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Free Speech And Quid Pro Quo: The Case Of Arizona Free Enterprise Club's Freedom Club Pac V. Bennett, Wes Larsen

Wes Larsen

One of the most pressing issues attached to any political race is the need for campaign finance reform. This necessity is especially urgent for governments that have suffered from intense political scandals, such as those that occurred in Arizona during the latter part of the last century. To curb future political corruption, Arizona passed the Arizona Citizens Clean Election Act of 1998, which set specific limitations on private campaign spending and implemented trigger mechanisms to cut off public funding for state office candidates upon use of private funds.

As practical as the Arizona law may have been, however, the U.S. …