The Federal Election Commission is taking the first steps to regulate gift cards as a political donation tool after Democratic fundraising platform Act Blue has come under scrutiny for concerns about illicit contributions.
These concerns sparked a congressional investigation earlier this year to probe whether the platform, which processed more than a billion dollars during the 2024 campaign season for Democratic and progressive causes, processed fraudulent donations and other contributions from illicit sources abroad in Iran, Russia, China and Venezuela.
Earlier this week, the FEC sought public comment about a petition from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for amendments for two federal rules that would require political contributions to be tied to a specific identity in order to avoid gift card fraud.
https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/fec-takes-first-steps-regulate-gift-cards-political-donation-tool-after------------
Now of course long after the horse and Elvis have left the barn.
