Politics

Campaign Finance Law Attacked

Amendment 27, the campaign-finance reform measure voters put into the state Constitution last fall, is under attack in court. But its supporters say they fear that the real chink in its armor may be a loophole that could result in nastier campaigns. The amendment limits individual campaign contributions to $200 for legislative candidates each election and $500 for statewide candidates, including the governor. And it caps campaign spending at $65,000 for state House candidates, $90,000 for state Senate candidates and $2.5 million for gubernatorial candidates. Posted by Editor at August 25, 2003 07:35 AM