Jeb Bush, Taking His Time, Tests the Legal Definition of Candidate

[applegrove]

Jeb Bush, Taking His Time, Tests the Legal Definition of Candidate

By ERIC LICHTBLAU and NICK CORASANITI at the NY Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/04/us/politics/jeb-bush-taking-his-time-tests-the-legal-definition-of-candidate.html?_r=0

"SNIP................


For a candidate to avoid restrictions by simply not declaring his candidacy, he said, “makes a mockery of the law.”

The issue is not one of mere semantics. If Mr. Bush did declare that he is running, it would bring a raft of election restrictions, including a limit of $2,700 on contributions, and a ban on “coordinating” with a “super PAC” he has used to raise money.

But much of campaign finance law is a subject of dispute, and defining who is a candidate is no exception.

David M. Mason, a former F.E.C. commissioner, said a 1981 case involving the possible presidential campaign of the former Florida governor Reubin Askew gives politicians wide latitude to take steps to “explore” a run.



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[morningfog]

1. You can still coordinate with SuperPACs after declaring, ask Hillary.

[KamaAina]

3. Ask Hillary what?

Got any links?

[sadoldgirl]

5. I have no links unfortunately,

but I heard that too, and heard the head of the
FEC admit that they refuse to do anything about
these rule breakings, since they are a 3:3 group.

Obviously they know, what some of the candidates
are doing, but are unwilling to step in.

[morningfog]

6. Ask Hillary how to spit in the face of campaign finance law

by coordinating with multiple SuperPACs as an announced and running candidate. The PACs she is coordinating with take and spend unlimited soft money. If a repub did it we'd be pissed all the hell. We should be with Hillary doing it too.

There were several posts here on it over the last few days, and Hillary's supporters were defending her actions.

[Angry Dragon]

2. Come on Jebbie ......... plenty of room in the clown car

[applegrove]

4. The GOP loves to push the rules around.

[kentuck]

7. Good info!

Thanks!