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Search results for "election cycle" ...
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Covering Campaign Finance and Money in Politics
This tipsheet offers usable definitions and clear examples of various terms associated with campaign finance, like 527 groups, issue ads and reporting schedule.
Tags: election cycle; opensecrets.org; FEC; campaign donations
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PACs and 527s; hard money, soft money
This in-depth tipsheet explores the nuances of federal election laws. Palmer discusses the differences between hard money and soft money, and how to find good investigative stories in each category. The tipsheet includes lots of screen shots to show how campaign finance information is available online.
Tags: PACs; campaign donations; federal elections; election cycle; expenditures; campaign laws; FEC; McCain-Feingold Bill; Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002
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Key Dates and Deadlines in 2006
This tipsheet lists important dates and deadlines in 2006. The dates include when annual, semi-annual. monthly, quarterly, and pre-election reports are released.
Tags: election cycle; FEC; interest groups
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State and Local Campaign Finance
"This is the first election cycle that state parties are without national party soft money, which accounted for about 25 percent of their contributions during 2001-02." Because of this, it is important to track both federal and state campaign financing. Willis offers rules for state party funding as well as story ideas.
Tags: election; contributions; Levin funds; local parties; soft money; campaign