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Campaign Finance

Corrupt Practices Act

• First passed in 1925

• Limits primary and

general election

contributions

• Requires disclosure

of expenses

• Too many loopholes

Hatch Act

• Political Activities

Act of 1939

• Limits civil servants

• Spending limits:

– $3 mil per group

– $5K per individual

Federal Election Campaign Act

• Replaced previous

laws

– No overall spending

limit

– Media spending

limited

– Limited candidate

contributions to own

campaign

• Buckley and

Vermont

Further reforms

• Passed in 1974

– Created FEC

– Public Financing,

with limit

– Limited

contribututions

• $1K IND, $25K total

• $5K group

– Required Disclosure

PAC’s

• Created to allow Unions and

Corporations to donate

– Can donate $5K

– 50 donors

– Contribute to 5 candidates

– 1973: $19m/03-04: over $900m

• 527 Groups

– Issue advocacy

– No Limits (soft money)

Bipartisan Campaign Finance

Reform Act of 2002

• Bans Unlimited Contributions to National

Political Parties

– State and local can receive $10K per IND

• Raised IND contributions to $2K/$95K



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