Earlier this year, New Jersey’s Election Law Enforcement Commission rejected a request from an officeholder to use campagin funds for legal costs in defense of a criminal indictment. It looks like the trial will be in June. New Jersey’s advisory opinion discusses the use of campaign funds for legal fees under federal law, as well.
Self-Financing
For an interesting perspective on the nuts and bolts of a self-financed campaign’s impact on the family budget, I recommend Money‘s, “My Name is Eric Massa and I Need Your Support.”
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