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Campaign Finance

Campaign Finance. Cynthia Burgiss Tara McCann Colleen O’Kane. Money In Politics. Money is a critical element of campaigns Direct Mail Staff Travel Signs Ad buys for TV Commercials Internet advertising More Transparency in Campaign Finance OpenSecrets.org. Causes and Effects.

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Campaign Finance

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  1. Campaign Finance Cynthia Burgiss Tara McCann Colleen O’Kane

  2. Money In Politics • Money is a critical element of campaigns • Direct Mail • Staff • Travel • Signs • Ad buys for TV Commercials • Internet advertising More Transparency in Campaign Finance OpenSecrets.org

  3. Causes and Effects • Contribution Restrictions • Interest groups • 527’s • Personal Limits • Soft Money • Expenditure Limits

  4. Public Financing

  5. Federal Government How the federal Government is Involved in Campaign finance

  6. Senate/House • 2. Supreme Court • 3. Federal Election Commission

  7. Laws Passed by Senate and House Federal election Campaign Act 1972 2. FECA Amended 1974 3. Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act 2002

  8. Supreme Court Decisions Buckley v. Valeo 1976 McConnell v. FEC 2003 Fec v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. 2007 Citizens united v. fec 2010

  9. Federal Election Commission The FEC was created in 1974 with an amendment to the FECA. Enforces campaign finance laws in the united states Distributes reports of campaigns

  10. State Laws on Campaign Finance When federal law Take precedence over state law Prohibitions on election financing activities by foreign nationals, national banks, and federally charted corporations. 2. Laws that pertain to the financing of federal elections.

  11. State Laws on Campaign Finance There are six states that do not place any limits of campaign contributors—Illinois, Missouri, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Virginia. Five states also do not have minimal contribution limits either.  New Mexico and Illinois didn’t have minimal contribution laws until recently, but neither of them has gone into effect yet

  12. Interest Groups Political Action committees National Political Party Individuals

  13. Policy Effectiveness Citizens United v. FEC Mccain-feingold

  14. Recommendations Keep the house and senate OUT!

  15. Final Statements Conclusion Any questions?

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