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	Campaign Finance
		The Summary of Public Financing Laws will provide prospective candidates and other interested persons with an overview of how to apply for and receive public funds, the amount of public funds currently available, and information on prior use of public funds.
		The Candidacy and Campaign Finance Division publishes a newsletter about the current developments, updates and changes in the law concerning campaign finance.
		Charitable Contributions from Campaign Funds: SBE has received numerous inquiries by individuals wanting to know whether it is permissible to use campaign funds for the purpose of donating to disaster relief efforts.
	www.elections.state.md.us /campaign_finance (633 words)

	Campaign finance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Campaign finance refers to the means by which money is raised for election campaigns.
		As campaigns have many expenditures, ranging from the cost of travel for the candidate and others to the purchasing of air time for TV advertisements, they often spend a great deal of time and effort raising money to finance their cause.
		Public financing (also known as "taxpayer financing") to create clean elections is put forth to reduce the conflict of interest between private campaign donations and the elected officials who receive these funds to finance their campaigns for office.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Campaign_finance (1525 words)

	Campaign Finance
		Campaign finance laws are intended to reduce the potential for corruption, or even the appearance of corruption.
		Public Financing of Campaigns - Almost half of the states currently operate programs give grants of state funds to candidates and/or political parties for their campaigns.
		Because taxpayer participation in public financing programs is declining while the cost of campaigns is rising, many states' public financing programs are unable to fully fund participating candidates, and therefore are declining in popularity.
	www.ncsl.org /programs/legman/about/campfin.htm (1332 words)

	Campaign Financing - Division of Elections - Department of State (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The campaign finance database contains detailed financial records that campaigns and committees are required by law to disclose.
		The Election Campaign Financing Act took effect on January 1, 1987 and provides for matching contributions received by candidates for governor and cabinet offices.
		As provided for in Chapter 106, Florida Statutes, distribution of funds to candidates accepting public campaign financing is administered by the Florida Department of State, Division of Elections.
	election.dos.state.fl.us /campfin/cfindb.shtml (226 words)

	Campaign Finance Information Center
		A bill which would allow more campaign finance oversight is scheduled for a vote tomorrow, The Washington Post reports.
		Tips for covering campaign finance and stories about the subject.
		More stories about campaign finance and politics are there.
	www.campaignfinance.org (754 words)

	Campaign Finance Guide: Federal Campaign Finance Laws: Glossary
		BCRA is an acronym for the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002, which is also known as McCain-Feingold after its two primary sponsors in the U.S. Senate.
		An expenditure made in cooperation with a candidate, the candidate's campaign committee, or a political party committee is a coordinated expenditure and is treated as a contribution.
		FECA is an acronym for The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, the statute that serves as the basis for current federal campaign finance regulation.
	www.campaignfinanceguide.org /guide-glossary.html (1690 words)

	NOW with Bill Moyers. For Educators. Campaign Finance Reform \| PBS
		Campaign reform can be achieved by relying on complete disclosure of fund sources rather than spending limits or public financing of political campaigns.
		Plans for achieving campaign finance reform (Part IV) may be evaluated on the basis of clarity, logic, and the use of appropriate research data.
		This government resource provides campaign finance reports and data, campaign finance law resources, FEC rule-making necessary to implement campaign finance laws, and news releases related to campaign finances.
	www.pbs.org /now/classroom/campaignfinance.html (2494 words)

	Project Vote Smart - GOVERNMENT 101: Campaign Finance
		Campaign Finance Information in this guide is based on The FEC and Federal Campaign Finance Law, published in November 2002 by the Federal Election Commission.
		The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 is a bill that bans "soft money" contributions to national political parties; but permits up to $10,000 in soft money contributions to state and local parties.
		In 1974 the Federal Election Campaign Act was amended and specifically sanctioned the formation of "political committees" to enable the employees of corporations, members of labor unions, or members of professional groups, trade associations or any other political group to pool their dollars and give to the candidates of their choice.
	www.vote-smart.org /resource_govt101_07.php (992 words)

	Washingtonpost.com: Campaign Finance Special Report
		More Post and AP stories about campaign finance from the past month.
		Campaign finance is a confusing topic in many ways.
		The Clinton and Dole campaigns spent about $232 million in the 1996 campaign cycle – supplemented by about $69 million in "issue ads" paid for by the Republican and Democratic national committees.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/politics/special/campfin/campfin.htm (321 words)

	PoliticalMoneyLine
		Jerry Lewis’ campaign committee reported it raised $262,162 and spent $691,786 during the third quarter of 2006, leaving cash on hand of $1,059,536.
		Campaign finance reports covering the third quarter of 2006 are due to be filed this weekend.
		Speaker Dennis Hastert and his leadership PAC have given $47,499 to campaign committees or leadership PACs of the current Republican members of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
	www.tray.com /fecinfo (6799 words)

