust. A cadre of influential Washington, D.C., election lawyers has mobilized a sophisticated anti-fraud campaign built around lawsuits, white papers, Congressional testimony, speeches and even best-selling books.” WATERS MATTER AND PROPOSED RULE CHANGES. The Times. “Saying that public trust is at stake, a […]
Tuesday’s political law links (9/25)
GOOGLE VOTING API. News here. “The Google Civic Information API allows developers to build applications that display civic information including polling place, early vote location, candidate data, and election official information to users.” SUPER PAC SYNC. The Times. “Though campaigns and outside groups are prohibited from collaborating, they are free to amplify and emulate each […]