The Political News I’m Waiting For. What Are You Waiting For?
As the summer progresses, I find myself waiting with interest for the arrival of some pieces of news. Here’s what I’m waiting for: Section 527 quarterly financial reports. Most non-profit political...
View ArticleWho is Paying Unity12’s Rent for its Top-Floor DC Beltway Suite?
The IRS requires Section 527 political organizations to report in itemized form any contributions they receive when such contributions surpass $200 for a calendar year. A Section 527 organization’s...
View ArticleAmericans Elect’s Sole Donor Makes the Top Ten 527 Cash List
The Center for Responsive Politics just released its list of the Top 10 biggest contributions by private individuals to Section 527 political groups in the 2nd quarter of 2010. Rounding out the list:...
View ArticleTop 10 Contributors to 527 Political Groups in the 3rd Quarter of 2010
When the Center for Responsive Politics reviewed contributions to Section 527 political organizations during the 2nd Quarter of 2010, their headline shouted Big Donors!. The headline was merited by...
View ArticleAmericans Elect Shuts Down as 527, Begins Life as No-Disclosure 501c4
Americans Elect is dead. Long live Americans Elect. Last month, I noted a oddity: while Americans Elect continued in its activity to organize its very own presidential campaign for the year 2012, it...
View ArticleAmericans Elect is on the Ballot for President 2012 in the State of Nevada
I’ve just gotten off the phone with the Elections Division of the office of the Secretary of State of Nevada, which has confirmed that four weeks after it turned in 21,000 signatures, the Americans...
View ArticleAmericans Elect Form 990 Shows Peter Ackerman in Firm Control from the Start
There are many interesting details to note in Americans Elect‘s Form 990 for 2010, a form which after six months of delay has finally been made available. You can read it here. The detail I’d like to...
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