	California Secretary of State - Political Reform Division
		This includes the disclosure of contributions and expenditures in connection with campaigns supporting or opposing state and local candidates and ballot measures as well as the disclosure of expenditures made in connection with lobbying the State Legislature and attempting to influence administrative decisions of state government.
		Receive campaign disclosure statements (itemizing contributions received and expenditures made) filed by individuals and committees raising or spending campaign funds to support or oppose state candidates or ballot measures.
		Provide technical assistance regarding campaign disclosure provisions of the Political Reform Act to state and local candidates and elected officials, treasurers of campaign committees, and the general public.
	www.ss.ca.gov /prd/prd.htm (509 words)

	BG1308ES: Campaign Finance "Reform": The Good, the Bad, and the Unconstitutional
		Campaign finance reform soon will be debated in the U.S. Senate.
		The problems with the current campaign financing system that are identified by the most vocal reformers, however, are not real problems for Americans who want more of a say in who is elected and what policies public officials pursue.
		Pursuant to the First Amendment, the Supreme Court limits the regulation of political expression to a very narrow class of speech: explicit or express words advocating the election or defeat of clearly identified candidates--such as "vote for" or "elect." But not every type of express or explicit appeal for votes is subject to regulation.
	www.heritage.org /Research/GovernmentReform/BG1308ES.cfm (981 words)

	IDSOS Campaign Finance Search
		The campaign finance database includes data for those candidates which file under the Idaho Sunshine Law: Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, State Treasurer, State Controller, Supt. of Public Instruction, State Senator, State Representative, Supreme Court Justice, Judge of the Court of Appeals, and District Judge.
		Campaign disclosure for candidates running for federal office (U.S. Senate and U.S. Representative) falls under the jurisdiction of the Federal Elections Commission and disclosure reports are filed with that Commission.
		The campaign finance information presented here is taken from the original reports filed by candidates and political committees.
	www.idsos.state.id.us /eid/index.htm (483 words)

	Campaign Finance - US Department of State
		There are several reasons for that, perhaps first and foremost, the means of campaigning in a modern society tend to be primarily television, which is expensive.
		His campaign basically ran up against the spending limit by March of that year, and the convention was not until August.
		Ultimately, I think the decision for the campaigns depends on whether the candidate believes that he or she can raise all the money necessary and basically give up the public money that he or she would earn by participating in the public financing system.
	usinfo.state.gov /dhr/democracy/elections/campaign_finance.html (1580 words)

	Presidential Campaign Finance--Main Page
		The Federal Election Commission proved ineffective at enforcing campaign finance laws that were themselves in need of an overhaul.
		After years of work campaign finance reform advocates achieved a major victory on March 20, 2002 when the Senate passed the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA, also known as McCain-Feingold) in a 60 to 40 vote.
		In a joint statement, Bush-Cheney campaign chairman Marc Racicot and RNC chairman Ed Gillespie said the decision "sets the stage for a total meltdown of federal campaign finance regulation in 2004." "The 2004 elections will now be a free-for-all," the two said in their statement.
	www.gwu.edu /~action/2004/presfin04.html (1858 words)

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		The commission is responsible for campaign disclosure, conflict of interest statements for public officials, legislative ethics, financial disclosure and lobbying laws.
		This commission is "charged with enforcement of conflict of interest and lobbying laws and campaign finance disclosure laws." Composed of six members, the commission investigates complaints and has the authority to initiate judicial proceedings on its own or refer the complaints to the appropriate authority.
		It tells which campaign finance information is available (state and county political party executive committees, PACs active on multi-county/statewide level, federal PACs giving money to state PACs or party committees); office hours, what information is available over the phone (total contributions/expenditures, who has/hasn't filed, contact information on committee treasurers, Q&A on finance issues); and copy.
	www.campaignfinance.org /states.html (6486 words)

	Campaign Finance Reform (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The search for ever-increasing sums of money to finance campaigns dominated by expensive TV advertising has led politicians and both parties to stretch the rules and create new loopholes.
		Soft money-unlimited contributions from corporations, unions, or wealthy individuals- is the biggest loophole, and led to the biggest scandals in the 1996 and 2000 Presidential campaigns.
		As we move forward to ensure that this new law is implemented properly, and I work with my colleagues to consider other possible campaign finance reforms, we must build on the momentum of this victory, and continue the vitally important work of restoring the public's trust
	www.senate.gov /~feingold/issuearea/cfr.html (320 words)

