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Voters have a right to know which wealthy special interests are spending big money to secretly influence our vote and our government to rig the political system in their favor.
CLC advocates for passing and enforcing strong campaign finance reforms that help guarantee a democracy responsive to the people.
These reform solutions include ensuring transparency in both the funding of and spending by political campaigns, placing reasonable limits on that funding and encouraging states and localities to adopt public financing of elections. CLC helps enact such policies at the state, local and federal levels, and works to ensure that the Federal Election Commission enforces current campaign finance laws. CLC also defends laws that ensure voters’ right to know who is spending to influence their vote and our government.
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President Donald Trump does not have absolute authority over the composition and operations of independent agencies, despite what he has claimed. Campaign Legal Center filed an amicus brief arguing that the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and Election Assistance Commission (EAC), two such agencies, must remain independent to ensure free and fair elections.
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Groups in Maine filed suit to challenge a state law limiting contributions to super PACs. Campaign Legal Center (CLC) has joined the case to help defend the law, arguing that super PACs consistently prove to be a viable pathway for wealthy special interests seeking to corrupt candidates and politicians.
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The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) filed suit to challenge longstanding limits on how much political parties can spend in “coordination” with federal candidates. Campaign Legal Center has joined the case as an amicus curiae to help defend the coordinated spending limits, arguing the lawsuit is foreclosed by a 2001 decision by the Supreme Court that upheld these federal limits because they prevented donors from routing big money to candidates through party committees.
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Jul 18
From Dysfunctional To Disastrous: The Concerning Direction the FEC Is Heading
On Thursday, July 18, at 1 pm EST, Campaign Legal Center, in conversation with key reporters and former Federal Election Commission actors, explored the impact of the FEC taking steps backward in the fight to regulate political spending.
Thursday, July 18th, 2024
01:00 pm - 02:00 pm ET • Virtual
Apr 25
Removing Financial Barriers to Running for Office
CLC hosted a discussion with experts and former candidates about these innovations — those that have already been implemented and others that have been proposed — and discussed what else can be done to break down financial barriers to running for office and make holding political office an obtainable goal for all Americans.
Thursday, April 25th, 2024
11:00 am - 12:00 pm ET • Virtual
Feb 02
Strengthening Democracy in Local Government Through Public Financing
Campaign Legal Center hosted a conversation with both activists and leaders who have helped to implement public financing programs as well as political candidates who have benefited from them.
Friday, February 2nd, 2024
01:00 pm - 02:00 pm ET • Virtual
Nov 02
Artificial Intelligence and Potential Threats to US Elections
If left unchecked, the use of artificial intelligence to deceive voters could make it more difficult, or even impossible, for voters to evaluate the election ads that they see and hear.
Thursday, November 2nd, 2023
03:00 pm - 04:00 pm ET • Virtual
Jul 18
Soft Money's Increased Role in the 2024 Election
Despite federal laws directly prohibiting soft money, candidates continue to look for way to inject massive amounts of soft money into their campaigns, which opens the floodgates for outside spending.
Tuesday, July 18th, 2023
01:00 pm - 02:00 pm ET • Virtual
Feb 17
Redboxing 101: How Campaigns & Super PACs Openly Undermine Democracy
Video of Campaign Legal Center's virtual event, "Redboxing 101: How Campaigns & Super PACs Openly Undermine Democracy." This event was held on February 17, 2023 and featured panelist discussion of the issue of redboxing and its impact on federal, state and local elections.
Friday, February 17th, 2023
ET • Virtual
