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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…

Compulsory disclosure and “SWATting” – after-the-fact sympathy has little value

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June 1, 2012   •  By Brad Smith   •  

On the left, a fun new tactic has arisen for trying to silence conservative speakers: “SWATting.” The idea is to call the police, give ...

SEC Rulemaking Should Not be a Popularity Contest

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May 25, 2012   •  By Allen Dickerson   •  ,

Today, two Ivy League law professors touted the groundswell of support for an SEC petition that would require corporations to disclose otherwise-immaterial political spending ...

Shareholders can continue to speak for themselves

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May 16, 2012   •  By Sarah Lee   •  

There have been a number of stories hitting the news cycle concerning an activist group called Change to Win — who most recently, according ...

Public Perception and the “Appearance of Corruption” in Campaign Finance
December 21, 2011   •  By Jason Farrell   •  , ,

The Center for Competitive Politics, in cooperation with University of Missouri Professor Jeff Milyo, included several questions in the 2010 Cooperative Congressional Election Study (CCES), a ...

Comments of CCP Legal Director Allen Dickerson on Representative Christopher Van Hollen’s Petition to the FEC
November 22, 2011   •  By IFS staff   •  , ,

On August 22, 2011, CCP Legal Director Allen Dickerson submitted comments to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) in opposition to a Petition for Rulemaking ...

Campaign Disclosure, Privacy and Transparency
October 1, 2011   •  By Matt Nese   •  ,

The United States has a long history of creating “public records” and viewing at least some of these as an essential part of government accountability.Public records ...

Full Disclosure: How Campaign Finance Disclosure Laws Fail to Inform Voters and Stifle Public Debate
October 1, 2011   •  By Luke Wachob   •  ,

Disclosure, proponents claim, produces a better functioning democracy: By requiring groups that advocate for or against issues on the ballot to reveal their funding sources and ...

CCP Testifies Before Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee
September 26, 2011   •  By Joe Trotter   •  , , , , ,

Last Friday, CCP Legal Director Allen Dickerson testified before the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee in an effort to educate Pennsylvania legislators on the ...

Testimony of Allen Dickerson before the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee
September 23, 2011   •  By Allen Dickerson   •  , , ,

Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you to discuss this draft legislation. Our national debate over campaign regulation and our First Amendment ...

Comments of CCP Legal Director Allen Dickerson on Representative Christopher Van Hollen’s Petition to the FEC
August 31, 2011   •  By Allen Dickerson   •  , ,

CCP believes that Congressman Van Hollen's petition misinterprets existing law while inappropriately attempting to enact by regulatory action what Congress has already rejected in ...

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