On Flashpoint, the group Common Cause says the change is bad for voters who demand transparency.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — This week, the North Carolina House overrode the Governor’s veto of a wide-ranging bill that tacked on new campaign finance rules to legislation about wearing masks in public.
The law creates loopholes around the state’s ban on making unlimited financial contributions to political candidates by allowing money from super PACS to go to state political parties.
“Neither party should be hiding and allowing mega donors to pay to play,” Ann Webb, Policy Director for Common Cause, said on WCNC’s Flashpoint.
Webb argues the new rule blurs the line between Super PACs and political parties and makes the political donations less transparent.
“It just makes it easier for secret money to come into the state. And frankly, from a nonpartisan perspective, from the perspective of voters, I think what’s really important for folks to understand is that all parties are bringing in secret money. It’s just how our politics work. And if not, how it should work,” Webb said.
House Speaker Tim Moore says current rules favor democrats, and argued the new law levels the playing field between republicans and democrats.
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