Results tagged “campaignfinance”

Illinois is where campaign contributions go Beyond Thunderdome.* There are absolutely no limits when it comes to statewide races, and as it stands right now, it's essentially "any check, any time, anywhere." We've seen how well that's worked out under Governor Blagojevich. If Illinois has ever been ready for campaign finance reform, it's now - so will it happen?

Todd Stroger might be "doing a damn good job" running the county, but he didn't do such a good job managing his own campaign for County Board President. According to state election officials, Stroger violated campaign fundraising reporting rules in 2006, resulting in $27,000 in fines. That includes $25,581 for failing to file timely reports on contributions of more than $500 that it received in the final weeks before the 2006 general election, and an additional $1,175 for failing to file its organization papers with the elections board in a timely fashion.