| Subject: news of the day 12/7/04 |
| From: Rick Hasen |
| Date: 12/7/2004, 8:07 AM |
| To: election-law |
The Charleston Gazette (WV) offers this report,
which begins: "A legislative committee on campaign finance reform
debated ways Monday to rein in contributions to political advocacy
groups like the one that heavily influenced this year’s Supreme Court
race. Sen. Jon Blair Hunter, D-Monongalia, said Monday there’s not much
point to pursuing the committee’s ongoing study of publicly financed
campaigns as long as there are no limits on contributions to the
so-called 527 groups. 'To have a loophole this broad, we might as well
not do anything,' Hunter said. 'It defeats the whole purpose.'"
The New York Times offers this
report. In related news, the Washington Post offers DNC
to Investigate Ohio Voting Irregularities.
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