Okla. senators want MAGA license plates -- which might violate federal campaign finance rules
Source: Washington Post
Okla. senators want MAGA license plates — which might violate federal campaign finance rules
By Katie Mettler
1/18/2020, 8:00:42 a.m.
Two Republican state senators in Oklahoma want to make room on the roadways for President Trump’s brand — in a move that might be in violation of federal campaign finance rules.
State Sens. Nathan Dahm and Marty Quinn proposed new specialty license plates this week that would read “Make America Great Again” and “Keep America Great,” the two rallying slogans that Trump has used in his 2016 and 2020 bids for the White House, respectively.
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Although the money collected from purchases of the Trump plate would go to veteran groups and not Trump’s reelection campaign, the proposal could still violate campaign finance laws if the state uses taxpayer dollars or resources to make the plates.
“These are political slogans,” said Richard Briffault, a professor at Columbia Law School. “This has the look and feel of using state resources to support a political candidate, which seems improper .?.?. and possibly illegal.”
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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/01/18/okla-senators-want-maga-license-plates-which-might-violate-federal-campaign-finance-rules/
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