RE: Disclosure and privacy

[James Cooper <james.cooper@socma.com>]

Jean,

This is why I like this type of forum.  I enjoy novel approaches.  You raise a very interesting point here.  The trick is, however, to ensure that nobody but essential personnel has access to the financial information, including dates of deposits, etc.  I guess the main problem I can see is that there is nothing preventing potential donors from approaching candidates to let them know what they intend to give.  The candidates bottom-line would be increased accordingly, which is easy to detect.  I believe, however, that this option should be thoroughly explored and discussed to see if hurdles can be overcome.