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However, in common practice the term is usually applied only to such organizations that are not regulated under state or federal campaign finance laws because they do not "expressly advocate" for the election or defeat of a candidate or party. When operated within the law, there are no upper limits on contributions to 527s and no restrictions ...
Campaign finance laws in the United States have been a contentious political issue since the early days of the union. The most recent major federal law affecting campaign finance was the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA) of 2002, also known as "McCain-Feingold".
Clarifications uncertain. Bipartisan agreement exists that the state’s campaign finance law is unnecessarily vague in some areas. A 2023 legislative special committee led by Proctor that studied ...
An infographic explaining the American system of campaign finance, by the Sunlight Foundation. Campaign finance – also called election finance, political donations, or political finance – refers to the funds raised to promote candidates, political parties, or policy initiatives and referendums.
FEC invalidated longstanding campaign finance restrictions and enabled corporations and other outside groups such as unions to spend unlimited funds on elections. The court found that such ...
Dec. 20—The State Ethics Commission has upheld a hearing officer's decision finding State Treasurer Laura Montoya violated campaign finance reporting laws by accepting $10,000 in concealed ...
In November 2016, voters in South Dakota approved Initiated Measure 22, also known as the Revision of State Campaign Finance and Lobbying Laws, and referred to by supporters as the South Dakota Anti-Corruption Act. IM-22 passed with 51.83% voter support.
Oregon lawmakers gave final passage Thursday to a campaign finance reform bill that limits the amount of money people and political parties can contribute to candidates, following recent elections ...