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Vogon_Glory Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-07-11 11:36 PM
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Russell Pearce Group May Be Violating State Law

A national fundraising effort to fight the recall against Senate President Russell Pearce may be running afoul of state campaign-finance laws.

Team America, a political-action committee headed by former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., sent an e-mail blast Friday soliciting corporate and private donations for Citizens Who Oppose the Pearce Recall.





Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/news/election/azelections/articles/2011/06/07/20110607russell-pearce-campaign-finance-donations.html#ixzz1OeiWmwXQ

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Donations from corporations and labor unions to influence elections are illegal under Arizona state law, and Team America's efforts may well violate that ban.

The events swirling around Russell Pearce are getting more and more entertaining. Heh! Heh! Heh! :evilgrin:

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