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| can unions donate to political campaigns: Super PACs Louise I. Gerdes, 2014-05-20 The passage of Citizens United by the Supreme Court in 2010 sparked a renewed debate about campaign spending by large political action committees, or Super PACs. Its ruling said that it is okay for corporations and labor unions to spend as much as they want in advertising and other methods to convince people to vote for or against a candidate. This book provides a wide range of opinions on the issue. Includes primary and secondary sources from a variety of perspectives; eyewitnesses, scientific journals, government officials, and many others. |
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| can unions donate to political campaigns: Affluence and Influence Martin Gilens, 2012-07-22 Why policymaking in the United States privileges the rich over the poor Can a country be a democracy if its government only responds to the preferences of the rich? In an ideal democracy, all citizens should have equal influence on government policy—but as this book demonstrates, America's policymakers respond almost exclusively to the preferences of the economically advantaged. Affluence and Influence definitively explores how political inequality in the United States has evolved over the last several decades and how this growing disparity has been shaped by interest groups, parties, and elections. With sharp analysis and an impressive range of data, Martin Gilens looks at thousands of proposed policy changes, and the degree of support for each among poor, middle-class, and affluent Americans. His findings are staggering: when preferences of low- or middle-income Americans diverge from those of the affluent, there is virtually no relationship between policy outcomes and the desires of less advantaged groups. In contrast, affluent Americans' preferences exhibit a substantial relationship with policy outcomes whether their preferences are shared by lower-income groups or not. Gilens shows that representational inequality is spread widely across different policy domains and time periods. Yet Gilens also shows that under specific circumstances the preferences of the middle class and, to a lesser extent, the poor, do seem to matter. In particular, impending elections—especially presidential elections—and an even partisan division in Congress mitigate representational inequality and boost responsiveness to the preferences of the broader public. At a time when economic and political inequality in the United States only continues to rise, Affluence and Influence raises important questions about whether American democracy is truly responding to the needs of all its citizens. |
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| can unions donate to political campaigns: Campaign Finance and American Democracy David M. Primo, Jeffrey D. Milyo, 2020-10-19 In recent decades, and particularly since the US Supreme Court’s controversial Citizens United decision, lawmakers and other elites have told Americans that stricter campaign finance laws are needed to improve faith in the elections process, increase trust in the government, and counter cynicism toward politics. But as David M. Primo and Jeffrey D. Milyo argue, politicians and the public alike should reconsider the conventional wisdom in light of surprising and comprehensive empirical evidence to the contrary. Primo and Milyo probe original survey data to determine Americans’ sentiments on the role of money in politics, what drives these sentiments, and why they matter. What Primo and Milyo find is that while many individuals support the idea of reform, they are also skeptical that reform would successfully limit corruption, which Americans believe stains almost every fiber of the political system. Moreover, support for campaign finance restrictions is deeply divided along party lines, reflecting the polarization of our times. Ultimately, Primo and Milyo contend, American attitudes toward money in politics reflect larger fears about the health of American democracy, fears that will not be allayed by campaign finance reform. |
| can unions donate to political campaigns: Campaign Finance and Political Polarization Raymond J. La Raja, Brian F. Schaffner, 2015-10-06 An illuminating perspective on the polarizing effects of campaign finance reform |
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| can unions donate to political campaigns: Global Unions, Local Power Jamie K. McCallum, 2013-10-17 News about labor unions is usually pessimistic, focusing on declining membership and failed campaigns. But there are encouraging signs that the labor movement is evolving its strategies to benefit workers in rapidly changing global economic conditions. Global Unions, Local Power tells the story of the most successful and aggressive campaign ever waged by workers across national borders. It begins in the United States in 2007 as SEIU struggled to organize private security guards at G4S, a global security services company that is the second largest employer in the world. Failing in its bid, SEIU changed course and sought allies in other countries in which G4S operated. Its efforts resulted in wage gains, benefits