From the Charleston Gazette:

A special session of the Legislature will run at least through today and probably through Saturday, as Republicans and Democrats continue to wrangle over a bill to restore financial disclosure requirements for big-money election advocacy campaigns.

The House of Delegates Thursday passed the bill (HB219) on a 64-20 vote, after rejecting seven amendments from Republican delegates.

Later Thursday, Senate Republicans blocked a motion to suspend rules requiring a bill be read on three separate days – arguing that Democrats were trying to rush through a potentially unconstitutional election law.

At least one Republican argued that the intent of the bill – and the rush to get it passed – is to shield Attorney General Darrell McGraw from election advocacy campaigns that would target him this fall.

“There are two reasons why we are here today. One is Darrell McGraw, and the other is the Supreme Court race,” said Sen. Vic Sprouse, R-Kanawha, adding, “I think it’s a terrible, terrible precedent to set to rush in here a couple of months before the election to affect two races.”

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