[EL] re “Federal investigators focus on small campaign donations to L.A. Councilwoman Nury Martinez”

[Lillie Coney]

If campaign contributions are viewed as speech then smaller donor speech in the form of contributions has the same protection as large dollar donors.

What are the rules for what donors can get in exchange for contribution? In recent elections donors contributing to campaign fundraising drives are offered opportunities to be in lotteries to win time with the candidate.  

These are putting in to the small donor arena activity that large donors routinely experience and expect.



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> On Jan 22, 2016, at 3:55 PM, David A. Holtzman <David at HoltzmanLaw.com> wrote:
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> My favorite quote in here:  "My money is my money, and I can do whatever I want with my money"
> Prompts a question: Can the FBI ask *any* reported campaign donor why she gave money?  (Or do they have to have a reasonable suspicion the donor got something in return?)
> And a question about honesty in reporting: Can a campaign accept and report lots of donations (to boost its apparent support) with a promise to (wink, wink) return them if the campaign doesn't spend the money?
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> “Federal investigators focus on small campaign donations to L.A. Councilwoman Nury Martinez”
> Posted on January 22, 2016 8:42 am by Rick Hasen
> Alleged fraud in securing $5 donations to qualify for campaign financing. Unusual.
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