The nation’s highest court could be hearing a challenge to the Delaware election law.
At issue is the disclosure of donors to groups doing political advertising which was upheld by a federal appellate court.
The Washington-based Center for Competitive Politics says it intends to appeal a decision that the Delaware disclosure law is constitutional in a lawsuit brought by the conservative group Delaware Strong Families.
The Wilmington News Journal reports that the state’s disclosure act that went into effect in 2013 requires third-party organizations to disclose donors to the state elections commission if their ads refer to a candidate in an upcoming election.
Before the law, organizations would only have to give up their donors if they directly supported or opposed a candidate.
Delaware Strong Families prints a voter guide and argues that the law overreaches and would be burdensome.
The federal law only applies to broadcast advertising.
