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The committee unanimously found Monday that while some lawmakers did “not fully comply” with standards relating to personal use of campaign funds and campaign finance reporting requirements ...
The federal campaign finance statute, which is administered and enforced by the Federal Election Commission (FEC), prohibits federal candidates’ campaign funds from being used for personal ...
The Central Plan Scheme Monitoring System (CPSMS) (now called Public Finance Management System or PFMS) [1] is a Government of India public financial management reforms initiative which monitors programs in the social sector and tracks funds disbursed. Given the large number programs on which the money is spent, the CPSMS is an initiative by ...
The program is quite generous, providing an 8–1 match for the first $250 of all private donations—meaning for each New Yorker who donates to a campaign, the candidate can bank up to an ...
Davis v. Federal Election Commission, 554 U.S. 724 (2008), is a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States which held that section 319 (popularly known as the "Millionaire's Amendment") of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (popularly known as the McCain-Feingold law) unconstitutionally infringed on candidates' rights as provided by First Amendment.
Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce, 494 U.S. 652 (1990), was a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States regarding campaign finance regulations. The majority opinion authored by Thurgood Marshall held that the Michigan Campaign Finance Act, which burdened political speech by prohibiting corporations from using treasury money to make independent expenditures to support or oppose ...
The state’s elections watchdog is suing a Northern California State Senate candidate, alleging that he failed to disclose mandatory campaign finance records.
Finally, the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) [7] was created to ensure the enforcement of these laws, which previously did not happen as there was no regulatory body for campaign finance laws. In addition to the creation of the FPPC, the Franchise Tax Board regularly performs audits on political campaign finance statements.