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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 ...
Lawmakers heard testimony on House Bill 5583 in the BRITE Act package which would amend the Michigan Campaign Finance Act to allow the secretary of state to seek a court order to stop violations ...
Judge Wickham's ruling was eventually overturned on appeal in April 2007, with the Washington Supreme Court holding that on-air commentary was not covered by the State's campaign finance laws (No New Gas Tax v. San Juan County). [12] In 2006, the United States Supreme Court issued two decisions on campaign finance. In Federal Election Commission v.
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The Fallacy of Campaign Finance Reform. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-73450-7. Smith, Bradley (2001). Unfree Speech: The Folly of Campaign Finance Reform. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-11369-2. Smith, Rodney (2006). Money, Power & Election: How Campaign Finance Reform Subverts American Democracy. Louisiana State ...
2024 Michigan U.S. House Election Results. 2024 Michigan State House Election Results. 2024 Michigan State Board of Education Election Results. 2024 Wayne State University Board of Governors ...
Portions of Vermont system for publicly funding elections were found unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court in its 2006 decision Randall v. Sorrell.In particular, state supplemental funds for publicly financed candidates whose opponents outspend them were struck down, while full funding of governor and lieutenant governor candidates remained in place.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer added election dates to the 2024 calendar to fill vacant House seats, adding costs for some metro Detroit communities. Michigan special House elections estimated to cost ...