by Jon Ralston Tue, 12/11/2012 - 09:43
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The Election Deniers conference is underway in Northern Nevada.
Nearly every speaker has said the 2020 election w… t.co/1orsBKDCxr
15 hours 5 min ago.
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"...our country is amid a recession, and this bill will only deepen our country’s economic troubles,"… t.co/KBNfUUarw2
15 hours 26 min ago.
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Ugh. t.co/eWcF2f9u8q
1 day 11 hours ago.
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"If the president declassifies them, it is not illegal."
1 day 13 hours ago.
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"The review, required under a minority language assistance provision of the Federal Voting Rights Act, concluded th… t.co/SRMgX5ajQf
1 day 13 hours ago.
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Follow @s_golonka for what promises to be a hearing with ample nuttiness.
I really should be giving him combat pay… t.co/6xVnG5FHAV
1 day 13 hours ago.
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"As a former prosecutor and Nevada Attorney General, I know what justice looks like – and this is far from it. I ha… t.co/Knhnnk0qPU
1 day 15 hours ago.
In a letter sent today to Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto and Secretary of State Ross Miller, Assembly Minority Leader Pat Hickey asks them to look into $65,000 in legislative contributions from former Speaker Barbara Buckley.
The missive, attached here and co-signed by state Sen. Greg Brower, a former U.S. attorney, argues that the donations violate NRS 294A. 160(6), which "requires that an elected official close his or her campaign account by no later than the 15th day of the second month after the expiration of his or her term of office."
Ah, if only Nevada laws were clear and did not conflict. The reason Buckley's contributions may be legal -- and the letter seems to acknowledge the potential loophole -- is that the next statute, NRS 294A.160 (7), says the person "may use the unspent campaign contributions in a future election."
So Buckley or anyone else can just hold onto campaign funds in perpetuity by just indicating there may be a future bid for office. Perpetual candidacy, allowing you to hoard and/or disburse money? Apparently.
(This issue was raised in September in Brower's race against Sheila Leslie. I have attached that letter here, too.)
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