When is a fundraiser not a fundraiser? When it comes time for Jason Rapert to report it on his 10-day pre-election campaign-finance report.
Tag: Fundraising
The FEC-kless Doug Matayo
So, the Secretary of State’s Office’s official explanation for the car stuff is, basically, that there are rules in place, and everyone, including Mark Martin and Doug Matayo, follows the rules to the letter? You may recall that Matayo ran…
BHR Op-Ed: LJ Bryant Discusses Winning In 2012 And Beyond
First let me thank you for the opportunity to share my thoughts and for your support with three races in 2010. Even if you didn’t support our campaign, if you are reading this, thank you for your interest in public…
Arkansas Election Line: Final 2010 Ratings
The Arkansas Election Line — a collaboration of Talk Business, The Tolbert Report, and Blue Hog Report — returns with our final ratings of the 2010 state and federal elections in Arkansas. With one exception, the ratings remain unchanged from…
AR-House 47: BRILLIANT!
Republican candidate for State House of Representatives–District 47, Stephen Meeks, posted the following update on Facebook about an hour ago: An update: As we get down to the wire I’m going to be a little more vague on my activities…
AR-Land Comm: Thurston Gets It
Credit where it’s due: as promised by his campaign earlier today, John Thurston replied to my email. I just spoke with the Ethics Commission. You are absolutely right according to law a PAC must have a registered resident agent. Although,…
AR-GOP: Penny For Your Thoughts?
Last week, I noted that Rep. Mark Martin had illegally accepted a donation from an improperly formed Political Action Committee (PAC), the Twin Lakes Republican Women’s Club. Well, predictably (because PACs generally donate to a bunch of candidates, not just…
AR-Sec. State: Mo' Money, Mo' Problems
It’s a funny thing, being really obsessive about fact-checking and following leads. For example, most people who were reviewing a list of donors to a campaign would not take the time to verify that those PACs were properly formed. I…
AR-Sec. State: I Love The Smell Of Irony In The Afternoon
I was perusing Mark Martin’s Campaign Contribution & Expenditure (CC&E) Reports today when I noticed this in Martin’s July report: (click to increase ironic beauty) Now, as you may well know, Arkansas Code Annotated § 7-6-203 (2010) limits the total…
Arkansas Election Line: Constitutional Officers
Back in June, after the primary and run-off elections (or partisan primary and general primary, if you want be specific about such things), the Election Line rated all of the constitutional offices that featured both a Republican and a Democrat. …