$49,000 LOOPHOLE. CM. “Here’s the catch: These committees are required to list a funder as a ‘top donor’ on their ads only if that contributor has given at least $50,000. If donors give, say, $49,000, then their names need not be disclosed on the ads.” MONEY AND VOTES. WE. “If campaign spending is less powerful […]
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2.27.20 political law links
CA: CITY REFORM. MCW. “Marina’s is indeed a flawed ordinance, capping individual donations at $200 but allowing candidates to self-fund with no limit – something O’Connell, a retired attorney, says was a problem because of free speech protections.” ME: NO SLUSH. PH. “No candidate or elected official should be profiting off our political system, specifically […]
2.26.20 political law links
JET QUESTION. PP. “Adav Noti of the Campaign Legal Center said political nonprofits are operating in a grey area because of the FEC’s failure to outline rules for what sort of contact they are permitted to have with a candidate. ‘To any rational person that looks at this, of course it’s a campaign event. But […]