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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 ...
Shadowy operatives believe they can convince Gov. Kevin Stitt to put puppets on the bench that are more favorable to their causes.
"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, ...
The bill would amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for greater and faster public disclosure of campaign spending and to combat the use of "dark money" in U.S. elections (which increased from $69 million in 2008 to $310 million in 2012). [5]
Vote Early Day is a movement by a coalition of nonprofits and businesses which encourages voters to use early ballots and designates October 24 as the official “Vote Early Day”. [1] MTV and over 65 partners introduced “Vote Early Day” with the goal to become a new U.S. national civic holiday. [ 2 ]
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 ...