[Inkie]

Your solution would be good if only the new campaign finance rules were clear. Can those who supported Toric. now send another thousand to Lautenberg? Does Forrester get to double up, since he now faces a new opponent? What a mess. As soon as you mess with the rules, it is a nightmare. This is why I am against giving ANY leeway to ANY candidate that does not follow the stated law. This would include, sadly, Katherine Harris in Florida, who missed the deadline by two weeks that required her to resign before running for office. She should have been disqualified.

[Brytani]

Here's the REAL deal now with campaign finance reform. As we all know, after this years elections, pac's will not be allowed to run ads 60 days before an election. Any party can not put forth a candidate who will get clobbered by the PAC's, wait through the 60 days limit, then put in another candidate (Thank you NJSC) and not a single PAC can say a word about the candidate.

This decision has some serious far reaching implications.

[Arkinsaw]

Your solution would be good if only the new campaign finance rules were clear. Can those who supported Toric. now send another thousand to Lautenberg? Does Forrester get to double up, since he now faces a new opponent? What a mess. As soon as you mess with the rules, it is a nightmare. This is why I am against giving ANY leeway to ANY candidate that does not follow the stated law. This would include, sadly, Katherine Harris in Florida, who missed the deadline by two weeks that required her to resign before running for office. She should have been disqualified.

I don't think the money matters. Forrester can win by going to the people of New Jersey and appealing to THEM to be the rule of law and final arbiter on these shenanigans. With one speech he could seal the deal I think and maintain his lead.

[OldFriend]

You are deliberately misstating the law in Florida. If Ms. Harris did not resign before she became a candidate she would be automatically removed from her post. The suit against her was mute.

[sunshine state]

If someone else has already addressed this I apologize, but in defense of Katherine Harris, my understanding is that the laws governing the resignation changed. The Secretary of State of Florida was a formerly elected postion and it was a requirement that one resign an elected position in order to run for another. Harris was elected in 1998. In 2000, the voters approved an amendment changing the office of Secretary of State to one appointed by the Governor. Resignation was not a requirement anymore. They are saying that she thought the new law applied to her and not the old law. If anyone else has any new/better information,please share.