Political groups in Nev. slow to disclose donors
By Andrew Doughman, Las Vegas Sun
Nevada’s politicians are assembling stockpiles of money, the ammunition for this year’s election campaign season.
They will report millions of dollars in campaign contributions this week on annual disclosure forms, but that’s just the money elected officials are required to report.
As in the 2012 election, groups unaffiliated with any candidate will likely spend millions of dollars to bankroll advertisements aimed at Nevada voters, and it’s unclear what, if anything, these groups need to tell you about who’s paying for the ads.
Judges in several Nevada court cases are considering whether groups sending political messages must disclose their donors in Nevada.