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Full-Text Articles in Election Law

Toward An Alternative Theory Of Constitutional Design, Emily Zackin, Mila Versteeg Feb 2014

Toward An Alternative Theory Of Constitutional Design, Emily Zackin, Mila Versteeg

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No abstract provided.


Defining Corruption And Constitutionalizing Democracy, Deborah Hellman Jan 2012

Defining Corruption And Constitutionalizing Democracy, Deborah Hellman

Faculty Scholarship

The central front in the battle over campaign finance laws is the definition of corruption. The Supreme Court has allowed restrictions on giving and spending money in connection with elections only when they serve to avoid corruption or its appearance. The constitutionality of such laws, therefore, depends on how the Court defines corruption. Over the years, campaign finance cases have conceived of corruption in both broad and narrow terms, with the most recent cases defining it especially narrowly. While supporters and critics of campaign finance laws have argued for and against these different formulations, both sides have missed the more …


Campaign Disclosure And Tax-Exempt Entities: A Quick Repair To The Regulatory Plumbing, Donald B. Tobin Jan 2011

Campaign Disclosure And Tax-Exempt Entities: A Quick Repair To The Regulatory Plumbing, Donald B. Tobin

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This article argues that there are some quick regulatory fixes the Treasury can implement to ensure that tax-exempt organizations are operating within the rules and that aggressive tax planning is not being used as a way to obfuscate rules for political organizations requiring disclosure. The article recommends that Treasury promulgate new regulations to require disclosure by tax-exempt entities of expenditures and contributions in excess of $25,000. The article also proposes that Treasury institute procedures to require tax-exempt organizations to file for exempt status, and to provide procedures for ensuring that these organizations meet the requirements in the statute and are …


Citizens United V. Fec: Departure From Precedent Opens The Gate To "Phantom" Political Speakers, Esther Houseman Jan 2011

Citizens United V. Fec: Departure From Precedent Opens The Gate To "Phantom" Political Speakers, Esther Houseman

Maryland Law Review Online

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What Will The Life Of Riley V. Kennedy Mean For Section 5 Of The Voting Rights Act?, Michael J. Pitts Jan 2009

What Will The Life Of Riley V. Kennedy Mean For Section 5 Of The Voting Rights Act?, Michael J. Pitts

Maryland Law Review

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Crawford V. Marion County Election Board: A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words And Exactly One Vote, Brian C. Crook Jan 2009

Crawford V. Marion County Election Board: A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words And Exactly One Vote, Brian C. Crook

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

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Davis V. Fec: Closing The Road To Washington For Joe The Plumber, Sameer Vadera Jan 2009

Davis V. Fec: Closing The Road To Washington For Joe The Plumber, Sameer Vadera

Maryland Law Review Online

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Political Advocacy And Taxable Entities: Are They The Next "Loophole"?, Donald B. Tobin Jan 2007

Political Advocacy And Taxable Entities: Are They The Next "Loophole"?, Donald B. Tobin

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Tax Code Section 527 Groups Not An End-Run Around Mccain-Feingold, Edward B. Foley, Donald B. Tobin Jan 2004

Tax Code Section 527 Groups Not An End-Run Around Mccain-Feingold, Edward B. Foley, Donald B. Tobin

Faculty Scholarship

This article ... will analyze both the statutory and constitutional questions concerning whether 527organizations are ‘‘political committees’’ under FECA and thus subject to the $5,000 cap on the contributions they receive from each donor. The article will also consider whether other forms of tax-exempt organizations besides 527s—most notably so-called 501(c)(4) organizations—provide an alternative means of circumventing this $5,000 contribution limit.


Exclusive Jurisdiction - The Key To Voting Rights For Residents Of Federal Enclaves - Cornman V. Dawson Jan 1969

Exclusive Jurisdiction - The Key To Voting Rights For Residents Of Federal Enclaves - Cornman V. Dawson

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.


Reapportionment At The County Level - Moody V. Flowers Jan 1967

Reapportionment At The County Level - Moody V. Flowers

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.


A Corrupt Practices Act For Maryland, Richard W. Emory Jan 1940

A Corrupt Practices Act For Maryland, Richard W. Emory

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.