Disclosure: A Threat to Associational Privacy

January 1, 2018  •  By IFS staff  •    •  

Disclosure, in the campaign finance context, refers to laws and regulations requiring candidates and political groups to report information about their activities to the government, which then makes that information available publicly. The required information varies greatly, depending on the affected organization and the local, state, or federal government mandating the disclosure. Disclosure rules fall into two broad categories: disclosure…

Disclosure in a Post-Citizens United Real World

March 1, 2013   •  By Matt Nese   •  , ,

That wealthy individuals, corporations and unions, or well-funded associations of people should make large contributions to parties and candidates, and that expenses in political races ...

CCP Comments on Constitutional Issues with Utah House Bill 43

February 14, 2013   •  By Matt Nese   •  , , ,

I write to express concern about the proposed version of House Bill 43, scheduled for a hearing before the House Government Operations Committee on ...

Dickerson on Cato Podcast Discusses Disclosure and the SEC

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January 30, 2013   •  By Sarah Lee   •  

CCP Legal Director Allen Dickerson took part in yesterday’s daily Cato podcast, where he discussed the recent trend of placing campaign donation disclosure issues ...

DiNapoli Wastes Pension Funds in Qualcomm Suit

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January 18, 2013   •  By Allen Dickerson   •  

Thomas DiNapoli should reconsider his priorities. As New York State Comptroller, and the sole trustee of the New York State Common Retirement Fund, he ...

CCP Comments on New York Attorney General’s Charity Disclosure Regulations

January 15, 2013   •  By Joe Trotter   •  , ,

CCP Legal Director Allen Dickerson appeared at a hearing before New York's Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on  Charity Disclosure Regulations. Dickerson will be speaking at 11 am ...

New York Comptroller Needs to Prioritize, Not Waste Taxpayer Dollars

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January 8, 2013   •  By David Silvers   •  

One of our mantras at CCP is that “more speech is always better.” Ideas should be judged on their merits, rather than the identity ...

Murkowski and the Myth of “Dark” Money

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January 4, 2013   •  By Sarah Lee   •  

The tone of this piece on the Murkowski-Wyden Campaign Finance Disclosure Proposal (something we think may be the newest incarnation of the DISCLOSE Act) ...

Fireside Chats with Governor Cuomo

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December 14, 2012   •  By Sarah Lee   •  

Slow news week in campaign finance land so let’s revisit that bastion of campaign finance reform — and haven for political corruption — New ...

And the worst office party gift this year is…

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December 6, 2012   •  By Sarah Lee   •  

A new incarnation of DISCLOSE! According to the Washington Post, one problem facing this country is a “broken campaign finance” system that contributed to a ...

Corporate Political Disclosure: Response to a Changing Landscape

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November 29, 2012   •  By Sarah Lee   •  

Well this comes as no surprise at all: Advocates for campaign finance reform believe they have an opportunity, in President Obama’s second term, to ...

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