Fla. gay marriage foes accused of breaking election rules

[SoCalNative]

(Miami, Florida) The umbrella group behind a proposed state constitutional amendment to bar gay marriage and the recognition of unmarried couples has been accused of skirting Florida’s election law.

Florida Red & Blue, which is fighting the proposed amendment, has filed a complaint with the Florida Elections Commission alleging that Florida4Marriage is encouraging donors to give money to Florida Family Action Inc., a not-for-profit agency that then turned money over to Florida4Marriage.

By donating to the non-profit, donors do not have to be identified. People giving money directly to Florida4Marriage would be required to have their names filed with the commission making the names accessible to the public.

In its complaint, Red & Blue cites an email sent by Florida4Marriage leader John Stemberger to supporters last month encouraging opponents of gay marriage to donate to the non-profit so their names would not become public.

Red & Blue called for an investigation by the commission and the pressing of criminal charges.

http://www.365gay.com/news/fla-gay-marriage-foes-accused-of-breaking-election-rules/

[Ian David]

1. And their donations would also be tax-exempt, right?

I hope they throw their chrisTo-fascist asses in jail where they'll be "gay married" to their cell-mate.

[Ian David]

2. Florida (Hot) Family Action pulled their donation page off their website.

Can't find any mention of their tax-exempt status.

Off to check google cache and wayback machine.


Okay, they are NOT tax-deductble:

Contributions or gifts to Focus on the Family Action are not deductible as charitable contributions for Federal income tax purposes.
Also note that Focus on the Family Action cannot accept contributions from corporations.