Good morning! What’s in political law news today? Tech panel proposal for Federal Election Commission Politico’s Morning Tech notes a proposal from Aristotle and former Commissioner David Mason for the Federal Election Commission to establish a Technology Advisory Panel. (Scroll down to “Campaign Bytes.”) The end of an era at the Federal Election Commission The […]
Category: Maryland
Telephone Consumer Protection Act complaint in Maryland robocall case seeks $168 million penalty
The Washington Post reports. [Maryland AG] Gansler said in an interview that he chose to pursue a civil action rather than a criminal case partly because election-law violations rarely result in jail time. He said a hefty fine – the complaint seeks damages of more than $168 million, plus attorneys’ fees – would send a […]
Editorial endorses campaign finance reform in Maryland
In the Baltimore Sun. As we’ve pointed out many times before, only a fool would break Maryland’s campaign finance laws, as circumventing them is all too easy.