increases, new union formations, and an end to management reprisals in many countries throughout the Global South, though close attention is focused on developments in South Africa and India. In this book, Jamie K. McCallum looks beyond these achievements to probe the meaning of some of the less visible aspects of the campaign. Based on more than two years of fieldwork in nine countries and historical research into labor movement trends since the late 1960s, McCallum’s findings reveal several paradoxes. Although global unionism is typically concerned with creating parity and universal standards across borders, local context can both undermine and empower the intentions of global actors, creating varied and uneven results. At the same time, despite being generally regarded as weaker than their European counterparts, U.S. unions are in the process of remaking the global labor movement in their own image. McCallum suggests that changes in political economy have encouraged unions to develop new ways to organize workers. He calls these governance struggles, strategies that seek not to win worker rights but to make new rules of engagement with capital in order to establish a different terrain on which to organize. |
| can unions donate to political campaigns: Financing Political Parties and Election Campaigns Ingrid van Biezen, Council of Europe, 2003-01-01 On cover & title page: Integrated project Making democratic institutions work |
| can unions donate to political campaigns: The Politics Industry Katherine M. Gehl, Michael E. Porter, 2020-06-23 Leading political innovation activist Katherine Gehl and world-renowned business strategist Michael Porter bring fresh perspective, deep scholarship, and a real and actionable solution, Final Five Voting, to the grand challenge of our broken political and democratic system. Final Five Voting has already been adopted in Alaska and is being advanced in states across the country. The truth is, the American political system is working exactly how it is designed to work, and it isn't designed or optimized today to work for us—for ordinary citizens. Most people believe that our political system is a public institution with high-minded principles and impartial rules derived from the Constitution. In reality, it has become a private industry dominated by a textbook duopoly—the Democrats and the Republicans—and plagued and perverted by unhealthy competition between the players. Tragically, it has therefore become incapable of delivering solutions to America's key economic and social challenges. In fact, there's virtually no connection between our political leaders solving problems and getting reelected. In The Politics Industry, business leader and path-breaking political innovator Katherine Gehl and world-renowned business strategist Michael Porter take a radical new approach. They ingeniously apply the tools of business analysis—and Porter's distinctive Five Forces framework—to show how the political system functions just as every other competitive industry does, and how the duopoly has led to the devastating outcomes we see today. Using this competition lens, Gehl and Porter identify the most powerful lever for change—a strategy comprised of a clear set of choices in two key areas: how our elections work and how we make our laws. Their bracing assessment and practical recommendations cut through the endless debate about various proposed fixes, such as term limits and campaign finance reform. The result: true political innovation. The Politics Industry is an original and completely nonpartisan guide that will open your eyes to the true dynamics and profound challenges of the American political system and provide real solutions for reshaping the system for the benefit of all. THE INSTITUTE FOR POLITICAL INNOVATION The authors will donate all royalties from the sale of this book to the Institute for Political Innovation. |
| can unions donate to political campaigns: Funding of Political Parties and Election Campaigns Julie Ballington, 2003 This handbook provides a general description of the different models of political finance regulations and analyses the relationship between party funding and effective democracy. The most important part of the book is an extensive matrix on political finance laws and regulations for about 100 countries. Public funding regulations, ceilings on campaign expenditure, bans on foreign donations and enforcing an agency are some of the issues covered in the study. Includes regional studies and discusses how political funding can affect women and men differently, and the delicate issue of monitoring, control and enforcement of political finance laws. |
