Capitol Beat OK
CapitolBeatOK Staff Report
Published: 03-Sep-2010
The Oklahoma State Ethics Commission said today it would uphold existing state laws that ban contributions from one political action committee to another.
The “PAC-to-PAC” contribution ban developed over recent years in Oklahoma campaign finance law, in response to controversial maneuvers by former Oklahoma House Speaker Lance Cargill.
Today’s proceedings at the Ethics Commission could be interpreted to place a limit or outright ban on a $1.74 million contribution to the Yes on 744 campaign.
However, distinctions between regulation of candidate races and ballot measure races may introduce delay into any consideration of any limits on the NEA PAC contributions in support of State Question 744. It is not inconceivable that the right over S.Q. 744 will be over before clear application of any PAC-to-PAC ban is in place.
The National Education Association Ballot Measures and Legislative Crisis Fund’s contribution was touted a few weeks ago by the Yes on 744 campaign. Today, after the Ethics decision, the One Oklahoma Coalition, the leading anti-744 group, cheered. The Coalition said the NEA PAC contribution is in violation of state law and must be refunded... FULL ARTICLE
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Fri, September 3, 2010
by Crystal Drwenski