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The Death Of Non-Resident Contribution Limit Bans And The Birth Of The New Small, Swing State, George J. Somi

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District race in 2018 featured an eye-popping number: 96.7. That figure represents the percentage of candidate Maura Sullivan’s individual contributions derived from out-of-state, non–New Hampshire donors. In August 2018, of the $1.37 million USD of individual contributions that Sullivan had raised, only 3.3%—$46,648 USD—originated from in-state contributors. Sullivan had received individual donations amounting to $497,405 USD from Boston, $216,359 USD from New York City, $101,562 USD from the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, and $92,371 USD from San Francisco.

In nearby Maine, campaign finance reports filed on October 15, 2019, with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) indicate …

Corruption Temptation, Guy-Uriel Charles

Faculty Scholarship

In response to Professor Lawrence Lessig’s Jorde Lecture, I suggest that corruption is not the proper conceptual vehicle for thinking about the problems that Professor Lessig wants us to think about. I argue that Professor Lessig’s real concern is that, for the vast majority of citizens, wealth presents a significant barrier to political participation in the funding of campaigns. Professor Lessig ought to discuss the wealth problem directly. I conclude with three reasons why the corruption temptation ought to be resisted.

Liability Of Political Candidates And Their Staffs For Campaign Committee Obligations , Anthony J. Mohr

Pepperdine Law Review

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The Political Process, Elizabeth Garrett

Pepperdine Law Review

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Can Freedom Of Speech Bear The Twenty-First Century's Weight?, Lillian R. Bevier

Pepperdine Law Review

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Campaign Finance Regulation And The Marketplace Of Emotions, Barry P. Mcdonald

Pepperdine Law Review

This essay examines the validity, in light of new empirical research, of the free speech theory the U.S. Supreme Court uses to justify the doctrines it currently employs to assess the constitutionality of campaign finance regulations. The Court’s model, which Professor McDonald terms the theory of 'stimulated democratic deliberation,' assumes that an unlimited quantity of campaign-related communications will result in increased public deliberation about ideas and better informed citizens, which in turn will result in better decisions about candidates for political office. In short, this model assumes that rational thought and deliberation about important issues of the day drive voter …

The Constitutional Logic Of Campaign Finance Regulation, Samuel Issacharoff

Pepperdine Law Review

This essay explores the potential implications of the creation of a distinct "election period" through the BCRA reforms to campaign finance law. The idea of a separate set of rights of expression during the immediate pre-election period is a relative newcomer to American law, but is a central feature of campaign finance law in other countries. The creation of a defined election period is the underpinning of strong restrictions on political speech in countries such as Britain, and is currently the source of tension under European law. Recent decisions of the European Court of Human Rights, most notably in Bowman …

Plan B For Campaign-Finance Reform: Can The Fcc Help Save American Politics After Citizens United?, Lili Levi

Articles

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Financing Direct Democracy: Revisiting The Research On Campaign Spending And Citizen Initiatives, John M. De Figueiredo, Chang Ho Ji, Thad Kousser

Faculty Scholarship

The conventional view in the direct democracy literature is that spending against a measure is more effective than spending in favor of a measure, but the empirical results underlying this conclusion have been questioned by recent research. We argue that the conventional finding is driven by the endogenous nature of campaign spending: initiative proponents spend more when their ballot measure is likely to fail. We address this endogeneity by using an instrumental variables approach to analyze a comprehensive dataset of ballot propositions in California from 1976 to 2004. We find that both support and opposition spending on citizen initiatives have …

Corporate Political Speech And The Balance Of Powers: A New Framework For Campaign Finance Jurisprudence In Wisconsin Right To Life, Frances R. Hill

Articles

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Constitutional Questions About Canada's New Political Finance Regime, Colin Feasby

Osgoode Hall Law Journal

The Supreme Court of Canada has considered the constitutionality of some aspects of the political finance regime that has been in place since 1974. Recent political finance reforms raise new and challenging constitutional questions. This article examines whether the political finance reforms introduced in the 2003 Elections Act and 2006 Accountability Act-limits on political contributions by individuals and an outright prohibition on union and corporate political contributions-are contrary to Charter guarantees of freedom of expression and freedom of association. Parliament's conflict of interest in regulating the democratic process and the implications that this conflict has for Charter analysis of the …

Distinguishing "Genuine" From "Sham' In Grassroots Lobbying: Protecting The Right To Petition During Elections, James Bopp Jr., Richard E. Coleson

Campbell Law Review

This article returns to the debate over a proper test by collecting relevant ads and test proposals in an Appendix and using these as tools to analyze a test derived from a grassroots lobbying ad (hereinafter the "PBA Ad") that was recognized as a genuine issue ad by defense expert Goldstein in McConnell. Parts I through III provide the context for Part IV, which derives and analyzes a test from the PBA Ad. Part I provides a brief overview of the legislative, rulemaking, and constitutional context. Part II demonstrates that McConnell only decided a facial challenge, leaving as-applied challenges for …

How Much Does Money Matter In A Direct Democracy?, John M. De Figueiredo

Faculty Scholarship

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Regulating Section 527 Organizations, Guy-Uriel Charles, Gregg D. Polsky

Faculty Scholarship

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Paying For Politics, John M. De Figueiredo, Elizabeth Garrett

Faculty Scholarship

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Judicial Elections, Campaign Financing, And Free Speech, Ronald D. Rotunda

Law Faculty Articles and Research

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Why Is There So Little Money In U.S. Politics?, John M. De Figueiredo, Stephen Ansolabehere, James M. Snyder Jr.

Faculty Scholarship

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An Assessment Of The 2000 Fourth Congressional District Race, Amber E. Wilson

Honors Theses

Prior to the November 7 election, incumbent Republican Jay Dickey aspired to maintain his eight-year hold on the fourth congressional district seat, while challenger, Mike Ross, a Democratic State Senator, had high hopes for a partisan restoration. In the end, Ross upset the incumbent carrying 51 percent of the 212,160 votes cast, a narrow 4, 126-vote margin. This paper assesses the strategic, tactical, and fiscal factors contributing to Ross's success in overriding incumbency advantages and reclaiming the seat for the Democrats. More specifically, it compares and contrasts candidate and noncandidate communications. Indeed, communication was the key component to these coordinated …

Recasting The Issue Ad: The Failure Of The Court's Issue Advocacy Standards, David A. Pepper

West Virginia Law Review

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Corporate Philanthropy And Campaign Finance: Exempt Organizations As Corporate-Candidate Conduits, Frances R. Hill

Articles

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State Campaign Finance Schemes And Equal Protection, John M. Hamilton

Indiana Law Journal

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