Wednesday, December 29, 2010

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"Congress adjourned on December 22 without having passed HR512, the bill to prohibit the chief Election Officer of any state from taking an active part in the campaign of any candidates for federal office."

Federal Election Integrity Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to make it unlawful for a chief state election administration official to take active part in political management or in a political campaign with respect to any election for federal office over which the official has supervisory authority.  This bill's message was a no-brainer as an ethical principle, in that it avoided the chief election administration official's conflict of interest of supporting a candidate he had professional authority over.


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