[Political Activity Law]

REFORM START.   HILL.  “House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said if her party takes back the House in the 2018 midterms, they would hit the ground running next year with campaign finance reform legislation.”

E-FILING HERE.   KULR.  “The Montana Senate race is attracting nationwide attention, and a new requirement that aims to increase openness about campaign finances breaks it down by the numbers.”

SUPER PACS DRIVE.   HILL.  “In all the uncertainty about the results of upcoming elections, one thing seems inevitable: without a change in the law, spending records by Super PACs will continue to be smashed every election cycle.”

COUNTRY STAR SUPER PAC.   DB.  “Two sources familiar with plans for the fundraiser said the event, hosted by pro-Trump super PAC America First Action, will take place at the Wharf, a new development on Washington D.C.’s southwest waterfront.”

SUPER PAC RESCUE.   HP.  “The Senate Democrats’ leading super PAC is set to spend $3 million in bright blue New Jersey in an effort to save Sen. Bob Menendez, who has struggled to put away a Republican challenger after facing a corruption trial last year.”

KASICH RAISING.   CNBC.  “Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s super PAC raised just more than $300,000 in the third quarter, giving his political operation a boost as he considers whether to make another run at the White House.”

MN:  FINANCE DASHBOARD.   MP.  “With an open contest for the governor’s office, two U.S. Senate seats, and up to five U.S. House races considered competitive by national groups, one thing’s certain: Minnesota is going to see a lot of campaign fundraising this year.”

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ACCOUNTING FOR CONTRIBUTIONS.   CPAPA.  “We scoured the Federal Election Commission website to find relevant information for accountants who are working with political candidates and campaigns.”

MONEY AND MIDTERM$.   NMP.  “Timed right, a super PAC might get a month or more undercover before being required to reveal its donors. And if a super PAC launches right before the election, voters won’t know who’s funding it until after they go to the polls.”

CT:  MONEY IN POLITICS EFFORT.   JI.  “Lawmakers are renewing their efforts to make Connecticut the sixth state to pass legislation aimed at creating a path to a U.S. constitutional amendment to prevent undue influence of money in politics.”

FL:  ACCUSATIONS MADE.   MIN.  “Less than one month from this year’s Marco Island City Council election, a candidate is facing allegations of campaign finance violations after a complaint was filed with the Florida Elections Commission less than two weeks ago.”

MA:  LAWSUIT FILED.   SE.  “The Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance (MassFiscal) last week filed a lawsuit against Attorney General Maura Healey and the Office of Campaign and Political Finance (OCPF) alleging that one of the state’s campaign finance laws violates the constitution.”

NJ:  TIES TO BERMUDA.   INJ.  “Gov. Phil Murphy’s campaign paid $2 million to a consulting company led by one of his top aides who at the time was tied to a campaign finance scandal under police investigation in Bermuda known as Jetgate.”

WI:  “DARK MONEY” FEAR.   MAD.  “Wisconsin is the darkest of dark states, thanks in no small part to Walker, his Republican pals in the Legislature, and the Wisconsin Supreme Court.”

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SUPER PAC NEED.   CUT.  “Bankers have a Super PAC; credit unions do not appear to have one. If they do, a lot of people don’t know about it.”

AZ:  FAKE CONTRIBUTIONS ALLEGED.   AZF.  “The volunteer and another man had reportedly gone to O’Halleran’s office and donated $40 to his campaign.  The donors reportedly left bogus names and said they belonged to NAU’s Communist Party.”

CO:  GOV. TRAVEL.   DP.  “An ethics complaint filed Friday against Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper alleges the two-term Democrat has made a habit of crisscrossing the globe on private jets owned by wealthy benefactors…”

CO: NOT GUILTY.  RH.  “The Colorado Secretary of State’s Office on Thursday dismissed a complaint against Larimer County Clerk and Recorder Angela Myers, who was accused last month of committing a years-long campaign finance violation related to the use of her personal cellphone by her opponent in the November election.”

ID:  AMENDMENTS TO BE FILED.   IP.  “Idaho Secretary of State Lawerence Denney is filing amendments to his campaign finance reports, both the one he filed yesterday and the one he filed after the primary election, because both were missing a required schedule showing a $15,000 debt to his wife, Donna.”

IA:  COMPLAINTS DISMISSED.   DMR.  “A bipartisan Iowa House Ethics Committee quickly voted unanimously Friday to dismiss two ethics complaints against state Rep. Abby Finkenauer, and lawmakers from both parties called the allegations partisan and without merit.”

NY:  COMPLAINT FILED.   TT.  “Six people in the 101st Assembly District have filed a complaint with the New York State Board of Elections and the Attorney General’s Office against Assemblyman Brian Miller for what they believe to be campaign finance violations in 2016.”

NC:  LOBBYIST INVESTIGATION.    WBTV. “The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation is investigating Mark Bibbs, an attorney and former lobbyist, for potential campaign finance violations.”

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