Category: Virginia

Aides fly, ad buys, and more political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date September 6, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, DC, FEC, HLOGA, LDA, Meta, Michigan, New Mexico, Virginia

BITCOIN GIVING. Bloomberg. “The FEC’s legendary dysfunction aside, I don’t think it’ll be easy for it to refuse the PAC’s request. (In an e-mail, former FEC lawyer Kenneth Gross agreed.) As former FEC chairman Trevor Potter noted in another e-mail, campaigns and political committees may already accept contributions in foreign currencies (provided they are from […]

Bitcoin request and other political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date September 5, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, FEC, Louisiana, Michigan, Texas, Virginia

BITCOIN REQUEST. Politico. “The Federal Election Commission is poised to determine rules governing donations made in Bitcoins and how they apply to political campaigns.” ERROR IN PAYMENT. Story here. “Rep. Tom Reed accidentally paid a Steuben County tax bill out of campaign funds last year, but he insisted Tuesday that the mistake – which broke […]

Good morning, it’s Tuesday and here are today’s political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date September 3, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, DC, Delaware, FEC, IRS, Mass., New York City, Senate, Virginia

CLINTON PRIORITIES. Story here. “Priorities USA Action, the pro-Obama super PAC that led attacks against Republican Mitt Romney, is quietly positioning itself to become the main independent group funding a media campaign for Hillary Rodham Clinton in the 2016 presidential race, according to Democrats familiar with the plans.” MCCUTCHEON: MCCONNELL TIME. USAT. “The Supreme Court […]