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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…

Coercing ExxonMobil; Constraining CEI: A Harbinger of Grassroots Lobbying Disclosure

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November 27, 2006   •  By Steve Hoersting   •  ,

Speaker-elect Nancy Pelosi has promised to "break the link between lobbyists and legislation," and has included in that program proposals for grassroots lobbying disclosure.  ...

Campaign Finance Disclosure – It’s good for what ails ya’

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November 1, 2006   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

Worthless patent medicines used to be sold as all-purpose remedies.  Got a problem?  Not feeling well?  Try Dr. Smith's Miracle Elixer. "It's good for ...

“Trick or Treat[?]!”

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October 31, 2006   •  By Steve Hoersting   •  ,

We forget that "Trick or Treat?" is not a salutation but a question, an implied threat made cute by the passage of time.

It ...

How Valuable is Disclosure?

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September 18, 2006   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

How Valuable is Disclosure of Campaign Finance Contributions?  The Senate is coming under attack for refusing to pass legislation requiring that Senators campaigns file ...

Campaign Finance Laws and Political Efficacy: Evidence from the States
August 1, 2006   •  By IFS staff   •  , ,

DO CAMPAIGN FINANCE REGULATIONS affect how citizens view their government? This question is both theoretically important and policy-relevant. A central argument for more restrictive campaign finance laws at ...

Sunlight, Sunburn, and an Earmarking Proposal from Senator Coburn

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July 19, 2006   •  By Steve Hoersting   •  ,

The $3 trillion annual federal budget contains $460 billion in grants and $340 million in contracts, but there is no simple way for the ...

Manifest Dynamism: Independent Organizations in the 21st Century

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July 18, 2006   •  By Steve Hoersting   •  , ,

One week after The Hill reports that 527 legislation is in trouble on the Hill, IRS reports show that the ...

Rethinking Campaign Finance Prohibitions
January 3, 2005   •  By IFS staff   •  , ,

Modern politicians and activists face a sea of complex and contradictory campaign finance regulations. Every step is governed by limits, prohibitions, reporting requirements -- all run ...

Public Opinion and Campaign Finance: Reformers Versus Reality
October 1, 2002   •  By IFS staff   •  , ,

I n the 2000 race for the presidency, Arizona senator John McCain promoted campaign finance reform as a partial remedy for widespread citizen cynicism toward politics. On ...

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