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League, Watchdog Groups Ask Presidential Candidates to Reveal More Bundler Information
| KellyWASHINGTON (March 13, 2012) -- Nine government watchdog organizations today asked Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul and Newt Gingrich, as well as President Barack Obama, to reveal more details about fundraisers for their presidential campaigns who "bundle" contributions in amounts greatly exceeding what they're permitted to contribute on their own.
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Presidential candidates: reveal your bundlers
| Elisabeth MacNamaraThe League and government watchdog organizations today asked presidential candidates and President Barack Obama, to reveal more details about fundraisers for their presidential campaigns who "bundle" contributions in amounts greatly exceeding what they're permitted to contribute on their own. The request for more transparency comes during Sunshine Week and an election during which the candidates, party committees and outside groups are expected to spend more than ever before. Read the full release and letters here.
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Reform Groups Lobbying for New DISCLOSE Act
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League asks President Obama to respond to FEC Petition
The League and coalition partners wrote to follow up on the WhiteHouse.gov “We the People” petition, signed by over 25,000 individuals from around the country, calling on the President to nominate new commissioners to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) prior to the 2012 elections.
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League Urges US Representatives to Cosponsor the DISCLOSE 2012 Act, H.R. 4010
On February 16, the League sent the following letter to the House of Representatives urging them to cosponsor H.R. 4010, the DISCLOSE 2012 Act. The bill would restore transparency to U.S. elections by requiring complete disclosure of spending on big-money advertising in candidate elections.
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League Joins Partners in Supporting H.R. 4010, the DISCLOSE 2012 Act
The League joined with 10 other organziations to send the following letter to the House of Representatives supporting H.R. 4010, the DISCLOSE 2012 Act.
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Thank you: You Did It! We surpassed our goal on the White House petition
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We made our goal!
| Elisabeth MacNamaraThanks to the passion and hard work of all of our members and supporters, we surpassed our goal of 25,000 signatures on the FEC petition to the White House. This feat was not easy - as many of you can attest to - but we wanted to personally thank each and every one of you that signed the petition and worked to get your friends, family and neighbors to do the same.
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League and Partners Surpass FEC Petition Goal
| KellyLEAGUE AND PARTNERS SURPASS FEC PETITION GOAL
Await Response from President Obama on Enforcing Campaign Finance Laws
Washington, DC - Today, the League of Women Voters announced they had surpassed their goal of 25,000 petition signatures on the White House "We the People" website that asks President Obama to appoint new commissioners to the malfunctioning Federal Election Commission (FEC). The League and partners Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), Campaign Legal Center, Common Cause, Democracy21 and Public Citizen launched the petition drive on January 11 in order to get a response from the Administration on this critical issue that, to date, it has ignored.
"The Obama campaign’s decision this week to allow surrogates to assist Super PACs in raising funds illustrates how broken the system is and that the FEC is asleep at the switch," said Elisabeth MacNamara, national League President. "The only reason that the leading presidential campaigns of both political parties are able to work with the Super PACs is that the FEC is not enforcing the law. Indeed the FEC says this is acceptable. Our democracy needs a fully-functioning FEC," said MacNamara.