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W. VA Mulls Special Session for Campaign Finance

ANOTHER story about protecting the First Amendment.  See, there are people out there who are willing to stand up for the little guys.  From Herald-Dispatch.com:

Lawmakers unhappy with a federal court ruling on nonprofit groups’ election spending say they may want another crack at the state law in question.

During interim sessions Tuesday, legislators said they want to create greater election accountability, which was the aim of a 2005 law that seeks to regulate various forms of advertising that “refers to a clearly identified candidate” within 30 days of a primary and 60 days of a general election.

Last month, U.S. District Judge David Faber blocked state elections officials from enforcing several of those provisions, agreeing with the Virginia-based Center for Individual Freedom that they were too vague.

“Maybe this is something we need to take up in the special session,” said Senate Minority Leader Don Caruth, R-Mercer.

Many lawmakers expect a special session to be called in June.

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