The method is used to get around campaign finance regulations. (queenscampaigner.com)
Elections are run at the state level, so a state - gerrymandered election could alter that balance of power in the state legislature, which would effect things like voter - suppression measures, enactment and enforcement of campaign finance regulations, and the ability of elections to be monitored and for rules to be enforced by non-partisan (or partisan) entities. (politics.stackexchange.com)
In October, Wilson filed a complaint with the state election commission alleging that family members and friends made large contributions to the Democratic state central committee, with the party then violating campaign finance regulations by shifting that funding back down to Kennedy's campaign. (courant.com)