By Roger Maynard, on September 7th, 2011  Democrats find this kind of ad "chilling" Among cases scheduled to go before the APOC commission next week include a proposed settlement with Rep. Bill Thomas, R-Haines, and supporters, who had faced a complaint over thank-you ads, paid by local businesses, in support of Thomas.
The ads, which read, “Thank You,” were coordinated by Jim Studley and appeared over several weeks in the Chilkat Valley News. A few of the ads mentioned voting for Thomas, and APOC has determined that those ads were in violation of APOC regulations. Read more->
By Roger Maynard, on December 4th, 2010 One of the ads that blogger Biegel finds "chilling." On November 19, 2010 the Alaska Public Officer’s Commission held a hearing regarding the complaint filed against Haines businesses by Anchorage blogger Linda Kellen Biegel. Biegel alleges some members of the Bill Thomas campaign arranged a series of election advertisements in the Chilkat Valley News supporting Thomas, in violation of APOC rules.
An APOC staff report issued on November 5 concluded that the “thank you” ads that did not use the word “vote” were not regulated campaign speech, and therefore only two ads that also contained the word “vote” are in question. Their recommendation was that the two businesses that posted those ads be fined $50 each, with the fines effectively reduced to zero due to mitigating factors–the newness and unfamiliarity of the law, and staff errors resulting in Mr. Studley receiving erroneous advice. Read more->
By Roger Maynard, on November 13th, 2010  PARKER, CO — Campaign finance laws promoted in the name of democracy can end up being used to stifle political debate and hamstring political opponents. We’ve recently seen this type of activity right here in Haines (See APOC complaint targets Haines Business Community.)
But recent court decisions are leaning in favor of the rights of American citizens to participate in political Read more->
By Roger Maynard, on November 10th, 2010 HAINES — The Alaska Public Offices Commission (APOC) Complaint filed against Representative Bill Thomas, and several Haines business owners will be heard by the Commission on November 19, 2010. Some members of the Thomas campaign are accused of arranging a series of election advertisements in the Chilkat Valley News supporting Thomas, in violation of APOC rules. Read more->
By Roger Maynard, on November 1st, 2010 by Roger Maynard
An astute reader pointed out that last Thursday’s Chilkat Valley News contains an advertisement for gubernatorial candidate Ethan Berkowitz, paid for by Mark Sizemore, that does not have the correct wording letting people know if it was endorsed by the campaign.
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By Roger Maynard, on October 27th, 2010  This is an example of an ad that Ms. Linda Kellen Biegel finds "profoundly chilling." HAINES — The recent APOC complaint by the Democrats is just another indication of how little respect they have for the small business and the contribution they make to our economy. When a few of our local business men and women decided to help get Bill Thomas re-elected, they throught they were complying with APOC regulations. But APOC regulations aren’t easy to understand — especially this year. Read more->
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