More Campaign Finance Problems for Mormon Church?

The Los Angeles Times is reporting that another campaign finance complaint is going to be filed against the Mormon Church for its failure to report various contributions made to the Yes on 8 campaign. From my own past involvement with campaigns, I find it somewhat hard to believe that the Mormon Church - not exactly a mom and pop operation - was not aware of the campaign finance reporting requirements in California. Far too often elements of the far right seem to think that the laws apply to everyone but them. It will be interesting to see what new disclosures come out as time goes by. Here are some story highlights:

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The money war over Proposition 8 shows no signs of letting up. Opponents of the measure, which banned gay marriage in California, said today that they plan to file a second complaint with the state alleging the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints deliberately did not disclose its financial contributions to the Yes on 8 campaign.

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Californians Against Hate already filed one complaint with the California Fair Political Practices Commission, sparking an ongoing investigation of whether the church violated campaign finance laws. The church has repeatedly said it did not violate any rules and was not trying to hide how much the church gave.

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“I’m calling this Mormongate,” Fred Karger, founder of Californians Against Hate, told the Associated Press. “I think there’s been a massive coverup.”