Because of Attorney General Tom Corbett's surrender in federal court in the case of Center for Individual Freedom, there is now no longer any reporting requirements for ANY person, committee, association or corporation who run tv ads, phone calls, direct mail, or any other type of communication with the voters and the public as long as the communication does not "expressly advocate the election or defeat of a candidate."

This is because the AG agreed that the word "expenditure" as defined in Pa. Election law only applies to "express advocacy of the defeat or election of a candidate"  even though the Legidlature clearly intended it to mean , as defined, " expenses made to influence the outcome of an election."  

Since "political committees" are defined as groups that make "expenditures", NO COMMITTEE has to report  source of contributions or file expense reports as long as they run adds like the Lally Green ads. Both negative ads and positive ads  can be communicated pursunat to this settlement as long as they don't engage in "express advocacy."  

For example, the following type ad  is NOW legal under Corbett's agreement without ANY reporting requirements whatsoever: 

The above kind of negative ad can now be aired by any one  without any reporting requirements right up to the eve of an election thanks to the Attorney General's surrender of Pennsylvania election law.

And, adding more insult to injury, Pennsylvania taxpayers  were given a $100,000  bill for CIF' legal fees forcing all of us to pay for the dimantling of Pennsylvania election law.