Oklahoma Ethics Commission Withdraws Proposal That Would Have Forced Nonprofits to Expose Donors Like PACs - People United For Privacy

Oklahoma Ethics Commission Withdraws Proposal That Would Have Forced Nonprofits to Expose Donors Like PACs - People United For Privacy

Some of the most sweeping legal transformations hinge on nothing more than redefining a single term. A recent scare for donor privacy rights in Oklahoma shows the danger. Fortunately, quick action quelled the threat. Last month and again this week, we sounded the alarm about a proposal at the Oklahoma Ethics Commission (OEC), Amendatory Ethics Rule 2.79, that would have vastly expanded the definition of “political action committee” (PAC) in stat…