Academic Research

Among the most striking features of democratic political systems is the participation of millions of voters in elections. Why do large numbers of people vote, despite the ...

Political activists and even certain U.S. senators have argued that the federal government should reinstitute the Fairness Doctrine, which would require broadcasters to air both sides ...

For many Americans, money is one of the most troubling aspects in modern election campaigns. The reasons voters give are simple: money is seen as a barrier ...

After being in operation for four election years (2000 – 2006), the Maine Clean Election Act (MCEA) appears to be settling itself into the political ...

Twenty-four states permit citizens to make laws directly through ballot measures. These states also regulate how citizens—if they band together—may speak out about them. In the name ...

Abstract: Popular accounts of interest group influence in the policy process often focus on organizational budgets and campaign contributions, asserting that these resources lead ...

This study examines the impact of one of the most common features of campaign finance regulations: mandatory disclosure of contributions and contributors’ personal information. While scholars have looked at the effects of ...

This article presents the first comprehensive analysis of the role of war chests in U.S. Senate elections. Using data on races from 1980 to 2000, ...

he rich tapestry of American campaign finance law continued to accumulate threads with the Court’s decisions this term in Randall v. Sorrell4 and Wisconsin Right to ...

DO CAMPAIGN FINANCE REGULATIONS affect how citizens view their government? This question is both theoretically important and policy-relevant. A central argument for more restrictive campaign finance laws at ...