State Fines The 'Defense of Marriage Coalition'
The so-called "Defense of Marriage Coalition' has been bitch slapped by The State of Oregon...
The Defense of Marriage Coalition has been fined $19,811 by the state Election Division for failing to report $58,000 in campaign donations by required deadlines.
The coalition successfully sponsored Measure 36, which amended the Oregon Constitution to ban same-sex marriage. The fine is the largest since the Oregon Democratic Party was fined $20,000 in 2003, said Anne Martens, a spokeswoman for Secretary of State Bill Bradbury, who oversees state elections.
"It's a failure to follow the rules and would have been easily avoided had the treasurer paid attention to the reporting requirements," Martens said.
The Defense of Marriage Coalition will contest the fine before the Oregon Court of Appeals, said Kristian Roggendorf, an attorney representing the group.
Roggendorf said the coalition is protesting the inability to make corrections to campaign reports without incurring penalties.
"There's no dispute there were some errors on the reporting forms," Roggendorf said.
via AP
Posted by Bryan Harding
The Defense of Marriage Coalition has been fined $19,811 by the state Election Division for failing to report $58,000 in campaign donations by required deadlines.
The coalition successfully sponsored Measure 36, which amended the Oregon Constitution to ban same-sex marriage. The fine is the largest since the Oregon Democratic Party was fined $20,000 in 2003, said Anne Martens, a spokeswoman for Secretary of State Bill Bradbury, who oversees state elections.
"It's a failure to follow the rules and would have been easily avoided had the treasurer paid attention to the reporting requirements," Martens said.
The Defense of Marriage Coalition will contest the fine before the Oregon Court of Appeals, said Kristian Roggendorf, an attorney representing the group.
Roggendorf said the coalition is protesting the inability to make corrections to campaign reports without incurring penalties.
"There's no dispute there were some errors on the reporting forms," Roggendorf said.
via AP
Posted by Bryan Harding
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Byto bad it isn't in the six digits. Bryan, has there been any speculation on the supreme court and their judgment on 36. I know it could take up to two years, but just curious.
i have a fantasy that we'll get a judgement in our favor and they will force the legislature to act within a limited amount of time.
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Agreed - too bad it's not a lot more.
As far as your other questions...
The Legislature does not meet back up until 2007 - that is a bit of a wait for anything to come from them, especially since they couldn't get their act together this time. Maybe next time would be different. Though forcing them to act in a limited amount of time - depends on what that means to you I guess. Not quick enough for me.
Second of all, there is no new news on the Martinez case which challenges Measure 36. The case will go before the trial court in Marion County in mid-september, where win is not guaranteed by any means. It's expected that the real and only victory in this case, if it so happens, will take place at the highest level. After that, it will work its way to the Oregon Supreme Court, which will take a couple of years.
Many people believe that this ballot measure challenge is a "no-brainer" and that the court will easily overturn the amendment. They have brought the best case forward that they possibly could. It has been extremely well-researched by the best minds in the country and in Oregon on this type of law, but legally it is not an easy case to make and no one should expect an easy victory. What's new huh? It's simple to us - not so simple to others. I mean it's no biggie to deny thousands of couples and FAMILIES simple legal protections that should be provided without question. We'll see where this case takes us.
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