[EL] The origins of [undisclosed spending that affects elections in some way, shape or form]?

[Smith, Brad]

I don't know the answer to your question, Steve, but I would point out that actually, non-profit corporations are subject to campaign finance disclosure laws. Those laws are simply not as intrusive as Blumenthal would like.


Bradley A. Smith

Josiah H. Blackmore II/Shirley M. Nault

   Professor of Law

Capital University Law School

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Columbus, OH 43215

614.236.6317

http://law.capital.edu/faculty/bios/bsmith.aspx

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Subject: [EL] The origins of [undisclosed spending that affects elections in some way, shape or form]?

Paul Blumenthal writes:

"Further, corporations and unions can spend undisclosed 'dark money' on elections through nonprofit corporations, which are not subject to campaign finance disclosure laws due to a prior Supreme Court ruling and a Federal Election Commission rule change in 2007 that eliminated a key reporting requirement."

I assume, despite the evolving definitions of disclosure and undisclosed money that in some way, shape or form affects an election ("dark money"), he's referring to Buckley v.  Valeo as said "prior Supreme Court ruling" (I suppose listing the name or the more ominous "1976" that accompanies the ruling's citation might be too much for dear readers), but what 2007 rulemaking is at issue and how, exactly, did it affect Buckley's precedent?

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On Nov 3, 2015, at 5:46 PM, Rick Hasen <rhasen at law.uci.edu<mailto:rhasen at law.uci.edu>> wrote:

“Anthony Kennedy’s Citizens United Disclosure Salve ‘Not Working'”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=77234>
Posted on November 3, 2015 8:08 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=77234> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Paul Blumenthal<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/citizens-united-anthony-kennedy_5637c481e4b0631799134b92> for HuffPo.

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