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"As Democrats contest Iowa race, there?s a slush fund they can draw on
If House Democrats get serious about contesting a tight House election in Iowa, they will have a slush fund at their disposal.
Hidden in the House rules package is a provision for "Further Expenses for Resolving Contested Elections," a one-year fund lawmakers can tap in their quest to overturn a House election they lost in Iowa.
While members of either party can access the unlimited sums allocated to the fund, only Democrats are contesting an election right now. A provision in the House Democrats? rules package "authorizes such sums as may be necessary for the Committee on House Administration to resolve contested elections." Those funds are available for expenses incurred between Jan. 3, 2021, and Jan. 3, 2022. If used, the money would be drawn from legislative branch appropriations funding and would not be publicly disclosed until the end of the quarter."
If House Democrats get serious about contesting a tight House election in Iowa, they will have a slush fund at their disposal.
Hidden in the House rules package is a provision for "Further Expenses for Resolving Contested Elections," a one-year fund lawmakers can tap in their quest to overturn a House election they lost in Iowa.
While members of either party can access the unlimited sums allocated to the fund, only Democrats are contesting an election right now. A provision in the House Democrats? rules package "authorizes such sums as may be necessary for the Committee on House Administration to resolve contested elections." Those funds are available for expenses incurred between Jan. 3, 2021, and Jan. 3, 2022. If used, the money would be drawn from legislative branch appropriations funding and would not be publicly disclosed until the end of the quarter."
