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Contribution Limits: Caps on First Amendment Activity
January 1, 2018  •  By IFS Staff  •    •  

Contribution limits are monetary restrictions on the amount an individual or group can donate to a political actor – usually a candidate, political party, or political action committee. The Supreme Court first allowed limits on contributions in Buckley v. Valeo. The Court’s ruling acknowledged that contribution limits were a restriction on First Amendment activity, but allowed them on the theory…

Political Spending Isn’t Choking Out Competition. Campaign Finance Regulations Are.
August 3, 2015   •  By Brian Walsh   •  ,

Inequality is the word of the moment. You can’t go anywhere without hearing it thrown around. Usually, this word evokes images of the discrepancy ...

The Regulation of Political Finance and Corruption
July 1, 2015   •  By Matt Nese   •  ,

Using the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) database on political finance regulations for 82 countries, we found that a contribution limits index ...

Comments on the Federal Election Commission’s “Public Forum on Women in Politics”
May 12, 2015   •  By David Keating   •  , ,

The Center for Competitive Politics[1] enthusiastically supports efforts to encourage greater participation in political campaigns. Actions to make it easier for citizens to run ...

Political Climate Change: How Contribution Limits and Campaign Finance Regulations are Lengthening Campaigns for President
May 11, 2015   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  , ,

Why are campaigns so long these days? Why are so many candidates declaring their candidacies or announcing that they will “test the waters” for a ...

Constitutional and Practical Issues with Texas House Bill 37
May 11, 2015   •  By Matt Nese   •  , ,

The Center for Competitive Politics respectfully submits the following comments on House Bill 37, as substituted by the House State Affairs Committee. This draconian ...

Significant Constitutional and Practical Issues with Maine Legislative Document 1192 (S.P. 419)
May 6, 2015   •  By Eric Wang   •  , , , ,

L.D. 1192 imposes disclosure requirements that single out by name political contributors whose aggregate contributions exceed a certain threshold, but the disclosure appears to ...

Constitutional and Practical Issues with Oregon Senate Joint Resolution 5 and Senate Bill 75
April 21, 2015   •  By Matt Nese   •  , ,

On behalf of the Center for Competitive Politics, I am writing you today to respectfully submit the following comments regarding the impact of Senate ...

Significant Constitutional and Practical Issues with Connecticut Senate Bill 1126 (as Substituted)
April 16, 2015   •  By Eric Wang   •  , , ,

This legislation would treat an expansive universe of activities having absolutely nothing to do with elections as potentially being coordinated spending with a candidate, ...

Missouri House Bill 188: A Grave Threat to Nonprofits’ Speech
March 27, 2015   •  By Matt Nese   •  , , , ,

The Center for Competitive Politics writes to comment on several very serious constitutional and practical problems raised by a vaguely written provision in House ...

Increased Campaign Contribution Limits in the FY2015 Omnibus Appropriations Law: Frequently Asked Questions
March 17, 2015   •  By Matt Nese   •  ,

This report provides brief answers to frequently asked questions about increased campaign contribution limits in the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (H.R. 83; P.L. ...

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