| can unions donate to political campaigns: American Government 3e Glen Krutz, Sylvie Waskiewicz, 2023-05-12 Black & white print. American Government 3e aligns with the topics and objectives of many government courses. Faculty involved in the project have endeavored to make government workings, issues, debates, and impacts meaningful and memorable to students while maintaining the conceptual coverage and rigor inherent in the subject. With this objective in mind, the content of this textbook has been developed and arranged to provide a logical progression from the fundamental principles of institutional design at the founding, to avenues of political participation, to thorough coverage of the political structures that constitute American government. The book builds upon what students have already learned and emphasizes connections between topics as well as between theory and applications. The goal of each section is to enable students not just to recognize concepts, but to work with them in ways that will be useful in later courses, future careers, and as engaged citizens. In order to help students understand the ways that government, society, and individuals interconnect, the revision includes more examples and details regarding the lived experiences of diverse groups and communities within the United States. The authors and reviewers sought to strike a balance between confronting the negative and harmful elements of American government, history, and current events, while demonstrating progress in overcoming them. In doing so, the approach seeks to provide instructors with ample opportunities to open discussions, extend and update concepts, and drive deeper engagement. |
| can unions donate to political campaigns: Money in American Politics David Schultz, 2018-06-08 How much does money really matter in American politics? A first-of-its-kind reference book, this encyclopedia provides the most up-to-date research and analysis regarding how money affects American campaigns, elections, politics, and public policy. Some Americans have come to the conclusion that U.S. politics is dominated by money, that politicians are frequently if not routinely bought and paid for, and that the only entities who wield political power are America's monied elite or powerful special interests like big labor or Wall Street. But other American citizens believe that proposals to limit the influence of money in politics run counter to the free speech principles enshrined in the Constitution. This book will explores this compelling and controversial issue, examining where money in American politics comes from, where it goes, and the impact of all of those millions of dollars on American society. The entries objectively cover a breadth of major issues, organizations, individuals, court cases, and controversies surrounding the role of money in American politics, especially into the most recent events of the 21st century. Commentary by leading experts and scholars on American politics assess different aspects of how money is used for political purposes. The book explains the current state of knowledge about money in politics, including whether contributions and expenditures should be regulated; if so, how; and whether it even matters in terms of impact. While intended and written primarily for students at the high school and undergraduate levels, Money in American Politics: An Encyclopedia will also be of interest to general readers and experts looking to better understand how money affects campaigns, elections, and the making of law and policy in the United States. |
| can unions donate to political campaigns: Soft Corruption William E. Schluter, 2017-02-24 New Jersey has long been a breeding ground for political corruption, and most of it is perfectly legal. Public officials accept favors from lobbyists, give paid positions to relatives, and rig the electoral process to favor their cronies in a system where campaign money is used to buy government results. Such unethical behavior is known as “soft corruption,” and former New Jersey legislator William E. Schluter has been fighting it for the past fifty years. In this searing personal narrative, the former state senator recounts his fight to expose and reform these acts of government misconduct. Not afraid to cite specific cases of soft corruption in New Jersey politics, he paints a vivid portrait of public servants who care more about political power and personal gain than the public good. By recounting events that he witnessed firsthand in the Garden State, he provides dramatic illustrations of ills that afflict American politics nationwide. As he identifies five main forms of soft corruption, Schluter diagnoses the state government’s ethical malaise, and offers concrete policy suggestions for how it might be cured. Not simply a dive through the muck of New Jersey politics, Soft Corruption is an important first step to reforming our nation’s political system, a book that will inspire readers to demand that our elected officials can and must do better. Visit: www.softcorruption.com (http://www.softcorruption.com) |
| can unions donate to political campaigns: Buy American Dana Frank, 2000-04-07 With the election of Donald Trump, economic nationalism has re-emerged as a patriotic rallying cry. But are imports and “foreigners” really to blame for the disappearance of good jobs in the United States? Tracing the history and politics of economic nationalism from the American Revolution to the present, historian Dana Frank investigates the long history of “Buy American” campaigns and their complexities. This entertaining story is full of surprises, including misguided heroes, chilling racism, and more than a few charlatans. Frank helps reframe the debate between free trade, on the one hand, and nationalism on the other, to suggest alternative strategies that would serve the needs of working Americans—instead of the interests of corporations and economic elites—and that don’t cast “foreigners” or immigrants as our “enemies.” |
