Elections
The Democratic online fundraising platform ActBlue hired Covington & Burling LLP to lobby on issues related to the Secure Handling of Internet Electronic Donations Act, a House bill that would bar political campaigns and committees from accepting debit or credit card contributions without the associated card verification value (CVV) and billing address and prohibit contributions via gift card, gift certificate or prepaid credit or debit card.
Rep. Bryan Steil (R-Wis.) introduced the bill last month, citing reports that ActBlue does not require a CVV to contribute and has accepted donations using gift and prepaid cards,........