The Sacramento Bee: Super PACs will rule if Congress doesn’t act
Campaign consultants and attorneys never seem to be a loss for ways to exploit outdated campaign finance laws to hide the sources of campaign money, […]
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The New York Times: The Slush Funds of Iowa
|-, Archive |by DianeTurning on the television in Iowa recently has meant getting hit by an unrelenting arctic blast of campaign ads stunning in volume and ferocity. Residents here say […]
A Major Court Victory for Anti-Corruption Campaign Finance Laws: Statement by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer
|-, Archive |by DianeIn a major victory for campaign finance laws enacted to prevent corruption, the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals this week upheld the constitutionality of […]
FEC Deadlocks 3 to 3 on Petition Filed by Representative Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) to Establish New Effective Contribution Disclosure Regulations for Outside Spending Groups
|-, Archive |by DianeStatement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Today, the three Republican Commissioners on the six-member FEC have once again shown their disdain for the nation’s […]
FEC Complaint Filed Against Perry Campaign and Perry-Supporting Super PAC Urging Investigation of Shared Video Footage
|-, Archive |by DianeToday the Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21 filed a complaint urging the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to investigate possible violations of campaign finance law […]
The Hill: Watchdogs: Perry team might have violated campaign finance laws
|-, Archive |by DianeBy Rachel Leven Two watchdog groups Thursday called on the Federal Election Commission to look into possible infringements by Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry’s campaign […]
Additional Evidence Provided to IRS to Show Groups Not Entitled to Claim 501(c)(4) Tax Status; Secretly-Funded Political Party Could Decide Outcome of Presidential Election
|-, Archive |by DianeIn a letter sent today to the IRS, Democracy 21, joined by the Campaign Legal Center, submitted additional information to the IRS to demonstrate that […]
Reform Groups Call on Senate Committee to Send the “STOCK Act” Tomorrow to the Senate Floor
|-, Archive |by DianeBelow is a letter sent by a coalition of reform groups including Democracy 21 to Chairman Joseph Lieberman and Ranking Member Susan Collins of the […]
Reform Groups to Republican House Leadership: Move the STOCK Act Forward; Prevent Congressional Insider Trading
|-, Archive |by DianeDemocracy 21 joined with other reform groups today in calling on the House Republican leadership to allow the House to act on the STOCK Act […]
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