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Joe Siegelman urges Marshall to return RAGA PAC money

Tuesday, Joseph “Joe” Siegelman (D) sent a letter to Ted Hosp, the lawyer for current Attorney General Steve Marshall addressing the $735,000 in contributions that the Republican Attorney General’s Association (RAGA) has donated to Marshall’s campaign. Siegelman claims that the RAGA contributions violate the Alabama PAC to PAC transfer ban law passed by the Republican … Continued
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October 24, 2018

Wasyluka slams Butler for not filing statement of economic interests

Amy Wasyluka, the Democratic candidate for Senate District Two said on Monday that, “Transparency and adherence to our ethics laws are more important now than ever.” Wasyluka slammed her Republican opponent, Tom Butler, for not filing his state required ‘Statement of Economic Interests’ before the April 1 deadline. “The Alabama Code requires Candidates for public … Continued
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October 23, 2018
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The people have a right to know if their attorney general is a cheat

If there is a shred of integrity left at the Alabama Ethics Commission, it will immediately convene an emergency hearing to settle the issues of whether the State’s Attorney General Steve Marshall violated campaign finance laws. For nearly three months, the commission has failed to rule on whether Marshall knowingly ignored the state’s Fair Campaign … Continued
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October 11, 2018

Ethics Commission gives itself more power to reduce penalties for campaign law violators

The Alabama Ethics Commission is again making it less burdensome to violate campaign reporting laws. In a 3-0 vote on Wednesday (with two abstentions), the Commission voted to give itself the authority to reduce the number of offenses levied against candidates and political action committees (PACs) that violate campaign finance reporting rules. Typical violations occur … Continued
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October 4, 2018
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Alabamians need an Ethics Commission that will enforce the laws

I am disappointed to find myself, once again, in a position to ask what purpose the Alabama Ethics Commission serves to the people of this state. To whom are the elected officials or those seeking public office to look to for ethical political leadership? The people of Alabama need an Ethics Commission that will enforce … Continued
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September 11, 2018

Merrill announces successful closure of voter fraud complaints

Tuesday, Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill (R) announced that his office has now successfully resolved or closed all election complaints from the 2016 regular election cycle and the 2017 special Senate election. Sec. Merrill’s team has now closed more than 92 percent of all of thw election issue reports that have been submitted by … Continued
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September 5, 2018

Lipscomb calls Vaughn ballot lawsuit frivolous

Friday, B. Craig Lipscomb responded to Jared Vaughn’s lawsuit seeking a declaratory judgment to have him removed from the November 6 general election ballot. “The Alabama ethics commission attorney told Judge Rhea in open court that my paperwork was in order and correct and that I was in compliance,” Lipscomb said. “The judge dismissed the … Continued
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August 27, 2018

Judge dismisses McKay’s ballot challenge citing no jurisdiction

Thursday, Judge William Rhea dismissed Robert McKay’s lawsuit against House District 30 Republican nominee B. Craig Lipscomb (R) citing the lack of proper jurisdiction. Former Ashville Mayor Robert McKay was narrowly defeated by Gadsden area architect Brandon Craig Lipscomb in the July 17 Republican primary runoff for House District 30. On Thursday, McKay sued: Lipscomb, … Continued
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August 23, 2018

Trump-bashing attorney represents AG Marshall’s mega donor in lawsuit

As if the attorney general’s race couldn’t become more bizarre, enter Washington, D.C. election lawyer Charlie Spies, who is defending appointed Attorney General Steve Marshall’s PAC contributions from the Republican Attorney Generals Association (RAGA). Spies is best known for his epic troll of then-candidate Donald Trump when he represented failed GOP presidential candidate and Never-Trumper … Continued
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July 12, 2018