Campaigns and Elections

By matttimbrook

  • Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA)

    FIrst reform to regulate campaign finance with effective legislation

  • FECA ammended

    FECA was amended to add even more regulations on campaign finance

  • FECA provision declared unconstitutional

    The provision in FECA that limited the amount each individual could spend on their own campaign was declared unconstitutional.
  • Period: to

    Presidential campaigns were largely being funded by public purse

  • 527

    Spending by 527 committes increases to "advocate positions"

  • Presidental candidates refusing public funding

  • 501(c)4

    Increase of useage of 501(c)4 by superPACs and 527 committes begin to decline

  • Barack Obama refuses federal funding

  • every major presidental candidate had one or more affiliated superPACs

    usually run by former members of the candidates own campaign

  • Public financing of presidential elections over