WRAL: Recently published guidance will pave the way for advocacy groups to more closely work with official campaign committees of candidates running for office in North Carolina. An advisory letter issued by State Board of Elections Director Kim Strach… Continue reading

WaPo: O’Malley is pushing for a constitutional amendment to overturn the Citizens United court decision, tougher enforcement of existing campaign finance laws and a public financing system that would provide Americans with a $25 refundable tax credit for donating… Continue reading

Bloomberg reports.

The devil in the details. UPDATE: Here is an opinion piece supporting the measure and Paul Blumenthal coverage. I’m a big and longtime proponent of campaign finance vouchers, but I have not studied the details of the Seattle proposal… Continue reading

NYT reports.

Matea Gold for WaPo.

HuffPo: Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney called for campaign finance reform in the wake of the explosion of super PACs, which can receive unlimited sums of money from corporations, unions and individuals. “We’ve really got a mess in… Continue reading

“Essentially, it inoculates a case of coordination by making it public….As long as it’s not hidden in a ‘Where’s Waldo’ game and meets a reasonable definition of being public, it is a way to avoid running afoul of the coordination… Continue reading

Sunlight has some fun.

Politico reports that Democrats will use the Koch Brothers and Citizens United critiques as a fundraising strategy in 2016. As I will argue in Plutocrats United, many Democrats have played lip service to the cause of campaign finance reform,… Continue reading

NJ ELEC: “An unprecedented wave of independent special interest spending drove the cost of the 2013 legislative general election to $53.3 million, the most ever without adjusting for inflation, according to a new analysis by the Election Law Enforcement… Continue reading

National Journal reports.