PAC Law Hit as NOM Sues Maine
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Kennebec Journal: The National Organization for Marriage, a major donor to the Yes on 1 campaign to overturn the state's gay marriage law, is suing the state, alleging its campaign finance laws are unconstitutional. A hearing is set for Monday in Portland. The case stems from an Oct. 1 vote by the Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices to direct staff to investigate the fundraising practices of the organization. A California group complained the organization was not following state law.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court, challenges the constitutionality of the state's ballot question committee law. Those regulations apply to groups that raise or spend more than $5,000 to influence an election, but are not considered political action committees. Political action committees are formed to raise and spend money on a particular question, while ballot question committees are for established groups or individuals that have various purposes, but get involved in a particular campaign, according to the ethics commission.
As of Friday, there were nine ballot question committees registered on either side of the Question 1 campaign.
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