Funding Presidential Campaigns
Money, Competition, and Fairness in American Politics
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The history of campaign reform in America is one of a series of reactions to scandals, corruption, mismanagement, and undue influence of wealthy interests. Often, such solutions lose their effectiveness as times change and new weaknesses appear, and are exploited, in the system. Laws passed in 1974 and 2002 that sought to remedy some of these problems for presidential election campaigns are now being reassessed for their relevance in today’s political environment.
In the aftermath of Watergate, when President Richard Nixon’s reelection campaign was found to have illegally received hundreds of thousands of …
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Funding Presidential Campaigns
Money, Competition, and Fairness in American Politics
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Presidential Election Campaign Fund Overview
Evolution and Merits of the Current System
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Financing Presidential Elections
How the System Works
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Help America Vote Act
Federal Election Reforms Since 2000
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Election Assistance Commission Activities
2010 Annual Reports
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Testimony by the EAC Inspector General
Audits of Operations and Programs
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Legislative Background on Public Financing
Recent Action by Congress on Funding Presidential Campaigns
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Violence Against Women Act
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Supreme Court TV Coverage
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Pro & Con
Should the House Pass H.R. 3463, to Terminate the Presidential Election Campaign Fund and the Election Assistance Commission?
