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GOP Says Lunsford Violated Disclosure Law

3:39 PM Tue, Apr 29, 2008 |
Mark Hebert

The Kentucky Republican Party is filing a complaint with the FEC, claiming democrat Bruce Lunsford violated campaign finance laws by failing to properly disclose that his campaign paid for a Lunsford appearance on a Louisville TV station.

That's the same Bruce Lunsford who is complaining about his opponent, Greg Fischer, apparently violating federal election laws by failing to put proper disclaimers on his most recent TV ad. Here's the release from the Republican Party of Kentucky:

RPK CHAIRMAN: LUNSFORD VIOLATED FEC RULES WITH TV AD

FRANKFORT - Republican Party of Kentucky Chairman Steve Robertson announced today that he will file a complaint with the Federal Election Commission against Bruce Lunsford for airing television advertisements without the legally required disclaimer - and a second complaint with the Federal Communications Commission against the CW television station in Louisville for airing the illegal advertisement.

"It is ironic that Bruce Lunsford is complaining about Greg Fischer's inability to follow the law when Lunsford himself is violating the same requirements," said Robertson, referring to a letter Lunsford's attorneys recently sent to television stations around Kentucky complaining about Greg Fischer's commercials that also violate federal election law.

On April 21, 2008, Bruce Lunsford appeared in a television broadcast on the CW's "Louisville Live this Morning" program, during which the show's host, Dan Spangler, admits that Lunsford paid for the segment, making the appearance a paid advertisement. The paid segment did not contain the required disclaimer.

"Based on the recent actions of Bruce Lunsford and his attorneys with regard to Greg Fischer's illegal ads, this is clearly a willful and knowing violation of federal law that should result in Lunsford not being eligible for lowest unit rate advertising under FCC regulations, not to mention the penalties that could be imposed by the FEC," said Robertson.

Copies of the complaints will be available tomorrow upon request from the Republican Party of Kentucky.




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