Scott Brown forgot to check a party affiliation on his FEC paperwork

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Scott Brown forgot to check a party affiliation on his FEC paperwork
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Former Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown (R) will on Thursday formally launch his comeback campaign to represent neighboring New Hampshire in Congress' upper chamber. There's only one problem: Whoever submitted Brown's paperwork to the Federal Election Commission forgot to check off a party affiliation.

Brown's campaign told The Washington Post it was an "administrative oversight," saying that the mistake would be corrected within the week.

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.