| can unions donate to political campaigns: Holub on Patterns Allen Holub, 2004-09-27 * Allen Holub is a highly regarded instructor for the University of California, Berkeley, Extension. He has taught since 1982 on various topics, including Object-Oriented Analysis and Design, Java, C++, C. Holub will use this book in his Berkeley Extension classes. * Holub is a regular presenter at the Software Development conferences and is Contributing Editor for the online magazine JavaWorld, for whom he writes the Java Toolbox. He also wrote the OO Design Process column for IBM DeveloperWorks. * This book is not time-sensitive. It is an extremely well-thought out approach to learning design patterns, with Java as the example platform, but the concepts presented are not limited to just Java programmers. This is a complement to the Addison-Wesley seminal Design Patterns book by the Gang of Four. |
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| can unions donate to political campaigns: Why Unions Matter Michael Yates, 2009-05 In this new edition of Why Unions Matter, Michael D. Yates shows why unions still matter. Unions mean better pay, benefits, and working conditions for their members; they force employers to treat employees with dignity and respect; and at their best, they provide a way for workers to make society both more democratic and egalitarian. Yates uses simple language, clear data, and engaging examples to show why workers need unions, how unions are formed, how they operate, how collective bargaining works, the role of unions in politics, and what unions have done to bring workers together across the divides of race, gender, religion, and sexual orientation. The new edition not onlyupdates the first, but also examines the record of the New Voice slate that took control of the AFL-CIO in 1995, the continuing decline in union membership and density, the Change to Win split in 2005, the growing importance of immigrant workers, the rise of worker centers, the impacts of and labor responses to globalization, and the need for labor to have an independent political voice. This is simply the best introduction to unions on the market. |
| can unions donate to political campaigns: Plutocrats United Richard L. Hasen, 2016-01-12 Campaign financing is one of today’s most divisive political issues. The left asserts that the electoral process is rife with corruption. The right protests that the real aim of campaign limits is to suppress political activity and protect incumbents. Meanwhile, money flows freely on both sides. In Plutocrats United, Richard Hasen argues that both left and right avoid the key issue of the new Citizens United era: balancing political inequality with free speech. The Supreme Court has long held that corruption and its appearance are the only reasons to constitutionally restrict campaign funds. Progressives often agree but have a much broader view of corruption. Hasen argues for a new focus and way forward: if the government is to ensure robust political debate, the Supreme Court should allow limits on money in politics to prevent those with great economic power from distorting the political process. |
| can unions donate to political campaigns: Political party finance Committee on Standards in Public Life, 2011-11-22 The Committee on Standards in Public Life spent a year looking at party political finance. The majority report believes that the only safe way to remove big money from party funding is to put a cap on donations from all sources, individuals and organisations, of £10,000 in any one year. Trade union affiliation fees could be regarded as a collection of individual donations providing the members individually opt-in to the fee. The cap would have a significant impact on the income of the major parties, and would inevitably require a compensating increase in support for parties from public funds. The public funding should depend on the number of votes secured in the previous election, at the rate of £3.00 a vote in Westminster elections and £1.50 a vote in devolved and European elections. This proposal would result in an annual support amount of some £23 million, equivalent to about 50p per elector per year. Income tax relief, similar to Gift Aid, should be available on donations of up to £1000 and on membership fees to political parties. Another main recommendation, among the 24 in the report, is that the existing limits on campaign spending in the period before an election should be cut by the order of 15 per cent. The proposals will create challenges for the Electoral Commission, and the Committee suggests the recommendations are implemented in time for the start of the next Parliament in 2015. Two members representing political parties dissented from some of the recommendations. |
