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Voters Deserve to Know Origins of Secret Money in Elections
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Press Release
SENATE REFUSES TO DEBATE DISCLOSE ACT
| KellyVoters deserve to know origins of secret money in elections
Washington, DC (July 17, 2012) – Twice this week, the U.S. Senate refused to allow full debate on the DISCLOSE Act, which would require complete disclosure of spending on big-money advertising in candidate elections. Twice, the Senate failed to invoke cloture, the procedural motion that requires 60 votes before the Senate can even consider legislation.
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Support for the DISCLOSE Act across the country
| StephanieOn Monday, the DISCLOSE Act will come to the floor of the U.S. Senate. We’ve been working hard to ensure that it overcomes the procedural hurdle known as cloture, and comes to the Senate floor for a full debate.
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This Is It
| Elisabeth MacNamaraVery soon, the U.S. Senate will take up a bill to restore transparency to U.S. elections by requiring complete disclosure of spending on big-money advertising in candidate elections.
Contact your Senators now and ask them to vote for cloture on S. 3369, the DISCLOSE Act of 2012.
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Press Release
SUPREME COURT DECIDES PIVOTAL CAMPAIGN FINANCE CASE
| KellyCourt Repeats Naïve, Uninformed Errors of Its Citizens United Decision
Washington, DC – Today the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the Montana Supreme Court in the case of American Tradition Partnership v. Bullock, a case that dealt with a state law passed by Montana voters to end the corrupting influence of money in candidate elections. The League signed onto an amicus brief in support of the Montana law.
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Voters Need to Know Where the Money Comes from
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A Flood of Money Drowns Out Deliberate Discussion
| Elisabeth MacNamaraThis week I was in Washington for, among other things, an event sponsored by the Annenberg Public Policy Center, “Fact Checking the 2012 Election: Views from the Trenches.” The three panels during this half-day event were drawn from the print media, the television news media, and from the television business and legal side.
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Press Release
New Radio Ads Urge Senators to Stop Secret Money, Support Full Disclosure
| KellyTennessee Senators Alexander and Corker, and Maine Senators Collins and Snowe Urged to Support Disclosure
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Letter to the Editor: Right to Know