Free Speech and Campaign Funding
Arizona’s Campaign Finance System
The role money plays in campaigns has been a hotly debated topic for decades. For some, it has a corrupting influence, as politicians become beholden to the interests that support them. For others, money encourages free speech, giving politicians a greater ability to take their message to the voters. This difference of opinion has given rise to battles in legislatures and courtrooms across the country, as various States and the Federal Government have attempted to enact measures to control the perceived influence that money has on the political process. In 2002, Congress passed the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA), which…
