The bill also places new restrictions on donation "bundling" — the practice of a single fundraiser aggregating checks from his or her personal or professional network for a candidate's benefit.
And then there's Councilmember Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6), who wants restrictions on campaign donation bundling and registered lobbyists contributing to campaigns and constituent-services funds -- the "lifeblood of District politics," Suderman wrote.
A1 NEW YORK/REGION B1-10 Third-Party Fund-Raising Is Boon to Hevesi Campaign Alan G. Hevesi's mayoral campaign received donations bundled by lawyers, executives, bankers and other intermediaries at a rate that far exceeded those of his Democratic rivals in the last six months, campaign finance reports show.
One of the biggest problems in the midst of this year's billion-dollar campaign is the failure of the Federal Election Commission to write the rules for what was supposed to be another breakthrough reform: full disclosure of the multiple donations bundled by lobbyists to court candidates.
Senator Hillary Clinton's campaign for President announced last week that it would give back $850,000 in donations bundled together by fugitive 'HillRaiser' Norman Hsu.
Similarly, the court ruling still allows for donations by individuals, of up to 10% of their annual income, a loophole that could be exploited by companies channelling their donations through bundles of individual voters.
When the club favors a candidate, it contacts thousands of the campaign's supporters, solicits donations and bundles them into chunks of money that are sent straight to the candidate.
Senator Hillary Clinton has been burned twice lately by so-called bundlers — aspiring power brokers who harvest large amounts of smaller donations and bundle them into irresistibly giant packages.
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