Editor’s note: See charts at the bottom of this story for campaign finance information. / Kasim Reed dominated campaign contributions in his losing bid for Atlanta mayor.
Tag: Campaign finance
Atlanta city clerk to halt removal of candidates’ info from documents after legal questions
The Atlanta Municipal Clerk’s office for years has redacted the contact information of political candidates from campaign finance documents in an online database, a practice one open-records expert called unlawful and defeating the purpose of transparency. In response to SaportaReport questions about the practice, Municipal Clerk Foris Webb III says the redactions will be halted […]
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Atlanta politicians and candidates under review by state campaign finance office
State ethics investigators may call the attorney general’s office for Atlanta enforcement.
Tea Party Express didn’t report almost $1 million spent to defeat Obama, Lugar: FEC
The Federal Election Commission has determined that Tea Party Express did not disclose nearly $1 million it spent in 2011 and 2012 on efforts to defeat Barrack Obama and Indiana Sen. Dick Lugar. Lugar lost his seat to a tea party candidate despite strong support from former Georgia Sen. Sam Nunn.
