WSJ reports: Sen. John McCain’s campaign has announced that it is asking individuals to donate as much as about $70,000 to accounts that could help his campaign. The cap on donations to presidential candidates is $4,600 per election campaign. The McCain campaign has established several fund-raising accounts that will collect large donations from wealthy individuals […]
Category: FEC
Contribution from Deceased
The LA Times reports, “Dead actor Roy Scheider still donates to Barack Obama campaign.” The Times’ campaign finance expert Dan Morain has found Obama campaign records reporting a $50 donation by Roy Scheider, who lists his occupation as actor and his home as Sag Harbor, N.Y. Remember him from many great movies including “The French […]
Millionaire’s Amendment
Coverage of the Supreme Court’s consideration of the Millionaire’s Amendment case is abundant. We now manage to find ourselves entering peak election season with some aspects of an important campaign finance law hanging in the balance.