2013-08-12 Payment Week: US Federal Election Commission to Weigh Legality of BTC

[BitGo]

http://paymentweek.com/us-federal-election-commission-to-weigh-legality-of-bitcoin-donations/

"Money and politics tend to go hand-in-hand, but what if a donor chooses to give bitcoins instead of dollars? That’s the issue currently being explored by the Federal Election Commission, after a conservative political action fund asked for permission to give and receive bitcoins."

"The FEC has two months to decide on this issue, though it may extend its time of deliberation."

[Kluge]

I don't think they ever protested when it was last used. Just need to collect the same information as any other donation.

http://dailycaller.com/2013/05/01/libertarian-presidential-hopeful-only-accepting-gold-bitcoin-for-donations/

ETA: I don't think that's the link I want. Scouring more.

ETA2: Here's what I was looking for - state rep. Mark Warden has been accepting them since '12 http://www.markwarden.com/page/bitcoin-donation