The Post & Email 6/29/2024
As reported on September 27 last year, former Minnesota congressional candidate AJ Kern filed an 11-page complaint with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) alleging campaign-finance violations on the part of Minnesota Fifth District Rep. Ilhan Omar, who is seeking a fourth term in Congress this November.
Specifically, Kern claimed Omar violated the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, 2 U.S.C. § 30124 and requested a responsive “advisory opinion.”
Titled “Fraudulent misrepresentation of campaign authority,” the statute reads:
(a) In general
No person who is a candidate for Federal office or an employee or agent of such a candidate shall-
(1) fraudulently misrepresent himself or any committee or organization under his control as speaking or writing or otherwise acting for or on behalf of any other candidate or political party or employee or agent thereof on a matter which is damaging to such other candidate or political party or employee or agent thereof; or
(2) willfully and knowingly participate in or conspire to participate in any plan, scheme, or design to violate paragraph (1).
More:
https://www.thepostemail.com/2024/06/29/fec-no-jurisdiction-to-verify-citizenship-of-federal-candidates/
