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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…

David Keating Debates Disclosure

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June 25, 2012   •  By Joe Trotter   •  

The US News & World Report Debate Club forum took on campaign finance disclosure last week.  CCP President David Keating had this to say: ...

Money, Politics and Democracy at Stake and How Government Stifles Grassroots Political Advocacy

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June 18, 2012   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

The American Constitution Society held a conference Friday on money in politics.  The panel, “Citizens United Two Years Later: Money, Politics and Democracy at Stake,” featured CCP ...

Testimony of Allen Dickerson before the Maryland Commission to Study Campaign Finance Law
June 13, 2012   •  By Joe Trotter   •  , , ,

CCP Legal Director Allen Dickerson was invited to offer testimony to the Maryland Commission to Study Campaign Finance Law, established by the the Maryland ...

Allen Dickerson testimony before Maryland General Assembly Commission
June 13, 2012   •  By Sarah Lee   •  , , ,

CCP Legal Director Allen Dickerson was invited to offer testimony today to the Maryland Commission to Study Campaign Finance Law, established by the the ...

Campaign finance disclosure, Spiderman, and Emily Litella

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June 9, 2012   •  By Brad Smith   •  

As a general rule, should citizens be required to report their political activity to the government? There are good arguments for it – John ...

Compulsory disclosure and “SWATting” – after-the-fact sympathy has little value

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June 1, 2012   •  By Brad Smith   •  

On the left, a fun new tactic has arisen for trying to silence conservative speakers: “SWATting.” The idea is to call the police, give ...

SEC Rulemaking Should Not be a Popularity Contest

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May 25, 2012   •  By Allen Dickerson   •  ,

Today, two Ivy League law professors touted the groundswell of support for an SEC petition that would require corporations to disclose otherwise-immaterial political spending ...

Shareholders can continue to speak for themselves

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May 16, 2012   •  By Sarah Lee   •  

There have been a number of stories hitting the news cycle concerning an activist group called Change to Win — who most recently, according ...

Public Perception and the “Appearance of Corruption” in Campaign Finance
December 21, 2011   •  By Jason Farrell   •  , ,

The Center for Competitive Politics, in cooperation with University of Missouri Professor Jeff Milyo, included several questions in the 2010 Cooperative Congressional Election Study (CCES), a ...

Comments of CCP Legal Director Allen Dickerson on Representative Christopher Van Hollen’s Petition to the FEC
November 22, 2011   •  By IFS staff   •  , ,

On August 22, 2011, CCP Legal Director Allen Dickerson submitted comments to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) in opposition to a Petition for Rulemaking ...

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