One of Washington’s dirty little secrets is that both major parties strong-arm legislators into raising massive sums of campaign cash.
Money Politics articles on Democracy Chronicles
This Money Politics section includes news about the efforts to reduce the influence of money over the election system that has grown substantially since the Citizens United ruling. Also see our entire section on Money Politics or our articles on Political Lobbying.
Faces of Small Donor Public Financing 2021
Elected officials complain that the campaign finance arms race requires them to devote too much time to raising large sums of money.
Beneficiaries Of Rising Small Donations Are Often Incendiary Politicians
Despite corporations promising to halt donations to Republican lawmakers who backed Trump Republican fundraising is little hurt.
Keep Foreign Money From Undermining Canada’s Electoral Democracy
Despite having a strong campaign finance legislation, Canada needs to reinforce its political process by reining in the influence of cash.
Georgia’s Corporate Giants Tiptoe Into Raging Voting Rights Debate
Under pressure from civil rights groups, some of Georgia’s largest corporations and supporters in the Capitol are enacting new voter restrictions.
South Dakota Adopts Sweeping Prohibition Against Election Transparency
South Dakota also passed broad legal provisions last week to protect info on politically active nonprofit bodies and their donors.
Is NYC’s Campaign Finance Program Worth The Cost?
New York City’s Campaign Finance Board recently awarded an unprecedented $37 million in matching funds to candidates for public office.
Political Finance Reform As Tool To Promote Gender Inclusive Democracy
The lack of access to sufficient funding from their parties and external networks is a major obstacle to women participation in politics.
Ex-Tobacco Exec Bankrolls Centrist ‘Serve America Movement’ Party
Former Philip Morris exec is behind a new centrist party, the Serve American Movement, bankrolling the party almost single-handedly.
How to Prevent Future Abuse of the President’s Pardon Power
How do we ensure that the President does not abuse pardon power? An opinion piece in Brennan Centre for Justice revisits this question.