First Amendment and Campaigns

Here at CCP, we often lament how difficult it is to get accurate information out to the public about campaign finance issues. The challenge ...

The Coalition for Accountability in Political Spending (CAPS) recently proposed “Model Regulations” which, if adopted, would seriously burden the ability of charities and other ...

The most important provision in the bill is its protection of Michiganders’ First Amendment rights to speak about issues at any time, but especially ...

This handbook is intended to introduce state lawmakers to general campaign finance and election administration issues. State elected officials are tasked with ensuring that citizens ...

David Rubin is a resident of the Town of Manlius, New York. He wishes to exercise his First Amendment right to engage in political ...

In a pair of recent decisions, Davis v. FEC and Arizona Free Enterprise Club’s Freedom Club PAC v. Bennett, the Supreme Court has struck down on ...

This study assesses whether public disclosure of campaign contributions affects citizens’ willingness to give money to candidates. In the American states, campaign finance laws require disclosure ...

The Center for Competitive Politics (CCP) submitted comments responding to the State Bar of Michigan’s (SBM) declaratory ruling request regarding issue advertisements about elected ...

There is a long-standing scholarly literature on the electoral effects of campaign spending; nevertheless, the academic research offers only limited guidance for policy makers interested ...

Would “party-centered” campaign finance laws that channel money primarily through party organizations improve American politics? Scholars have long argued that political parties are essential mediating institutions ...