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| can unions donate to political campaigns: Save Our Unions Steve Early, 2013-11 Save Our Unions: Dispatches From A Movement in Distress brings together recent essays and reporting by labor journalist Steve Early. The author illuminates the challenges facing U.S. workers, whether they’re trying to democratize their union, win a strike, defend past contract gains, or bargain with management for the first time. Drawing on forty years of personal experience, Early writes about cross-border union campaigning, labor strategies for organizing and health care reform, and political initiatives that might lessen worker dependence on the Democratic Party. Save Our Unions contains vivid portraits of rank-and-file heroes and heroines, both well-known and unsung. It takes readers to union conventions and funerals, strikes and picket-lines, celebrations of labor’s past and struggles to insure that unions still have a future in the 21st century. The book’s insight, analysis and advocacy make this an important contribution to the project of labor revitalization and reform. |
| can unions donate to political campaigns: Small Change Raymond J. La Raja, 2008-03-05 All democracies face the dilemma of how to pay for politics. Money fuels the campaigns that inform and mobilize voters. But private political contributions raise the specter of undue influence, or, worse, political corruption. This book reviews the history of America's efforts at federal campaign finance reform. |
| can unions donate to political campaigns: Inside the Campaign Finance Battle Anthony Corrado, Thomas E. Mann, Trevor Potter, 2004-05-26 In 2002 Congress enacted the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA), the first major revision of federal campaign finance law in a generation. In March 2001, after a fiercely contested and highly divisive seven-year partisan legislative battle, the Senate passed S. 27, known as the McCain-Feingold legislation. The House responded by passing H.R. 2356, companion legislation known as Shays-Meehan, in February 2002. The Senate then approved the House-passed version, and President George W. Bush signed BCRA into law on March 27, 2002, stating that the bill had flaws but overall improves the current system of financing for federal campaigns. The Reform Act was taken to court within hours of the President's signature. Dozens of interest groups and lawmakers who had opposed passage of the Act in Congress lodged complaints that challenged the constitutionality of virtually every aspect of the new law. Following review by a special three-judge panel, the case is expected to reach the U.S. Supreme Court in 2003. This litigation constitutes the most important campaign finance case since the Supreme Court issued its decision in Buckley v. Valeo more than twenty-five years ago. The testimony, submitted by some of the country's most knowledgeable political scientists and most experienced politicians, constitutes an invaluable body of knowledge about the complexities of campaign finance and the role of money in our political system. Unfortunately, only the lawyers, political scientists, and practitioners actually involved in the litigation have seen most of this writing—until now. Ins ide the Campaign Finance Battle makes key testimony in this historic case available to a general readership, in the process shedding new light on campaign finance practices central to the congressional debate on the reform act and to the landmark litigation challenging its constitutionality. |
| can unions donate to political campaigns: Unfit For Command John E. O'Neill, Jerome R. Corsi, 2004-08-25 What sort of combination of hypocrite and paradox is John Kerry? asks this heated critique of the Democratic presidential candidate’s Vietnam–era military service and antiwar activism. O’Neill, a lawyer and swift boat veteran, and Corsi, an expert on Vietnam antiwar movements, show how Kerry misrepresented his wartime exploits and is therefore incompetent to serve as commander in chief. Buttressed by interviews with Navy veterans who patrolled Vietnam’s waters, some along with Kerry, readers will discover how he exaggerated minor injuries, self-inflicted others, wrote fictitious diary entries and filed phony reports of his heroism under fire—all in a calculated quest to secure career-enhancing combat medals. |
| can unions donate to political campaigns: The Socialist Manifesto Bhaskar Sunkara, 2019-04-30 The success of Jeremy Corbyn's left-led Labour Party and Bernie Sanders's 2016 presidential campaign revived a political idea many had thought dead. But what, exactly, is socialism? And what would a socialist system look like today? In The Socialist Manifesto, Bhaskar Sunkara, editor of Jacobin magazine, argues that socialism offers the means to achieve economic equality, and also to fight other forms of oppression, including racism and sexism. The ultimate goal is not Soviet-style planning, but to win rights to healthcare, education, and housing and to create new democratic institutions in workplaces and communities. The book both explores socialism's history and presents a realistic vision for its future. A primer on socialism for the 21st century, this is a book for anyone seeking an end to the vast inequities of our age. |
