Meanwlhile, in the Peach State: Gov. Kemp filing ethics complaint against opponent David Perdue
Gov. Kemp filing ethics complaint against Republican opponent David Perdue
Kemp's complaint comes after Perdue filed a lawsuit against a campaign finance law the governor signed into law last year.
ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp is preparing to lodge an ethics complaint against former Sen. David Perdue in their gubernatorial Republican primary battle, alleging Perdue's campaign has improperly coordinated its efforts with an independent political campaign committee.
The complaint follows on the heels of Perdue's camp filing a lawsuit against a campaign finance law signed into law last year by the governor that critics and experts have said is designed to advantage incumbents, including Kemp.
The complaint, which 11Alive obtained an advance copy of as it is being filed with the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission, alleges that instructions for donating directly to Perdue's campaign, Perdue for Governor, Inc., on the WinRed website of the Georgia Values Fund, an independent committee, violate state campaign financing laws.
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On the bottom of the Georgia Values Fund page, there are directions for making a donation by mail, which say, "please send a personal check made payable to 'Perdue for Governor, Inc.'" Additionally, there is language at the bottom of the site soliciting cell phone numbers to "opt-in to Perdue for Governor campaign alerts, updates and news."
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