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- Almanac of Policy Issues: Campaign Finance Reform - Current news, background on the McCain-Feingold "soft money" reform bill, and links on US campaign finance reform.
www.policyalmanac.org/government/campaign_finance.shtml
- Brookings Institute: Campaign Finance Reform - Includes a sourcebook on campaign finance law and administration, a newly launched and continuously updates section on recent developments in campaign finance regulation, legislation pending in the US Congress, external links, and a public forum.
www.brook.edu/gs/cf/cf_hp.htm
- Burton Ridgeway's Briefs: Campaign Finance Reform - Author of a novel, The FECMA Conspiracy, showing the benefits of a specific approach.
www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Parliament/3967/FECMA.html
- Campaign Finance "Reform": The Good, the Bad, and the Unconstitutional - Lengthy report arguing against restrictions on campaign spending and "soft money" contributions on constitutional grounds. By James Bopp, Jr. of the Heritage Foundation.
www.heritage.org/library/backgrounder/bg1308.html
- Campaign Finance Information Center - CFIC is dedicated to helping journalists cover campaigns more in-depth by following the campaign money trail.
www.campaignfinance.org
- Campaign Finance Reform and Government Ethics - Part of Public Citizen's "Congress Watch" project.
www.citizen.org/congress/reform/refhome.html
- Campaign Finance Reform Now - Personal site criticizing the influence of money in American politics; provides voters with ideas and ways to support reform of campaign finance.
www.campaignfinancereform.homestead.com
- Campaign Finance Reform: The Issue In Brief - A brief overview of campaign finance and various reform proposals. From Project Vote Smart.
www.vote-smart.org/issues/CAMPAIGN_FINANCE
- Campaign Finance [American University] - Campaign finance contributions by candidate. Sponsored by the AU School of Communication.
www1.soc.american.edu/campfin/index.cfm
- Campaign for America - A nonprofit organization committed to achieving fundamental campaign finance reform.
www.campaignforamerica.org
- Center for Responsive Politics - The Center for Responsive Politics is a non-partisan, non-profit research group based in Washington, D.C. that tracks money in politics, and its effect on elections and public policy. The Center conducts computer-based research on campaign finance issues for the news media, academics, activists, and the public at large.
www.crp.org
- Citizens' Research Foundation for the Study of Campaign Finance and Reform - Established in 1958 at the Institute of Governmental Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. Site provides frequently asked questions, research news, guide to current and past reform efforts in the US, and court and candidate positions.
www.igs.berkeley.edu/research_programs/CRF
- Common Cause - U.S. citizens organization working to end special-interest politics and reform government ethics, largely through campaign finance reform.
www.commoncause.org
- Democracy Matters - Recruits university students to advocate for new campaign finance restrictions in the United States. Information about organizing and learning projects, allied organizations, speakers, and related articles.
www.democracymatters.org
- Electronic Policy Network - Campaign Finance Reform - "Issues in Depth" site on campaign finance reform has an overview of the issues and annotated links to issues analyses and basic research resources.
www.epn.org/issues/campaignfinance.html
- FECInfo - Non-partisan U.S. federal campaign and lobby information on campaigns, parties, and all affiliated organizations and donors.
www.fecinfo.com
- Granny D. Home Page - Web page of Senior citizen Doris Haddock ("Granny D.")who walked across the country, arriving in Washington, D.C. in Feb. 2000, to support campaign finance reform.
www.grannyd.com
- Illinois Campaign for Political Reform Homepage - Non-partisan group working to take big money out of Illinois politics. Site includes updated campaign finance info on Illinois politicians.
www.ilcampaign.org
- Mother Jones 400 - U.S. elected officials got a record $696 million in 2000. Mojo reveals the nation's top 400 contributors and what they expect in return.
www.motherjones.com/web_exclusives/special_reports/mojo_400
- National Voting Rights Institute - A non-profit organization dedicated to challenging the constitutionality of the current campaign finance system at the federal and state levels. Through litigation and public education.
www.nvri.org/index.html
- No Soliciting - a new sign on the schoolhouse - In June 1998 the Florida Elections Commission (FEC) made a ruling which could have far reaching ramifications in the way labor unions collect political contributions. The FEC ruled that teacher unions could not solicit, and their members could not make, campaign contributions within government buildings through the use of payroll deduction forms.
www.educationpolicy.org/forum-798.htm
- Public Campaign -- Real Campaign Finance Reform - Fighting for "clean money" campaign reform to take special-interest money out of America's elections.
www.publicampaign.org
- Repealing the First Amendment - Heritage Foundation issue bulletin discussing a proposed constitutional amendment to allow imposition of campaign spending limits.
www.heritage.org/library/categories/govern/ib230.html
- Soft Money Laundromat - Searchable database from Common Cause tracking special interst campaign contributions given to the non-federal accounts of both parties.
www.commoncause.org/laundromat
- Still More Campaign Finance Reform - A collection of political cartoons from Slate.
cagle.slate.msn.com/news/campaignfinance2
- Students4reform.com - New York-based student activist organization which seeks to defeat incumbents who oppose certain campaign finance reforms. Includes media appearances, list and map of targeted politicians, and information on how to support the movement.
www.students4reform.com
- The Coin-Operated Congress - "Mother Jones" magazine investigates the impact of money on Congressional elections. This site contains original reporting and a searchable database of campaign donors.
mojones.com/coinop_congress
- The Joyce Foundation: Money and Politics Program Area - Provides grants for projects to improve the system of financing state and federal election campaigns.
www.joycefdn.org/programs/money/moneyfs.html
- Wisconsin Democracy Campaign Finance Reform - Nonpartisan coalition for campaign finance reform in Wisconsin. Provides online campaign finance record for state legislators.
www.wisdc.org
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