Campaign Finance Reform and Incentives to Voluntarily Limit Candidate Spending From Personal Funds : Constitutional Issues Raised by Public Subsidies and Variable Contribution Limits.

Provides overview of Supreme Court ruling in Buckley v. Valeo that spending limits, including the amount a candidate can spend on his or her own campaign from personal funds, are unconstitutional unless they are voluntarily accepted in exchange for some form of public financing. Discusses Constituti...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2001.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Campaign funds. Judge-made law. Constitutional law. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book