	Extra! Extra!: Archives -- Campaign Finance (133)
		John Fritze of The (Baltimore) Sun reviewed candidate finance reports to show that more than 100 churches in Maryland — including dozens in Baltimore — have made campaign contributions to political candidates in recent years, an act that is prohibited by federal tax law and blurs the line between politics and the pulpit.
		Using court filings and campaign records, Joel Kurth reports on findings, which include allegations of payments for fictitious youths, relatives of some county officials benefited from contracts, more than $300,000 in overpayments to contractors and hackers accessed a computer system used to verify bills.
		Republican Ernie Fletcher's campaign has been bolstered by "the financial backing of many state contractors who have traditionally supported Democrats." The top 100 contributors to the previous Democratic governor and the state party have given at least $151,200 to Fletcher, compared to $176,650 to Democrat Ben Chandler.
	www.ire.org /extraextra/archives/cat_campaign_finance.html (8827 words)

	C-SPAN: Search Campaign Finance Data
		Campaign finance data originates from the Federal Election Commission and is updated every month.
		Or type in the last name of a specific candidate to call up his or her reported receipts and expenditures during any campaign season.
		Search for donors to campaigns from the 1994 to the 2004 election cycles by last name, or search for all donors within your specific ZIP code.
	www.c-span.org /congress/campaignfinance.asp (690 words)

	GS Campaign Finance Reform, a Project at the Brookings Institution (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The Campaign Finance section of the Brookings Institution website was created in 1995 and served as a source of news on topics related to campaign finance through mid-2005.
		Campaign finance remains one of the most important and controversial aspects of U.S. democracy, as shown by recent legislation, court challenges, and demands for reform.
		A new Brookings Institution Press book, Financing the 2004 Election, examines the implications of the costs and trends of 2004.
	www.brook.edu /gs/cf/cf_hp.htm (190 words)

	Campaign Finance
		Some groups are interested in decreasing the cost of campaigns by requiring broadcast stations to make time available at reduced or no cost to candidates.
		Political groups are usually exempt from federal taxation, and some groups must register with the IRS and report several times a year on their income and expenses.
		Basically, most groups that disclose their campaign receipts and contributions to a state agency no longer have to file reports with the Internal Revenue Service.
	www.votelaw.com /Election_Law/Camp__Fin_/camp__fin_.html (229 words)

	Campaign Finance Reform Funding
		The Campaign for America, is a nonprofit organization committed to achieving fundamental campaign finance reform.
		The Campaign Reform Project is a nonprofit organization that educates citizens about the importance of reforming campaign finance laws as a means of revitalizing the country's democratic processes.
		Campaign Finance Reform A Statement on House Passage of Campaign Finance Reform by Nancy Kassebaum Baker and Walter F. House passage of campaign finance reform is a demonstration of courage, conviction, and bipartisanship.
	www.taxpolicy.com /cfr.htm (3396 words)

	Campaign Finance Links: National Disclosure and Research Resources
		A collaboration of the UCLA School of Law, the Center for Governmental Studies and the California Voter Foundation, the project classifies and evaluates campaign disclosure laws of the 50 states, and designs and promotes a set of uniform standards and model laws.
		This site contains images of hard copies of campaign finance reports by candidates, parties and PACs and other information from the U.S. agency that oversees campaign finance laws.
		This site juxtaposes campaign contributions for more than 13,000 candidates and elected officials nationwide with voting records and evaluations by special interest groups.
	www.opensecrets.org /basics/links/disclosure.asp (294 words)

	Campaign Finance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Electronic access to Candidate Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reports beginning with the June 2003 reporting period, for Fairfax County candidates can be *linked to from this page.
		The Virginia State Board of Elections maintains electronically-filed campaign financial data for General Assembly and statewide candidates.
		The Federal Election Commission (FEC) maintains campaign financial data for all Presidential campaigns and candidates, all House campaigns and candidates, and Senate campaign committees (individual Senate disclosure reports are filed with the Secretary of the Senate).
	www.fairfaxcounty.gov /eb/CF/campfinance.htm (276 words)

	About Campaign Finance Reform
		Incumbency is a better predictor of electoral success than campaign bucks—and it's when incumbents are spending a lot that they are obviously most in trouble.
		Nor is there any solid evidence that campaign contributions wag the dog of legislators' decisions more than do party affiliation, ideology, and their perception of their constituents' desires.
		Also: "why government cannot be trusted with the authority granted under the campaign finance law" is unveiled HERE (Hint: Government power attracts swarms of crooks and demagogues as surely as horse manure attracts swarms of horseflies.
	freedomkeys.com /finance.htm (3324 words)

	Campaign Finance: The McCain-Feingold-Cochran Campaign Reform Bill
		The McCain-Feingold-Cochran campaign reform bill is similar to the bills that were debated in the 105th and 106th Congresses.
		First adopted as part of McCain-Feingold during the Senate's February 1998 campaign finance debate, the Snowe-Jeffords amendment addresses the explosion of thinly-veiled campaign advertising funded by corporate and union treasuries.
		McCain-Feingold-Cochran contains a number of provisions designed to improve disclosure of campaign finance information and strengthen enforcement of the law.
	www.campaignfinancesite.org /legislation/mccain.html (651 words)

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