Super PACs and dark money groups raise and spend substantial amounts of money — often out pacing candidates’ campaign committees — intended to influence the outcome of U.S. elections. But these groups are all subject to different kinds of rules about fundraising and spending, and raise different...

Congress should pass this bill, which is popular among American voters and would give them an equal say in our political system. 

CLC's and Gifford's victory in court will help hold the NRA accountable for illegal campaign contributions. 

CLC hosted an event about how public financing benefits candidates and voters in Washington D.C. and elsewhere. 

CLC applauds the court's decision to step in and tell the FEC to take action on an illegal coordination complaint filed against the NRA. 

Cases of lead poisoning in Wisconsin show how a lack of transparency in our democracy puts our health and safety at risk. 

We must pass legislation that will decrease dysfunction at the FEC and allow the agency to do its job. 

Join us for an online event about CLC’s new report, “Democratizing the District” on how the District of Columbia first foray into public financing. 

The lesser-known provisions of this bill would make our campaign finance system more transparent and the promise of democracy more real for us all. 

Members of Congress should use leadership PAC funds for political purposes, not as slush funds for their lavish lifestyles. 

Smith's testimony detailed how the Supreme Court reached beyond its limits and conducted faulty fact-finding in multiple cases. 

CLC hosted a panel on trends in voting access and the impact of proposed federal legislation on voters across the nation. 

This bill would increase voting access, curb gerrymandering and improve disclosure in our campaign finance system. 

This sweeping and transformative bill has several provisions covering voting rights, election security, redistricting and campaign finance. 

Efforts in the state of Rhode Island to increase transparency in regard to election spending will remain intact following the court's ruling. 

If signed into law, this bill would allow donors to nonprofits to hide their identities and evade transparency.  

The Colorado transparency rules challenged in this case support voters’ right to know who is trying to influence their vote.

In the halls of Congress, elected officials should abide by ethics laws and rules and not campaign for reelection.

People can submit comments about how they want transparency rules that align with the realities of modern campaigning. 

We need a stronger FEC to take action against cases of candidates using super PACs to illegally raise and spend money on their behalf.