OverPACed

Just how much of the state law about PAC funds does Rep. Mark Green think applies to him? He doesn't think the generous $485,000 overall limit applies to him. Does he also think that the individual PAC limits don't apply to him either?

Individual PACs are limited to giving $43,128 to candidates for governor. Under Green's rules, he may be able to take in more per PAC than other candidates for governor.

For example, the funds Green transferred from his federal account to his state account include $15,000 from a realtors PAC. Should that realtors PAC be allowed to give $43,128 more in PAC funds on top of that to his state account? Green also transferred $5500 from pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly's PAC fund to his state account. Should they be allowed to give $48,628 total to Green or should he have to subtract the $5500 he collected from them at the federal level?

Green has some big PAC donations from individual PACs that he transferred over to his state account. He has twelve PACs that gave $10,000 or more included in the funds he transferred to his state account. Do all of those groups get to give him $10,000 or more over the individual PAC limit too?

Things get pretty complicated when you are writing your own rules for campaign finances as you go.