Category Archives: campaign finance
“Facebook sharpens political ad rules ahead of 2020”
Axios:
As political ad spending for 2020 ramps up, Facebook is tightening its rules to make sure that groups running political or issue ads are legitimate and aren’t gaming the system.Why it matters: With some high-profile examples of such evasion… Continue reading
California Appeals Court Unanimously Holds That New California Law Allowing Public Financing of Campaigns Illegally Conflicts with Earlier Ballot Measure
Opinion here.
If this stands, it means it will take another ballot measure to get California on the road to public financing of campaigns.
“Richard Neal Facebook page mixes campaign, congressional business”
Roll Call:
House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal used his government-funded official Facebook page to air campaign advertisements, Facebook Ad Library shows, potentially running afoul of House Ethics rules that prohibit campaign business on House official resources.In Neal’s… Continue reading
FEC Deadlocks Over Advisory Opinion on Tom Price Attempt to Transfer Congressional Funds to Political 501(c)(4)
FEC:
August 22, 2019On August 22, 2019, the Commission considered an advisory opinion request (AOR) from Price for Congress, the principal campaign committee of former Rep. Dr. Thomas Price. The request asked if the committee could contribute funds to… Continue reading
“Political Machine of the 21st Century; The Trump Organization As Platform Capitalism”
Jeffrey Broxmeyer for Public Seminar.
Ballot Measure Push Begins to Get Albuquerque, NM to Use Campaign Finance Vouchers
“Canada election: Charities warned against climate change ads”
BBC:
Canada’s election watchdog has warned environmentalists that saying climate change is real could break the law.The issue arose because one party running in October’s election denies climate change is a threat.That has led Elections Canada to warn groups that… Continue reading
“WGME, other Sinclair stations, run stories promoting Trump campaign merchandise”
Portland Press Herald:
Maine television station WGME, Channel 13, has again been swept up in a national media ethics controversy after its corporate parent apparently directed it to publish and publicize a news story on its website that promotes President… Continue reading
“Personal Data About Small-Donor Democrats Is All Over the Internet”
David Primo NYT oped:
One of the largest single disclosures of small-donor information in American history took place on July 31. On that day, the names, addresses, occupations and employers of at least 2.3 million people who contributed money… Continue reading
Four Separate Draft Advisory Opinions Signals Potential Deadlock at FEC on Tom Price Plan to Use Campaign Funds for 501c(4) Electioneering
See here. If the FEC deadlocks, Price will have to decide whether to go forward with his plan and risk liability for doing so. But given how lax FEC enforcement is these days, it is not clear how much… Continue reading
Breaking: Republican FEC Commissioners Block Investigation into NRA Russian Ties in 2016 Election
FEC Commissioner Ellen Weintraub (whose full statement is here):
BREAKING: @FEC's Republicans block all investigation of & enforcement against Russians Torshin & Butina re the NRA & the 2016 presidential election. Result: FEC does nothing to find out… Continue reading
“Deregulating Corruption”
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming Harvard Law and Policy Review). Here is the abstract:
The Roberts Supreme Court has, or to be more precise the five most conservative members of the Roberts Court have, spent the… Continue reading
“A Realistic Version of Campaign Finance Reform and Two Essential Steps Toward a Return to Effective Governance”
Richard Pierce has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming George Mason Law Review). Here is the abstract:
This essay is a contribution to a symposium on “The Administration of Democracy.” Professor Pierce argues in support of a system of campaign… Continue reading