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Just Say No! to Secret Campaign Cash

By JohnFri, 10/15/2010 - 18:54

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Recent news reports revealed that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other groups are spending millions of dollars from secret corporate and possibly foreign donors to influence American voters. Today, the League of Women Voters released a statement stating that “Secret Campaign Cash Should Have No Place in Our American Democracy” and calling for passage of the DISCLOSE Act.

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Ball Accused of Campaign Finance Violations

By JohnSun, 10/04/2009 - 12:15

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It seems that Greg Ball just is unable to keep from cheating. In Mr. Ball’s world, the rules just don’t apply to him.

The complaint (attached) alleges the Mr. Ball directly or through a failure to supervise his staff has violated numerous campaign finance laws. Mr. Ball solicited and accepted campaign contributions from corporations. He solicited funds in excess of the contribution limits. He did a round of robo-calls (don’t you love getting those?), without announcing who paid for the calls or approved the message, also a violation of campaign finance laws.

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