Campaign Finance : Constitutional and Legal Issues of Soft Money

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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Analyzes constitutional and legal issues involved in use of "soft money," funds not subject to regulation under the Federal Election Campaign Act but that appear to be raised and spent in an effort...

Analyzes constitutional and legal issues involved in use of "soft money," funds not subject to regulation under the Federal Election Campaign Act but that appear to be raised and spent in an effort to affect Federal elections. Provides background on use of political party, corporate, and labor union soft money as well as soft money used for issue advocacy. Also summarizes pertinent court cases and the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002.

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