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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".
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 ...
The investigation – by the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission, the state’s official campaign finance watchdog – is looking to determine whether the committees and individuals associated ...
HOWELL — The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff Mike Murphy are the subject of two campaign finance law complaints after hosting a press conference for former president Donald ...
The ballot measure, which passed with 89% of voter support, makes significant alterations to campaign finance law at the county level. Prior to Measure 26-184, there had been no limits to county officials' ability to accept donations. [19] Measure 26-184 established a $500 limit for individuals and political committees.
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 ...
Portions of Vermont system for publicly funding elections were found unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court in its 2006 decision Randall v. Sorrell.In particular, state supplemental funds for publicly financed candidates whose opponents outspend them were struck down, while full funding of governor and lieutenant governor candidates remained in place.
Governor Kevin Stitt’s Task Force on Campaign Finance and Election Threats issued a report in March with recommendations for new campaign rules. The task force recommended some new rules for ...