| can unions donate to political campaigns: The Influence of Campaign Contributions in State Legislatures Lynda W. Powell, 2012-03-06 Campaign contributions are widely viewed as a corrupting influence but most scholarly research concludes that they have marginal impact on legislative behavior. Lynda W. Powell shows that contributions have considerable influence in some state legislatures but very little in others. Using a national survey of legislators, she develops an innovative measure of influence and delineates the factors that explain this great variation across the 99 U.S. state legislative chambers. Powell identifies the personal, institutional, and political factors that determine how much time a legislator devotes to personal fundraising and fundraising for the caucus. She shows that the extent of donors' legislative influence varies in ways corresponding to the same variations in the factors that determine fundraising time. She also confirms a link between fundraising and lobbying with evidence supporting the theory that contributors gain access to legislators based on donations, Powell's findings have important implications for the debate over the role of money in the legislative process. |
| can unions donate to political campaigns: How We Win George Lakey, 2018-12-04 A lifetime of activist experience from a civil rights legend informs this playbook for building and conducting nonviolent direct action campaigns In an era of massive worldwide protests for racial and economic justice, it is important to remember that marching is only one way to take to the streets. Protest must be supplemented with the sustained direct action campaigns that are crucial to winning major reforms. Beginning as a trainer in the civil rights movement of the 1960s, George Lakey has spent decades helping direct action tactics flourish and succeed on the front lines of social change. Now, in this timely and down-to-earth guide, he passes the torch to a new generation of activists. Lakey looks to successful campaigns across the world to help us see what has worked, what hasn’t, and why: from choosing the right target to designing a creative campaign; from avoiding burnout within your group to building a movement of movements to achieve real progressive victories. Drawing on the experiences of a diverse set of ambitious change-makers, How We Win shows us the way to justice, peace, and a sustainable economy. This is what democracy looks like. |
| can unions donate to political campaigns: Political Brands Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, 2019 From ‘I Like Ike’ to Trump’s MAGA hats, branding and politics have gone hand in hand, selling ideas, ideals and candidates. Political Brands explores the legal framework for the use of commercial branding and advertising techniques in presidential political campaigns, as well as the impact of politics on commercial brands. This thought provoking book examines how branding is used by citizens to change public policy, from Civil Rights activists in the 1960s to survivors of the 2018 Parkland massacre. |
| can unions donate to political campaigns: Voting with Dollars Bruce Ackerman, Ian Ayres, 2008-10-01 divdivIn this provocative book, two leading law professors challenge the existing campaign reform agenda and present a new initiative that avoids the mistakes of the past. Bruce Ackerman and Ian Ayres build on the example of the secret ballot and propose a system of “secret donation booths” for campaign contributions. They unveil a plan in which the government provides each voter with a special credit card account containing fifty “Patriot dollars” for presidential elections. To use this money, citizens go to their local ATM machine and anonymously send their Patriot dollars to their favorite candidates or political organizations. Americans are free to make additional contributions, but they must also give these gifts anonymously. Because candidates cannot identify who provided the funds, it will be much harder for big contributors to buy political influence. And the need for politicians to compete for the Patriot dollars will give much more power to the people. Ackerman and Ayres work out the operating details of their plan, anticipate problems, design safeguards, suggest overseers, and show how their proposals satisfy the most stringent constitutional requirements. They conclude with a model statute that could serve as the basis of a serious congressional effort to restore Americans’ faith in democratic politics./DIV/DIV |
| can unions donate to political campaigns: Democracy in the Crosshairs Neil Barnet, 2018-10 |
| can unions donate to political campaigns: Corporate/labor Communications , 1984 |
| can unions donate to political campaigns: Buying the Vote Robert E. Mutch, 2014 Campaign finance reform has always been motivated by a definition of democracy that does not count corporations as citizens and holds that self-government works best by reducing political inequality. In the early years of the twentieth century, Congress recognized the strength of these principles by prohibiting corporations from making campaign contributions, passing a disclosure law, and setting limits on campaign expenditures. These reforms were not controversial at the time, but conservative opposition to them appeared in the 1970s. That opposition was well represented in the Supreme Court, which has rolled back reform by granting First Amendment rights to corporations and declaring the goal of reducing political inequality to be unconstitutional. Buying the Vote analyzes the rise and decline of campaign finance reform by tracking changes in the way presidential campaigns have been funded since the late nineteenth century, and changes in the debate over how to reform fundraising practices. A close examination of major Supreme Court decisions shows how the Court has fashioned a new and profoundly inegalitarian redefinition of American democracy-- |
