This letter was sent by a number of reform groups to each presidential campaign asking the campaigns to adopt a policy of disclosing details about major fundraisers. These are examples of the group letter. Group letter to Obama campaign 3 12 2012.pdf Group letter to Romney campaign 3 12 2012.pdf
Letter to IRS Requesting Investigation of 501c4 Organizations 3 9 2012.pdf
In a letter sent to the IRS today, Democracy 21 and the Campaign Legal Center called on the agency to ignore any “pushback” against IRS investigations that are necessary to determine whether groups are attempting to improperly claim tax exempt status as 501(c)(4) “social welfare” organizations. According to the letter, an article in The New […]
Democracy 21 letter to Justice Department on Super PACs Supporting Santorum and Obama Campaigns.pdf
Letter to Marjority Leader Reid re STOCK Act Conference3-6-12.pdf
Democracy 21 letter to Justice Department on Romney Super PAC.pdf
By Fred Wertheimer President, Democracy 21 On January 21, 2010, the Supreme Court in the Citizens United case struck down the ban on corporate spending in federal elections and opened Pandora’s Box. The Supreme Court’s decision played a pivotal role in the rise of Super PACs. Super PACs are federally registered political committees that raise […]
Americans for Campaign Reform – Campaign Legal Center CREW – Common Cause CREDO Action Network – Democracy 21 League of Women Voters – MapLight Public Campaign – Public Citizen United Republic – U.S. PIRG In a letter sent to President Barack Obama today reform groups joined over 25,000 Americans in a renewed call to […]
Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer According to published reports, the candidate-specific Super PAC supporting the presidential campaign of former Governor Mitt Romney, Restore Our Future PAC, has paid to broadcast a campaign ad prepared by the 2008 Romney for President campaign. Under federal law, any such re-broadcast of a Romney campaign ad by […]
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