Sorry for the late notice (if you weren’t already aware), but this week is Fair Elections Action Week. It looks like there’s already a National Freedom of Speech Week. The Fair Elections Now Act is worth a look, if you haven’t already seen it. It includes “fair fight funds” and other interesting complexities.
Category: FEC
General Election Public Funding
For convenience, these links relate to recent public funding issues in the news. Midwest Democracy Network Presidential Candidate Questionnaire Advisory Opinion 2007-3 (Obama for President) The Diane Rehm Show (April 15, 2008), “Public Financing for the Presidential Campaigns” “A Lapsed Principle,” The Washington Post, April 14, 2008.
Jury Selection in Alleged Reimbursement Case
The Fieger case moves to jury selection. Prosecutors say Fieger, 56, of Bloomfield Hills and Johnson, 46, of Birmingham recruited 64 people, known as straw donors, to make contributions in the then-maximum allowable amount of $2,000 per donor to Edwards’ campaign lawyer. The contributions actually came from Fieger’s firm, the indictment says. Fieger also is […]