Head of campaign group identified

The Idaho Secretary of State’s office has determined that Jonathan Haines of Idaho Falls, a former employee of Melaleuca Inc., is the chairman of “Idaho Citizens for Justice,” an unregistered group that launched a campaign attack against an Idaho Supreme Court candidate over the weekend. “They’re going to have a report in by noon today,” reported Tim Hurst, chief deputy secretary of state. “He said he’d get the reports in today. … So then we’ll determine what we’re going to do.” The group faces possible fines of up to $50 a day for not filing with the state, plus additional civil penalties; political action committees that raise and spend $500 or more are required to register with the state, disclose their sources of funding, and report all last-minute contributions in the run-up to the election within 48 hours.