CA-50: GOPer Sends Out Possibly Illegal Mailer

[Hissyspit]

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/3/25/14340/3842

CA-50: GOPer Sends Out Possibly Illegal Mailer
by DavidNYC
Sat Mar 25, 2006 at 12:34:00 PM PDT

Fun stuff. Until recently, the CA-50 special election had been a surprisingly low-key affair. However, with the election now less than three weeks away, the Republicans are - unsurprisingly - resorting to dirty tricks. When it comes to sending out campaign communications, there's a little thing called "the law," and one GOPer candidate (Eric Roach) looks to have broken it. Check out 2 USC § 441d:

Whenever a political committee makes a disbursement for the purpose of financing any communication through any... mailing... such communication... if paid for and authorized by a candidate... shall clearly state that the communication has been paid for by such authorized political committee....

In other words, if you send out a mailer, you've got to put one of those little disclaimers on it, saying who authorized and paid for the mailer. The Roach campaign sent out a two-page letter - purporting to be from his wife, Meg - but didn't include any disclaimers at all. Not on page one, not on page two, not on the front of the envelope, not on the back of the envelope. What's even more pathetic is the visual presentation of the letter itself:



Between the typeface (I think they used the font "Teenybopper 12 point") and the absence of any campaign indicia, this letter is seriously misleading - and, as far as I can tell, illegal. Fortunately, the aforementioned San Diego County Democratic Party has filed a complaint with the FEC...

[Greeby]

1. Repukes using dirty tactics to try and retain a House seat

Imagine that :sarcasm:

[Steve A Play]

2. It looks like she wrote that letter

while some 'anonymous Democrat' was boinking her from behind! :rofl: