From Deseret News archives:
GOP lawmakers target Truth In Politics PAC
Complaint to attorney general urges probe into group's mailers
Sen. Al Mansell, R-Sandy, filed a letter of complaint against the Truth In Politics political action committee earlier this week with state election officials and the Attorney General's Office about the group's last-minute election mailers. In the letter, the former Senate president requested an investigation into the group's "activities" and asked for recommendations on how to close loopholes in state law that allowed the group, at least initially, to essentially operate anonymously.
"I do not want to limit free speech, but I am very interested in your ideas on strengthening our transparency and disclosure requirements," Mansell writes in the complaint. "Please assist us in making sure the public can better evaluate the real truth in political materials."
Although Truth In Politics was blatantly against Republican candidates and is connected to the state Democratic Party, Mansell said in his letter that he wanted to "avoid a repeat of this destructive, underhanded behavior from either side of the political spectrum."
In fact, Willhite said she would prefer "total transparency" in disclosures of donors, as well as reports of new donations and expenditures within 24 hours during the final weeks of the campaign. She would not favor any limits on donations or expenditures.
"One of the things which we felt Truth In Politics could do is point out some of the problems with Utah election law," Willhite said. "We would be really excited if our activities besides helping defeat four really bad officials caused a reform in election and disclosure laws."
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