Campaign Reform Public Hearing, Day 1
Commissioners heard testimony on campaign finance legislation. The focus of the hearing was independent expenditures by private organizations and individuals, issue advocacy through televisi…
71 viewsCommissioners heard testimony on campaign finance legislation. The focus of the hearing was independent expenditures by private organizations and individuals, issue advocacy through televisi…
71 viewsElection officials from Florida, New Mexico and Washington state took part in this discussion on contested elections and recounts in 2000 at the annual meeting of the Federal Election Commis…
220 viewsIn response to a dispute between factions of the Reform Party over the status of their presidential nominee, the Federal Election Commission discussed how $12.5 million in federal campaign f…
66 viewsThe commission met to discuss whether and how to modify their rules in a way which would reduce the amount of “soft” money raised by campaigns.
172 viewsThe panelists testified before the Federal Election Commission about the growing public outrage over the large amount of money spent on political campaigns. They also talked about the soft m…
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