Dark money disclosure easier said than done

discloseBy Robert Robb, columnist | azcentral.com

(Editor’s note: Opinion pieces are posted only for purposes of discussion.)

(Photo: Michael Schennum Michael Schennum/The Republic)

Denouncing anonymous campaign speech, the so-called dark money, is considerably easier than doing something to force disclosure. A recent Arizona Court of Appeals decision illustrates the point.

In 2010, a group called the Committee for Justice and Fairness ran vile television ads against GOP Republican nominee for attorney general Tom Horne just before the general election. The ad criticized Horne for actions he had taken in previous offices and didn’t explicitly call for a vote for or against him. So, the group claimed that it didn’t have to register with the state and report contributions as a political committee.

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