Subject: Re: [EL] "Political Insider Campaign funds are seizable assets in bankruptcies?" |
From: Beth Kingsley |
Date: 5/12/2011, 9:23 AM |
To: "Scarberry, Mark" <Mark.Scarberry@pepperdine.edu>, Election Law <election-law@mailman.lls.edu> |
One would simply incorporate the campaign committee as a nonprofit. In CA, with its further taxonomy of nonprofit corporations, it would be a mutual benefit corporation. The same as if incorporating a PAC for liability purposes only.
Beth
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From: election-law-bounces@mailman.lls.edu [mailto:election-law-bounces@mailman.lls.edu] On Behalf Of Scarberry, Mark
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 11:35 AM
To: Election Law
Subject: [EL] "Political Insider Campaign funds are seizable assets in bankruptcies?"
The linked article suggests that former state legislator Jill Chambers should have set up a corporation to hold her campaign funds. A simple question from someone who does not practice election law: What kind of corporation typically is used to hold campaign contribution?
Mark S. Scarberry
Professor of Law
Pepperdine Univ. School of Law
Malibu, CA 90263
(310) 506-4667
From: election-law-bounces@mailman.lls.edu [mailto:election-law-bounces@mailman.lls.edu] On Behalf Of Rick Hasen
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 7:44 AM
To: Election Law
Subject: [EL] Electionlawblog news and commentary 5/12/11
Posted by Rick Hasen at 04:59 PM
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