HRC's Kevin Nix on an interesting new development in Minnesota:
HRC today welcomed the formal complaint launched by Common Cause Minnesota charging anti-gay groups have run afoul of Minnesota campaign finance laws. According to the complaint, Minnesota for Marriage - the umbrella group that opposes marriage equality - filed a false and "sufficiently suspicious" financial report to the state elections board. Just because the group may disagree with Minnesota’s disclosure laws, the complaint noted, "disagreement is no excuse for noncompliance." Common Cause calls for the board to open an investigation and levy the maximum penalty, including criminal and civil penalties.
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HRC today welcomed the formal complaint launched by Common Cause Minnesota charging anti-gay groups have run afoul of Minnesota campaign finance laws. According to the complaint, Minnesota for Marriage - the umbrella group that opposes marriage equality - filed a false and "sufficiently suspicious" financial report to the state elections board. Just because the group may disagree with Minnesota’s disclosure laws, the complaint noted, "disagreement is no excuse for noncompliance." Common Cause calls for the board to open an investigation and levy the maximum penalty, including criminal and civil penalties.
