2-11-15 liberal group files complaint against walker

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A liberal group has filed a complaint alleging that a new tax-exempt group created by Gov. Scott Walker is acting in violation of federal election law because it is actually a presidential exploratory committee.  The American Democracy Legal Fund filed the complaint Tuesday with the Federal Elections Commission. It alleges that Walker’s 527 group Our American Revival is raising and spending money in violation of federal law.  The complaint cites press reports that Walker’s group had accepted donations in excess of the $2,700 limits allowed for exploratory committees.  The issue revolves around whether the type of committee Walker established and the work it is doing requires it to be organized differently to avoid running afoul of federal law.  A spokeswoman for Our American Revival calls the complaint frivolous.