Comments on: Political Corruption, Part II – Phil Riesen http://blueinredzion.com/2008/10/political-corruption-part-ii-%e2%80%93-phil-riesen/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=political-corruption-part-ii-%25e2%2580%2593-phil-riesen Poorly Spelled, Properly Thought Out. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:20:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Curtis http://blueinredzion.com/2008/10/political-corruption-part-ii-%e2%80%93-phil-riesen/comment-page-1/#comment-72 Curtis Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:28:00 +0000 http://saltlakecitywebdesign.wordpress.com/2008/10/02/political-corruption-part-ii-%e2%80%93-phil-riesen/#comment-72 I suspect that Hughes is alleging that this all happened a while ago. I suspect that Hughes is alleging that this all happened a while ago.

]]> By: Tom http://blueinredzion.com/2008/10/political-corruption-part-ii-%e2%80%93-phil-riesen/comment-page-1/#comment-71 Tom Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:33:00 +0000 http://saltlakecitywebdesign.wordpress.com/2008/10/02/political-corruption-part-ii-%e2%80%93-phil-riesen/#comment-71 What I don't understand is the complaint about reporting ... there is *always* a lag in reporting, as candidates report what's happened since the last report date.<br/><br/>If we peek at <a HREF="http://elections.utah.gov/candidatesandcurrentofficeholders.html" REL="nofollow">elections.utah.gov</a>, we see that the nearest report dates are 31 Aug and "seven days before the general election." Candidates report "Expenditures and contributions since the last report as of 5 days before the due date." Thus, anything between 26 Aug and sometime next Nov isn't yet subject to reporting requirements. So, I'll ask again, even if we agree that having a lawyer friend help with a supposedly non-campaign issue is something that should be reported, <i>when exactly did he fail to report it?</i> (Or is Rep Hughes alleging this assistance occurred several months ago?) What I don’t understand is the complaint about reporting … there is *always* a lag in reporting, as candidates report what’s happened since the last report date.

If we peek at elections.utah.gov, we see that the nearest report dates are 31 Aug and “seven days before the general election.” Candidates report “Expenditures and contributions since the last report as of 5 days before the due date.” Thus, anything between 26 Aug and sometime next Nov isn’t yet subject to reporting requirements. So, I’ll ask again, even if we agree that having a lawyer friend help with a supposedly non-campaign issue is something that should be reported, when exactly did he fail to report it? (Or is Rep Hughes alleging this assistance occurred several months ago?)

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