By Chris Bragg
Board of Elections chief enforcement counsel Risa Sugarman filed a
lawsuit earlier this month seeking to curb campaign fundraising
committees set up by the state Senate’s Independent Democratic
Conference, court filings show.
If Sugarman is successful, the lawsuit could have consequences for
the 2018 elections, when a number of IDC members, who broke away from
mainline Democrats in 2011 and have aligned with Republicans, may face
primaries inspired by the election of President Donald Trump.
Under an arrangement struck last year, the IDC is using campaign
accounts associated with the state Independence Party – a minor party
with a statewide ballot line – to boost its ability to raise and spend
money in elections. Unlike the IDC’s previous political action
committee, its new party campaign committee can take six-figure campaign
donations and transfer unlimited amounts to IDC candidates. And its
housekeeping committee meant for party-building operations could take
unlimited sums.
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Source: timesunion.com (via The Empire Report)
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