Campaign Finance

By notbridgett
  • Congress passed FECA

    Congress passed FECA

    required broad disclosure of campaign financing
  • Watergate Scandal

    Watergate Scandal

    large amount of money funneled to Nixon through private donations and taking advantage of the system

  • Adding Amendments to Enforce FEC

    limits contribution to campaigns and expeditures unless candidate accepts public financing.
  • Buckley v. Valeo

    Buckley v. Valeo

    saying limting contributions is a violation of free speech.

  • U.S. Senate killed bills by bipartisan maenvuers

  • bipartisan legislation for voluntary spending limits which rewards those who bare soft money was killed by a republican filibuster

  • McCain & Feingold want to eliminate soft money but legislation defeated by filibuster

  • Campaign Integrity Act

    banned soft money ; limits on hard moeny

  • Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act

    eliminated all soft money
    doubled contribution limit on hard money
    banned use of corporate or union money to advertise 30 days within a convention and 60 days of an election