Campaign Finance Reform

There are several papers by Brennan Center attorneys that explore issues of money in politics.  Click here to learn more about the series.

Color of Money

Paybacks: Policies, Patrons, and Personnel

Clean Money Comparisons

Revitalizing Democracy

Buy Now, Save Later

Hard Facts on Hard Money

The Money Trail: Automotive Industry Campaign Contributions

Mothers, Money, and Politics: How Campaign Money Affects Issues Mothers Care About

Paying - and Polluting - More at the Gas Pump

Whoever Wins, They Win: Double-Giving in the Presidential Campaign

Golden Leashes

And More . . .

Buying Time 2000: Television Advertising in the 2000 Federal Elections

Buying Time 2000 is the second in the Brennan Center's series of reports on campaign advertising on television. Buying Time 2000 advances beyond an earlier study of the 1998 congressional elections by making use of a new database of soft money expenditures by the national and state party committees. The study reports on data compiled regarding 3,327 unique political ads that aired a total of 940,755 times in approximately 300 different races. (There is a $15.00 charge for this publication).

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Buying Time: Television Advertising in the 1998 Congressional Elections
(Brennan Center 2000)

Until now, debates over poltical advertising and unregulated funds have been based largely on anecdotes, limited snapshots, and assumptions. Buying Time fills this information void, providing hard facts about what candidates, parties, and interest groups are doing.    It is the first in-depth, comprehensive analysis of the scope and content of political TV ads. (There is a $15.00 charge for this publication).

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Writing Reform: A Guide to Drafting State and Local Campaign Finance Laws (Deborah Goldberg, ed., Brennan Center 2001 update)

Written by Brennan Center attorneys who have litigated campaign finance scases in federal and state courts throughout the nation, Writing Reform offers both practical tips and legal analysis for drafters of campaign finance reform bills or initiatives — those who want to stay within current constitutional constraints and those who want to test those limits. (There is a $25.00 charge for this item).

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