On Monday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R-TX) revealed that his office filed a petition for rulemaking with the Federal Election Commission (FEC), calling on the federal agency to take action to ensure that ActBlue, the main Democratic fundraising organization, is not able to circumvent federal elections law by using false identities and untraceable payment methods to limit the tracking of donations.
"Our investigation into ActBlue has uncovered facts indicating that bad actors can illegally interfere in American elections by disguising political donations. It is imperative that the FEC close off the avenues we have identified by which foreign contributions or contributions in excess of legal limits could be unlawfully funneled to political campaigns, bypassing campaign finance regulations and compromising our electoral system," Attorney General Paxton explained. "I am calling on the FEC to immediately begin rulemaking to secure our elections from any criminal actors exploiting these vulnerabilities."
Paxton's office explained that bad actors could easily "illegally funnel foreign money into American elections, exceed political contribution limits, and more."
https://twitter.com/KenPaxtonTX/status/1848426353533849882
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