Major Categories                
                
                                    
                                                    
                                
                                    Laws on Political Committees:                                
                                
                                
                                    33%                                
                             
                                                    
                                
                                    Grassroots Advocacy and Lobbying:                                
                                
                                
                                    80%                                
                             
                                                    
                                
                                    Definition of Campaign “Expenditure”:                                
                                
                                
                                    0%                                
                             
                                                    
                                
                                    Regulation of Issue Speech Near an Election (“Electioneering Communications”):                                
                                
                                
                                    58%                                
                             
                                                    
                                
                                    Regulation of Independent Expenditures by Non-Political Committees:                                
                                
                                
                                    90%                                
                             
                                                    
                                
                                    Coordination Regulations:                                
                                
                                
                                    0%                                
                             
                                             
                             
                    
                
                    Minor Categories                
                
                                    
                                                    
                                                    
                                
                                    Super PAC Recognition:                                
                                
                                
                                    0%                                
                             
                                                    
                                
                                    False Statement Laws:                                
                                
                                
                                    100%                                
                             
                                                    
                                
                                    Private Enforcement of Campaign Laws:                                
                                
                                
                                    100%                                
                             
                                             
                             
            
 
For a detailed description of each category, see pages 33-70 here.
Principles for Improvement:
For general policy recommendations on how your state can improve its ranking in future editions of the Free Speech Index, visit the “How States Can Improve” section of the Index.