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Federal court allows top donors to tax-exempt groups to remain secret
The D.C. Circuit Court on Tuesday ruled that tax-exempt groups like Crossroads GPS only had to disclose donors who give money for the specific purpose of funding campaign ads. The Court of Appeals reversed (PDF) the decision of a lower court, which held that the Federal Election Commission (FEC) had…
How nonprofits spend millions on elections and call it public welfare
Matt Brooks describes the mission of the Republican Jewish Coalition as educating the Jewish community about critical domestic and foreign policy issues. But the well-dressed crowd that gathered in May for a luncheon on the 24th floor of a New York law firm easily could have figured that the group…
CREW: Obama shares responsibility for campaign finance mess
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington and 11 other groups on Tuesday blasted the Obama administration’s “tepid response” to a petition calling for new commissioners for the Federal Election Commission (FEC). “Our organizations read with great disappointment the White House’s lackluster response to our petition calling on you to…
Political donations via text wins FEC approval
If big corporate money changed America’s political atmosphere for the worse, grassroots social media money may on the brink of changing it for the better. In a unanimous vote on Monday night, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) agreed that political donations via text messages should be allowed, empowering mobile phone…
Court ruling means shadowy campaign groups may have to disclose donors
On Monday, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. circuit ruled to uphold an order for shadowy campaign groups like Karl Rove’s Crossroads GPS to disclose their donors if they are producing federal campaign ads, or what’s known to the FEC as “electioneering communications,” said a…
FEC warns Gingrich for paying himself with campaign funds
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) has sent a second letter to Newt Gingrich’s campaign asking them to explain why almost $1 million dollars was paid to a small group of people including the presidential candidate. The Washington Times reported on Wednesday that Gingrich, members of his staff and several consultants…
Six reasons limits on Super PACs are barely limits at all
By Marian Wang Ask any campaign-finance expert about Super PACs and you’ll likely keep hearing one word: “coordination.” That’s because Super PACs — the super-powered groups that can raise and spend unlimited amounts of money from anyone — have just one crucial restriction on their powers: By law, they’re not…
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