The financing of electoral campaigns in the United States happens at the federal, state, and local levels by contributions from individuals, corporations...
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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...
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The 1996 United States campaign finance controversy, sometimes referred to as Chinagate, was an effort by the People's Republic of China to influence...
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Campaign finance, also known as election finance, political donations or political finance, refers to the funds raised to promote candidates, political...
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The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 107–155 (text) (PDF), 116 Stat. 81, enacted March 27, 2002, H.R. 2356)...
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non-volunteers in the campaign, transportation, campaign materials, media advertisements and other contingencies. Under United States law, officially...
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The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 92–225, 86 Stat. 3, enacted February 7, 1972, 52 U.S.C. § 30101...
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Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 558 U.S. 310 (2010), is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States regarding campaign finance...
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prosecuted. Campaign finance in the United States Conflict of interest Federal prosecution of public corruption in the United States List of United States federal...
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United States campaign finance law has been regulated by the Federal Election Commission since its creation in the wake of the Watergate Scandal in 1975...
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the salaries of non-volunteers in the campaign, transportation, campaign materials, media advertisements and other contingencies. Under United States...
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Stormy Daniels–Donald Trump scandal (category Campaign finance in the United States)
if the reported payout violated campaign finance rules, saying the alleged payment amounted to an in-kind donation to Trump's presidential campaign that...
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Straw donor (category Campaign finance in the United States)
contribution in their own name. In the United States, making a political contribution in another person's name is illegal, as is agreeing to be the named donor...
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Small-dollar donation (category Campaign finance in the United States)
donations are defined according to United States campaign finance law as contributions to a candidate's political campaign or a political action committee...
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Political action committee (category Campaign finance in the United States)
In the United States, a political action committee (PAC) is a tax-exempt 527 organization that pools campaign contributions from members and donates those...
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A campaign finance reform amendment refers to any proposed amendment to the United States Constitution to authorize greater restrictions on spending related...
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to provide for the financing of presidential primary and general-election campaigns, as well as national party conventions. Both the Republican and Democratic...
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Tillman Act of 1907 (redirect from The Tillman Act)
The Tillman Act of 1907 (34 Stat. 864) was the first campaign finance law in the United States. The Act prohibited monetary contributions to federal candidates...
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OpenSecrets (redirect from National Institute on Money in Politics)
and the National Institute on Money in Politics (NIMP), both of which were organizations that tracked data on campaign finance in the United States and...
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paradigm shift in the way campaign finances were conducted and expert financial management of political campaigns became an imperative. In 1976, the American...
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527 organization (category Campaign finance in the United States)
would result in double-counting. 501(c)(3) 501(c)(4) Campaign finance in the United States Campaign finance reform in the United States Issue versus express...
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In spring 2023, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York began a corruption investigation...
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The 2020 United States presidential election was the 59th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. The Democratic ticket...
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Federal Corrupt Practices Act (category Campaign finance in the United States)
remained the nation's primary law regulating campaign finance in federal elections until the passage of the Federal Election Campaign Act in 1971. The Act...
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January 2018. Campaign finance in the United States Corruption in the United States Inside the Beltway Lobbying in the United States The Swamp (documentary)...
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Federal Election Commission (redirect from United States Federal Election Committee)
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is an independent agency of the United States government that enforces U.S. campaign finance laws and oversees U...
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lobby in the United States American Israel Public Affairs Committee Direct lobbying in the United States Campaign finance in the United States China Lobby...
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Bradley Smith (law professor) (category Members of the Federal Election Commission)
expert on campaign finance in the United States, with his writings on campaign finance and election issues having appeared in academic publications in addition...
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Red-boxing (category Campaign finance in the United States)
committees (PACs) in a way that circumvents campaign finance laws. Political campaigns place statements or requests on public campaign websites which are...
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Protect Our Future (category Campaign finance in the United States)
Willamette Week. Goldmacher, Shane (May 16, 2022). "The Little Red Boxes Making a Mockery of Campaign Finance Laws". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 June 2022....
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