Rootstrikers.org Effort Seeks More Political File Info

Political activist site Rootstrikers.org is seeking signatures on a petition to require the source of political ads to identify themselves in the Federal Communications Commission's political files.

That comes as the commission prepares on July 1 to require all stations to upload their political files to an online database, as the top stations in the top 50 markets have had to do.

"Disclosure of political ads offers our only glimpse into $300 million of secret money that floods our elections. But major TV executives refuse to obey the law," Rootstrikers wrote. "Others give misleading information on a loophole-ridden form created by industry lobbyists!"