| can unions donate to political campaigns: Union Representation Elections Julius Getman, Stephen Goldberg, Jeanne B. Herman, 1976-11-10 Provides the first major effort to test the rules and regulations that underlie current practices in union elections and, at the same time, explores the role played by the National Labor Relations Board in regulating these elections. The book reports the findings of an empirical field study of thirty-one union representation elections involving over 1,000 employees to determine their pre-campaign attitudes, voting intent, actual vote, and the effect of the campaign on voting. It focuses on campaign issues, unlawful campaigning, working conditions, demographic factors, job-related variables, and other topics. |
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Where Do Your Union Dues Go? - Americans for Fair Treatment
The National Education Association’s (NEA) political and charitable spending in 2020-2021 makes the NEA look more like a political organization than a membership organization. The union spent …
& Ballot Measure Guide - Alliance for Justice
Unions and corporations (including nonprofits) are prohibited from making political. contributions to a candidate or officeholder. They are also prohibited from making political. contributions in …
The Supreme Court's Citizens United Ruling: First Amendment …
of related law) that limited election spending by corporations and labor unions, ruling that corporations have a First Amendment right to unlimited political spending in ... amounts of money …
NYS CAMPAIGN CONTRIBTUION LIMITS - bcnys.org
contributions made to a campaign or political committee by an LLC/PLLC shall be attributed to each member of the LLC/PLLC in proportion to the member's ownership interest in the company. …
CONTRIBUTIONS AND TRANSFERS LIMITS CHART - Maryland
Political Club20 $6,000 $6,000 $6,000 $6,00021 $6,000 Unlimited $6,00022 Authorized Candidate Campaign Committee $6,000 ... State central committees can make a coordinated …
LOBBYING IN NEW YORK STATE - New York State …
• State or local legislation or resolutions • State or local executive orders • State or local rules or regulations • Rate making proceedings by a State agency or municipality
Teachers Unions: From Academics to Activists - The Drill Down
dramatically.6 AFT affiliates — such as the AFT Solidarity PAC — increased their political campaign contributions from a collective $3.7 million when Weingarten took office in 2008, to nearly $20 …
A Guide to Campaign Disclosure - Illinois
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General Information about the Hatch Act - dodsoco.ogc.osd.mil
Federal employees may actively participate in partisan political campaigns and partisan political management to the extent not expressly prohibited by the Act. [Thus, while an employee may …
Funding and Disclosure Guide - Australian Electoral …
Australian political system and to inform the public about the financial dealings of parties, candidates and others involved in the electoral process. Central to the federal funding and …
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As of January 2017, only individuals, who are Ontario residents, can make contributions to political parties, constituency associations, candidate campaigns, nomination contestants, and leadership …
GAO-20-66R, Accessible Version, Campaign Finance: Federal …
Federal campaigns are prohibited from accepting contributions from certain types of organizations and individuals. For example, corporations and unions are banned from making contributions …
Reading One: Do Big Donors Have too Much Influence in …
The ruling made vast changes to the rules regulating who could spend money on political campaigns, opening the doors to direct spending by businesses, labor unions, nonprofits and …
TEXAS mailto:advocacy@afj - Alliance for Justice
Jun 18, 2014 · Unions and corporations are prohibited from making political contributions to a candidate or officeholder, and also may not make political contributions in connection with a …
Supporting or Opposing Ballot Measures in California: What Do …
2 Standard Recipient Committee O Most commonly, a Recipient Committee is any committee that solicits or receives payments of $2,000 or more in a calendar year for supporting or opposing the …
Top Donors and Their Effect on Total Donations to 6 Main …
Federal Canadian Political Parties from 2016-2022 Inclusive (© Democracy Watch: February 2024) ... and more likely have family members who also donate.6 Another study of donations from 2015 …
The Canada Elections Act Frequently Asked Questions for …
This document is meant to act as a primer of what you can and cannot do during an election. Key points: Unions cannot donate money or services (including people) to political parties. Unions …
