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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…

Testimony of CCP Chairman Bradley A. Smith to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the House Committee on Small Business
May 13, 2011   •  By Brad Smith   •  , ,

Thank you for inviting me here today to address a proposed executive order requiring bidders on government contracts to disclose their political spending, and that ...

Comments of CCP Academic Advisor Joel Gora to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the House Committee on Small Business
May 12, 2011   •  By IFS staff   •  , ,

I very much appreciate the opportunity to submit this written statement to give my assessment of the Proposed Executive Order entitled Disclosure of Political ...

The Failure of Mandated Disclosure
February 1, 2011   •  By IFS staff   •  ,

In this article, Omri Ben-Shahar and Carl E. Schneider examine a variety of disclosure mandates to assess the overall utility of disclosure. As disclosure ...

Testimony of CCP President Sean Parnell to the New Jersey Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism and Historic Preservation Committee
November 15, 2010   •  By Sean Parnell   •  , ,

The Center has serious concerns that this bill would threaten core First Amendment freedoms, including the right of citizens to associate with one another and ...

Shade from the Glare: The Case for Semi-Disclosure
November 1, 2010   •  By IFS staff   •  ,

Disclosure, normally the most widely embraced element of election regulation, became highly controversial in 2010. On the eve of the mid-term elections, a Washington Post ...

The Costs of Mandating Disclosure
November 1, 2010   •  By IFS staff   •  ,

The composer Benjamin Britten once said that there “are a few composers, a very few, when I hear a work I do not like, I ...

Testimony of CCP Research & Government Relations Director Laura Renz to the Pennsylvania Senate State Government Committee
August 18, 2010   •  By IFS staff   •  , , ,

The legislation being discussed today represents an understandable but misguided approach to campaign finance law. In fact, Pennsylvania’s current status as one of only eleven ...

Disclosures about Disclosure
July 1, 2010   •  By IFS staff   •  ,

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s foundation-shifting decision in Citizens United v. FEC, the media and other commentators could be forgiven for mostly overlooking a ...

The DISCLOSE Act, Deliberation, and the First Amendment
June 28, 2010   •  By IFS staff   •  , ,

The United States Supreme Court decided in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission that Congress may not prohibit spending on political speech by corporations. President Obama and ...

Testimony of CCP President Sean Parnell to New Jersey State Assembly Judicial Committee
June 14, 2010   •  By Sean Parnell   •  , ,

Thank you for allowing me to submit testimony on A2595, a bill to require disclosure of the donor and membership lists of private organizations. I ...

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