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The (Dunkin') Donut Hole: Fixing The Llc Loophole In State Campaign Finance Laws—A New Hampshire Exemplar, Brendan O'Neill
The (Dunkin') Donut Hole: Fixing The Llc Loophole In State Campaign Finance Laws—A New Hampshire Exemplar, Brendan O'Neill
Seattle University Law Review
The campaign finance laws of New Hampshire (and other states) permit direct contributions to gubernatorial candidates from individuals or corporations of up to $7,000 per campaign cycle. However, no state campaign finance statutes discuss, define, or even mention LLCs. Each LLC is its own individual donor for the purpose of direct campaign contributions, regardless of who controls it. Thus, a wealthy individual can max out the $7,000 direct contribution to his or her preferred candidate through every LLC under his or her control, limited only by imagination and the ability to set up as many LLCs as legally feasible. A …
Washington State Constitutional Limitations On Gifting Of Funds To Private Enterprise: A Need For Reform, David D. Martin
Washington State Constitutional Limitations On Gifting Of Funds To Private Enterprise: A Need For Reform, David D. Martin
Seattle University Law Review
This Comment argues that the donative intent analysis shields government proprietary transactions from proper review by seeking only prima facie evidence of consideration.This Comment is divided into four parts. First, it traces the historical emergence of the current standard of constitutional analysis under Article VIII, sections 5 and 7. Second, the Comment discusses the court's constitutional analysis and its relation to the historical intent of the framers, and proposes a new standard of review. Third, the proposed and current standards are applied to two instances of modern public financial assistance to private enterprise: legislative financing of a thoroughbred racetrack, and …
Seattle School District No. 1 V. State--Demise Of The Pygmy, Warren C. Thompson Iii
Seattle School District No. 1 V. State--Demise Of The Pygmy, Warren C. Thompson Iii
Seattle University Law Review
This Comment discusses how the Washington Supreme Court's holdings regarding the constitutionality of the Washington system of funding grade school education through state funds and local property tax levies.