I spent yesterday at a State Board of Elections campaign finance law class, down in Roanoke — I wanted to learn more about state campaign finance law, for Virginia Family Values PAC, but also because it’s good to know.
Now I’m spending the next two days at the first monthly session of the Sorensen Institute’s Political Leaders Program which is, happily, held here in Charlottesville this month.
Good thing it’s spring break; on Monday, classes starts again. Who’s got time for all this politicking?
So share some driblets of finance law with us. Anything relevant to bloggers?
I spent my spring break hanging wallpaper. and raking.
I look forward to hearing about your experience with the Sorensen Institute program. Everything I’ve heard has been positive.
So share some driblets of finance law with us. Anything relevant to bloggers?
The things that are most relevant is that it’s important to a) spend less than $1,000 promoting a single candidate and b) label each page, in the footer, as being the work of an individual of group of individuals, as not being authorized by the campaign, and as being paid for by those individuals.
That said, that’s probably not going to affect most bloggers, save for sites like Raising Kaine, that are focused on a single candidate.
The rest of it was genuinely interesting and enjoyable, at least for a big geek like me. :) Much of it pertained to candidates’ committees and political action committees (like Virginia Family Values PAC), rather than to individuals, so thankfully doesn’t affect bloggers. I’ve always had a treasurer for my various political activities, and I hope to never be a treasurer, but I enjoyed it because so much of campaign finance law affects (or, rather, should affect) the activities of a campaign and a PAC on a day-to-day basis.
cool. thanks.