Questions tagged [campaign-finance]
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Who controls campaign funds when a candidate dies?
John is a candidate for Congress. His campaign committee consists of himself and a treasurer (or perhaps only himself). Before the election, he suddenly dies. His campaign has raised but not spent $1 million.
John's wife wants to spend that money…
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Is it against campaign-finance law if a PAC or super-PAC pays a VIP to endorse a political candidate?
My motivation for the question are Donald Trumps recent accusations that Kamela Harris campaign paid some VIPs (Bruce Springsteen, Ophrah Winfrey, Beyonce) to publically endorse her in the US presidential election.
Most of the money spend in the US…
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How should Form 990: Part IV Question 3 be answered?
When I read Form 990, question 3's answer by the the AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE for FY 2021 it doesn't make sense to me,
Question 3 reads,
Did the organization engage in direct or indirect political campaign activities on behalf of…
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Citizens United applicability to 100% foreign owned US corporations?
Citizens United said that US corporations can spend unlimited "independent expenditures for political campaigns".
However, foreign natural persons and foreign corporations are not allowed to spend any independent expenditures for US political…
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Can Trump legally investigate Bruce Springsteen?
On May 19 2025, Trump announced that he's going to investigate Bruce Springsteen in connection with his involvement with a campaign event for Kamala Harris.
Do Trump's allegations even describe anything illegal under campaign-finance law?
Is it…
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What happens if someone violates a political party's "contribution rules" (which might be laws, I'm not sure)?
The Oregon Republican Party's donation page lists rules, including:
I am at least eighteen years old. I am not, nor am I making this contribution on behalf of, a corporation, labor organization, national bank, foreign national without a green card,…
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How do I read Forms 990?
I want to start learning about weird political nonprofits I keep seeing on the internet.
Some context: As a teenager,I grew up during the recession and Trump's campaign. I was a bit nervous about our big parties and reluctantly joined the…
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How complicated can political donations be before they are bribery?
In the US, bribing federal or state legislators to vote the way you want them to is illegal. But donating (or not donating) to their election campaigns is legal, as is telling them what you want them to do.
Is there any legal way to adopt a policy…
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