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We'll save transparency for next year

By Josh Zaharoff
Posted on Sat Aug 02, 2008 at 07:17:51 PM EST

The Washington Independent takes a look at the absurdity that is the U.S. Senate's continuing to file paper campaign finance reports, largely thanks to Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) blocking the bill that would make report filing electronic.
It doesn't have to be this way. The House moved to mandatory electronic filing at the start of 2001. The Senate was exempt at the time (and remains so) because that law applied only to those filing directly with the FEC. (The Senate, recall, files first to the Sec. of the Senate.) Searchable House records are available online almost immediately after members file.
Some people just really liked the 20th century and don't want it to end, I guess.


Tags: senate, disclosure, transparency, money in politics (all tags)


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We'll save transparency for next year :: 1 Comment

Ensign award

Here's two previous blogs on the issue, including a photo of Senator Ensign receiving a technology award!?

http://www.commonblog.com/story/2007/9/26/181244/934

http://www.commonblog.com/story/2007/1/12/165621/520

by Ed Davis on Wed Aug 06, 2008 at 11:57:11 AM EST


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