Disclosure: A Threat to Associational Privacy

January 1, 2018  •  By IFS staff  •    •  

Disclosure, in the campaign finance context, refers to laws and regulations requiring candidates and political groups to report information about their activities to the government, which then makes that information available publicly. The required information varies greatly, depending on the affected organization and the local, state, or federal government mandating the disclosure. Disclosure rules fall into two broad categories: disclosure…

New York Comptroller Needs to Prioritize, Not Waste Taxpayer Dollars

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January 8, 2013   •  By David Silvers   •  

One of our mantras at CCP is that “more speech is always better.” Ideas should be judged on their merits, rather than the identity ...

Murkowski and the Myth of “Dark” Money

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January 4, 2013   •  By Sarah Lee   •  

The tone of this piece on the Murkowski-Wyden Campaign Finance Disclosure Proposal (something we think may be the newest incarnation of the DISCLOSE Act) ...

Fireside Chats with Governor Cuomo

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December 14, 2012   •  By Sarah Lee   •  

Slow news week in campaign finance land so let’s revisit that bastion of campaign finance reform — and haven for political corruption — New ...

And the worst office party gift this year is…

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December 6, 2012   •  By Sarah Lee   •  

A new incarnation of DISCLOSE! According to the Washington Post, one problem facing this country is a “broken campaign finance” system that contributed to a ...

Corporate Political Disclosure: Response to a Changing Landscape

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November 29, 2012   •  By Sarah Lee   •  

Well this comes as no surprise at all: Advocates for campaign finance reform believe they have an opportunity, in President Obama’s second term, to ...

“More competition, more voices”

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November 19, 2012   •  By Sarah Lee   •  

PBS’ “Need To Know” offered on Friday a good attempt at a fair and balanced discussion of money in politics in the first presidential ...

Changing the Debate

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November 16, 2012   •  By Joe Trotter   •  

Three weeks ago, the debate raging in campaign finance community was whether or not rich citizens and corporations would buy elections.  Largely missing from ...

Donor Disclosure: Undermining the First Amendment

November 1, 2012   •  By Matt Nese   •  ,

By way of introduction, let me note that I am an attorney engaged full-time as a practitioner in political law. I spend my days advising people ...

Obama Wrong on Reddit

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August 29, 2012   •  By Sarah Lee   •  ,

President Barack Obama yesterday held an impromptu session on Reddit, an online community, and floated the idea of a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United saying, “Money ...

Legislative Brief — S. 3369, the DISCLOSE Act of 2012

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July 16, 2012   •  By Joe Trotter   •  

This Legislative Brief analyzes S. 3369, the DISCLOSE (“Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections”) Act of 2012, with a focus ...

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