NOM required to disclose donors (Federal Judge Upholds Maine Campaign Disclosure Law)

[eShirl]

http://www.wmtw.com/r/26924852/detail.html

PORTLAND, Maine -- A federal judge has upheld Maine's campaign finance disclosure law as constitutional in a lawsuit brought by an organization that opposes gay marriages.

The National Organization for Marriage sued after the state ethics commission found that it was required to disclose the identities of its donors. On Friday, U.S. District Judge D. Brock Hornby granted a summary judgment upholding the constitutionality of Maine's election disclosure laws.

Maine law says groups that raise or spend more than $5,000 to influence elections must register with the state and disclose their donors. NOM donated $1.9 million to Stand for Marriage Maine, a political action committee that helped repeal Maine's same sex marriage law in November 2009.

[xchrom]

1. Awesome - let's see if there are any churches in there. Nt

[eShirl]

2. would not surprise me in the least

[Tesha]

3. I'll be just as interested to know how many "Democrats" are on the list. (NT)