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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 Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled in 2011 on a state law that made it illegal to transport or provide public benefits to immigrants in the U.S. without legal permission.
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 558 U.S. 310 (2010), is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States regarding campaign finance laws and free speech under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
"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...
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 ...
In January 2025, Palast further estimated that 4,776,706 voters were incorrectly removed from voter registration databases (per data from the US Election Assistance Commission), at least 2,121,000 mail-in ballots were disqualified, at least 585,000 in-precinct ballots were disqualified, 1,216,000 provisional ballots were rejected, and that 3.24 ...
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...