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Shadow campaigns (or dark money) refers to spending meant to influence political outcomes where the source of the money is not publicly disclosed or is difficult to trace. [1] United States campaign finance law has been regulated by the Federal Election Commission since its creation in the wake of the Watergate Scandal in 1975, and in the years ...
According to OpenSecrets, dark money (which it defined as funds from outside groups that did not publicly disclose donors or those they substantially funded) accounted for nearly 44% of outside spending in the 2010 election cycle. [17] It was estimated that dark money accounted for around $127 million for this cycle. [18]
The proliferation of “dark money” in political spending stems from the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruling, which allowed corporations, nonprofits and ...
Super PACs, dark money, outside spending -- keeping it all straight can be tough, especially with the seemingly constant barrage of political attack ads in the background. Holiday Spending: Get Top...
"Dark Money" might sound like the name of a fictional spy thriller, but in the world of politics, it has a very real and often controversial impact on elections -- including this year, ahead of the...
An election worker from Riverside County, California that was using the app claimed to demand identification from voters that she perceived as non-citizens, a plot that Wired described as "racist and illegal". As of November 2024, election workers from the county were investigating the incident. [199]
A proposed bill would close a loophole in political finance law that permits the use of “dark money” to influence warrant articles at town meetings. 'Dark money': Cyr, Fernandes back bill for ...
During the 2022 election cycle, Voters of Tomorrow reportedly made more than 8.4 million direct voter contacts, over 2 million during the U.S. Senate runoff in Georgia. [2] [6] [7] The group's efforts to organize young voters in 2022 were noted in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and California.