RPW's attack on River Falls college students

A while back Xoff Files figured the Republican Party must not have enough to do because it filed a complaint with the Pierce County DA about the UW-River Falls College Democrats using the UW server for email. However, a reader of this blog pointed out that the complaint is likely to fall on deaf ears.

In 2002 the State of Wisconsin Elections Board made available via the internet a listing of 2002 fall candidate contact information for the public. The document lists a number of state email addresses. And guess which candidates often listed state emails as a contact? DA's running for re-election.

If it was illegal for state email to be used by candidates and organizations affiliated with campaigns - then the Elections Board would have not listed these email addresses in their publication. Indeed, the Elections Board not only allowed candidates to use state email for campaign purposes, but the Elections Board actually facilitated that usage.