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First Amendment and Campaigns: More Campaign Speech Benefits Voters
January 1, 2018  •  By IFS Staff  •    •  

At the heart of the First Amendment is the assumption that Americans are best served by a full and free discussion of whom to elect. The American system of government sits atop the bedrock of the First Amendment. From the pamphleteering of the founding era to the Facebook ads of today, political campaigns have been premised upon free and open…

All Over but The Shouting

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June 6, 2012   •  By Sarah Lee   •  

Let the spin begin. As the Wisconsin recall results rolled in just after 9 pm last night, media outlets such as MSNBC began talking ...

The Advent of the Ad War

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May 7, 2012   •  By Sarah Lee   •  

Let the ad wars begin! An interesting piece from AdAge magazine examines the advertising approach — born of the purported millions of dollars flowing ...

CCP Presents Testimony at the Request of Colorado Secretary of State
December 16, 2011   •  By Sarah Lee   •  , , ,

Testifying before a rulemaking hearing for the Colorado Secretary of State yesterday, Center for Competitive Politics Legal Director Allen Dickerson stated that Secretary of State ...

Campaign Spending, Diminishing Marginal Returns, and Campaign Finance Restrictions in Judicial Elections

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October 1, 2011   •  By IFS Staff   •  , , ,

Abstract: For years, scholars of elections have argued about whether campaign finance limitations adversely affect electoral competition. In this article, we examine how the ...

CCP Testifies Before Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee
September 26, 2011   •  By Joe Trotter   •  , , , , ,

Last Friday, CCP Legal Director Allen Dickerson testified before the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee in an effort to educate Pennsylvania legislators on the ...

Don’t Feed the Alligators: Government Funding of Political Speech and the Unyielding Vigilance of the First Amendment
September 21, 2011   •  By Joe Trotter   •  , , ,

‘Every dollar I spend over the threshold starts feeding the alligator trying to eat me.’’ That was the description of Arizona’s system for public financing of political ...

Testimony of CCP President Sean Parnell to the Maryland Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee
March 16, 2011   •  By Sean Parnell   •  , ,

CCP is active on both the state and federal level on legislation relating to campaign finance and election law. Our priority is working with policymakers ...

Comments of CCP Vice President of Policy Allison Hayward on Maryland Attorney General’s Advisory Committee on Campaign Finance Report
January 7, 2011   •  By Allison Hayward   •  , , ,

CCP also maintained its previous reservations regarding the committe's support for restrictions and requirements on campaign use of social media, such as Twitter and ...

Comments of CCP Vice President of Policy Allison Hayward on California FPPC Regulation
July 16, 2010   •  By Allison Hayward   •  , , ,

On behalf of the Center for Competitive Politics, I would like to comment on the Fair Political Practices Commission Interested Persons topic for your Monday, ...

The DISCLOSE Act, Deliberation, and the First Amendment
June 28, 2010   •  By IFS staff   •  , ,

The United States Supreme Court decided in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission that Congress may not prohibit spending on political speech by corporations. President Obama and ...

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