Politics

Larry Norton Named to Campaign Finance Review Panel in Maryland

By James A. Kahl, Lawrence H. Norton, Gregg P. Skall

BALTIMORE?Womble Carlyle political law attorney Larry Norton has been named to a bipartisan blue ribbon panel charged with examining and recommending changes in Maryland?s campaign finance laws.

The 12-member task force was appointed by Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler. The panel is expected to deliver a report by the end of the year.

In addition to Norton, other panel members are State Senators Jamie Raskin and Allan Kittleman; State Delegates Ronald A. George and Jay Walker; Carville Collins of DLA Piper U.S. LLP; Robert B. Ostrum, counsel for the Republican State Central Committee; Bruce Marcus, counsel for the Democratic State Central Committee; Ross Goldstein, deputy administrator of the Maryland Board of Elections; Jared DeMarinis, director of the Candidacy and Campaign Finance Division of the Maryland Board of Elections; Chief Deputy Attorney General Katherine Winfree; and Deputy Attorney General John B. Howard Jr.

Full post as published by Political GPS: Womble Carlyle Political Law on November 22, 2010 (boomark / email).