In a letter sent today to the IRS, Democracy 21, joined by the Campaign Legal Center, called on the agency to investigate whether American Tradition Partnership (ATP), formerly known as Western Tradition Partnership (WTP), obtained its section 501(c)(4) tax-exempt status based on false information submitted to the IRS. According to the letter from the […]

Watchdog Groups Again Call on IRS to Deny Tax-Exempt Status to Karl Rove’s Crossroads GPS Cite $70 Million in 2012 Campaign Expenditures as Prima Facie Evidence Group is Campaign Operation, not “Social Welfare” Group In a letter sent today to the IRS, Democracy 21, joined by the Campaign Legal Center, again called on the agency […]

FEC & DOJ Complaints Filed Against “Straw Companies” that Funneled $12 million to FreedomWorks Super PAC Today, Democracy 21 joined the Campaign Legal Center to ask the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate possible violations of campaign finance law by two companies that appear to have been created for the […]

Democracy 21 Calls for Prompt Action by President Obama to Appoint New FEC Commissioners, and by Speaker Boehner and Democratic Leader Pelosi to Appoint New OCE Board Members Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer At Press Conference Held By Reform Groups December 12, 2012 The Federal Election Commission and the Office of Congressional Ethics […]

In a letter sent to the Internal Revenue Service today, Democracy 21 and the Campaign Legal Center charged the IRS with an “indefensible abdication of responsibility” in failing “to include the section 501(c)(4) regulations dealing with political activity on the agency’s Priority Guidance Plan” for the next twelve months. The failure to include a review […]