[EL] WARNING: SNARK AHEAD RE: Supreme Court and campaign finance

[Steve Kolbert]

With regard's to Larry's question regarding fundraising blackout periods
applying only to incumbents, not challengers:

Internal legislative rules in both chambers of the Florida Legislature
prohibit fundraising during the 60-day annual legislative session. See Rules
of the Florida House of Representatives
<http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/publications.aspx?PublicationType=Reference&DocumentType=The%20Rules%20of%20the%20House%20of%20Representatives>,
Rule 15.3(b) (adopted 2012); Rules of the Florida Senate
<http://www.flsenate.gov/PublishedContent/ADMINISTRATIVEPUBLICATIONS/rules.pdf>,
Rule 1.361(1) (adopted 2012). These internal legislative rules do not apply
to challengers, who may raise funds during the blackout period.

I'm not aware of whether any incumbent has challenged either of these rules
either in court or internally within the Legislature. However, as I recall,
there is an official ruling or opinion (or something) in one chamber or the
other (or perhaps both), finding that the blackout rules do not apply to
legislators running for federal office and raising funds for their federal
campaign.


Steve Kolbert
(202) 422-2588
steve.kolbert at gmail.com
@Pronounce_the_T


On Thu, Jul 3, 2014 at 4:12 PM, Larry Levine <larrylevine at earthlink.net>
wrote:

> Take, for instance, blackout periods. Can you prohibit an incumbent from
> raising funds during certain times like when the budget is being debated
> and not prohibit challengers during the same period?
>
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