August 21, 2012   Hon. Douglas H. Shulman Commissioner Internal Revenue Service Room 3000 IR 1111 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20224   Lois Lerner Director of the Exempt Organizations Division Internal Revenue Service 1111 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20224   Re:       Petition for rulemaking on eligibility requirements for Section 501(c)(4) status and […]

Mother Jones The Reformers Strike Back! The conservatives behind Citizens United have lost some key fights lately. But another battle over corporate money in politics looms. By Andy Kroll August 13, 2012 Since the mid-2000s, a small cadre of lawyers and activists has reshaped the role of money in American politics. Led by Senate minority […]

Watchdog Groups Call on IRS to Ignore Partisan Pressure From Republican Senators and Proceed to Consider New Eligibility Rules for 501(c)(4) Organizations In a letter sent today to the IRS, Democracy 21, joined by the Campaign Legal Center, called on the agency to ignore the partisan pressures they have received from Republican Senators and proceed […]

Democracy 21 joined The Campaign Legal Center today in filing comments at the FEC opposing  an attempt by American Future Fund (AFF), a tax-exempt 501(c)(4) group, to get approval to use federal candidates and their committees to solicit unlimited contributions through joint fundraising efforts with the section 501(c)(4) group, and with super PACs and related entities.     […]

Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer   Democracy 21, joined by the Campaign Legal Center, has written to the Internal Revenue Service on several occasions to challenge the claim by Crossroads GPS that it is entitled to tax-exempt status as a section 501(c)(4) “social welfare” organization. We have made the case to the IRS that […]