Campaign board won’t pursue GOP complaint vs Horner
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One day after the two top officials in the Minnesota Republican Party filed a complaint against IP endorsed gubernatorial candidate Tom Horner, the state Campaign Finance and Disclosure Board said it would not investigate.
In a letter to Tony Sutton and Michael Brodkorb, board Executive Director Gary Goldsmith said it's unclear whether the facts they allege about Horner's campaign getting access to a poll before its public release would constitute a campaign contribution.
A bigger issue, writes Goldsmith, is that the board does not have the jurisdiction to enforce the law they believe Horner violated.
Read Goldsmith's letter here.
Update
Sutton and Brodkorb say they will refile their complaint with the state Office of Administrative Hearings.
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