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  John McCain Breaks McCain-Feingold Law
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Last EditedRP  Aug 15, 2006 02:05pm
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News DateTuesday, August 15, 2006 05:35:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionHotline On Call today reports that John McCain will be raising money for Adjudant General Stan Spears in South Carolina. However the fundraiser violates the law he helped write. The invitaition says that the "minimum donation requested is $100" and says nothing about the maximum.

The law that McCain wrote specifically prohibits Senators from raising more than $2100 for a state candidate. However, the Spears invitation encourages donors to give amounts up to and beyond that limit. This means that John McCain is raising soft money.

FEC issued a ruling that outlines exactly what these invitations should say.

As a general matter, a covered person asking for funds in connection with a non-Federal election in a State that permits donations that would not be lawful if in connection with a Federal election must expressly qualify or limit his or her request so that it is clear that he or she is asking only for funds that comply with the Act's amount limitations and source prohibitions.

The FEC ruling continues with suggested language:

I am asking for a donation of up to $2000 per election from an individual's own funds [or up to $5,000 per election from a multi-candidate political committee or a political party committee]. I am not asking for funds from corporations, labor organizations or minors.
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