Reforming Campaign Finance in Arizona - Campaign Legal Center
Although Arizona law bans corporate contributions to candidates, corporations and other special interests can nonetheless channel vast financial resources to support or oppose campaigns in …
1.1 USING THE PRIMER - American Bar Association
donating to political campaigns or spending money in connection with those campaigns. Such financial activity is subject to some form of reporting to the FEC and results in public disclosure. …
The Landscape of Campaign Contributions - Committee for …
political action committees that may raise and spend unlimited contributions from individuals, corporations, labor unions, and interest groups, so long as they do not make donations to …
AN INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS: ROLES, …
AN INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS: ROLES, OPERATIONS, & ORGANIZATION Article summary: Political campaigns have developed into complex machines over time Political …
CITIZENS UNITED AT WORK: HOW THE LANDMARK …
FECA did allow corporations and unions to participate in politics by sponsoring separate segregated funds (SSFs), a type of political ac-tion committee (PAC). Through these connected …
Background Brief on … Campaign - Oregon Legislative Assembly
corporations and unions to candidates, but contributions from all other sources are unlimited. The remaining 39 states have established limitations on contributions to candidates from individuals, …
Should corporations and unions be allowed to contribute to …
money out of political campaigns.” political activity. Money is indeed considered free speech and the country's governance should “Candidate support, or lack of, should come from the people …
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES - FEC.gov
corporate political speech funded overwhelming by individuals—are not sustainable under a fair reading of the statute. Pp. 5–12. (b) Thus, this case cannot be resolved on a narrower ground …
Compliance Manual for Political Committees - Government …
A political committee exists in one or two elections. If a political committee expects to raise or expend funds in two or more successive elections, the treasurer may apply to the Commission to …
Campaign Finance Overview - Virginia
Significance: States can limit the amount of money that any one individual or group can contribute to a state campaign. Holding: o State limits may be placed on contributions to state political …
Brief History of Campaign Finance Reform in the United States
The Internet has played an increasingly significant role in political communications. The number of small donations, particularly related to presidential campaigns, has escalated; many people …
THE HATCH ACT Permitted and Prohibited Activities for …
political management or partisan political campaigns. Specifically, these employees may not engage in “political activity” on behalf of a political party or partisan political group (collectively referred …
Understanding Connecticut Campaign Finance Laws
Feb 22, 2016 · Political Committees 26 d. Contributions Lacking Adequate Documentation 26 e. The Candidate 26 2. Prohibited Sources 26 a. Business Entities and Unions 27 b. Lobbyists during the …
ADVISORY Know Your Limits: California and Federal Campaign ...
• California’s Political Reform Act of 1974 (PRA) generally permits campaign contributions to elected officers, candidates, ballot measure committees, political parties, and PACs, unless ... labor …
UNITED STATES of AMERICA CAMPAIGN GUIDE - FEC.gov
6. Donations by businesses and unions for presidential conventions 95 7. Donations by commercial vendors for presidential conventions 96 CHAPTER 8 Corporate and labor communications to the …
ANDREW HOLMAN - Commonwealth Foundation
a combined $406,287,908 in spending on political activities. In other words, the four largest government unions spent over $400 million of members’ dues on politics in the past two years. …
970 CMR 2 - Mass.gov
970 CMR: OFFICE OF CAMPAIGN AND POLITICAL FINANCE 970 CMR 2.00: POLITICAL EXPENDITURES Section . 2.01: Scope and Purpose 2.02: Definitions 2.03: General Provisions …
ACE: Political Campaign-Related Activities of and at Colleges …
are not addressed to other institutions. In addition, state law requirements that govern campaigns for state and local office vary and are not addressed here. Also not specified here are the …
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES - LII / Legal …
can watch the program at any time and can elect to re-wind or pause the program. In December 2007, a cable company offered, for a payment of $1.2 million, to make Hillary available on a video …
2024 Campaign Finance Manual.FINAL - IN.gov
manner. Penalties can also be imposed for other campaign finance violations that can result in even higher civil penalties. Since the consequences can be dire, we want to provide you with a clear …
Students' Union & Political Activity - SUMS
Can the Students' Association get involved in political campaigns? Yes, but the law is complex as to exactly how Charities, such as the Students' Association, can also carry out political activity, …
