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Campaign finance laws in the United States have been a contentious political issue since the early days of the union. The most recent major federal law affecting campaign finance was the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA) of 2002, also known as "McCain-Feingold".
In 2012, the parties' general election nominees were eligible to receive $91.2 million in public funds, although neither the Democratic or Republican campaigns chose to accept those funds. If general election candidates accept public funds, they agree not to raise or spend private funds or to spend more than $50,000 of their personal resources.
The FEC was established in 1974, in an amendment of the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA), to enforce and regulate campaign finance law. [8] Initially, its six members were to be appointed by both houses of Congress and the president, reflecting a strong desire for Congress to retain control. [8]
Feb. 27—HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania's top election official testified Tuesday before state House lawmakers about the use of proposed funding for voter education, areas of flexibility within the ...
The race for victory in the midterms is heating up, with the elections less than three weeks away. And money is talking -- loudly. Learn: Can You Write Off a Political Donation?Discover: How Much...
Help America Vote Act of 2002; Long title: An Act to establish a program to provide funds to States to replace punch card voting systems, to establish the Election Assistance Commission to assist in the administration of federal elections and to otherwise provide assistance with the administration of certain federal election laws and programs, to establish minimum election administration ...
Funding may be equal for all parties or dependent upon the results of previous elections [8] or the number of candidates participating in an election. [9] Frequently, parties rely on a mix of private and public funding and are required to disclose their finances to an election management body .
The moratorium on election security work even extends to funding for a threat-sharing center that for years has shared intelligence with elections officials about domestic and foreign cyberattacks.