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CAMPAIGN FINANCE WEB SITES, PRIVATE AND GOVERNMENT
Alliance for Better Campaigns
http://bettercampaigns.org/
Materials largely related to the alliance's campaign for free air time for candidates.Brookings Institution
http://www.brook.edu/dybdocroot/GS/CF/CF_hp.htm
http://www.brook.edu/dybdocroot/GS/CF/debate/challenge.htm
Campaign finance section covers a range of topics. The second link cited includes links to: text of the bill and the technical corrections measure, congressional debate, and key court cases. Brookings is preparing a new Campaign Finance Sourcebook and offers several draft prepublication chapters.Campaign and Media Legal Center
http://www.camlc.org
This official site of a new nonprofit headed by former FEC Chairman Trevor Potter, is still under construction. Focus is on the public perspective in legal and administrative proceedings to interpret and enforce legislation. Links to relevant cases.Campaign Finance Institute
http://www.cfinst.org
This site includes a summary of the new law, access to the text of legal challenges, and good links.Center for Public Integrity
http://www.publicintegrity.org/dtaweb/home.asp
The center features daily digests of campaign finance news. Also offers Money Trail database, covering the 2000 presidential campaign and contributions to political candidates. To locate this database from the main page, search for "money trail."Center for Responsive Politics
http://www.opensecrets.org
Database tracking money in politics and its effect on elections and public policy. Search by politician, political donor, special interest group, or zip code.Common Cause Soft Money Laundromat
http://www.commoncause.org/laundromat
Searchable database tracking contributions to the nonfederal accounts of both parties, and soft money contributions to both national committees.Electronic Policy Network
http://www.epn.org/issues/campaignfinance.html
Includes an overview of the issues, annotated links to analyses, and basic research resources.Election Reform Information Project
http://www.electionline.org
Provides current news and analysis on election reform from around the country.Federal Election Commission
http://www.fec.gov
http://www.fec.gov/press/20020312canstat/20020312canstat.html
The first link is FEC's official site, includes campaign finance reports and filings, reporting forms, commission regulations, reports, opinions, and publications. The second link is the FEC report, "Congressional Campaign Fundraising Statistics 2001-2002."Hoover Institution
http://www.campaignfinancesite.org
Provides access to federal, state campaign finance programs, Supreme Court cases, data on campaign donations, and reform proposals and laws.Investigative Reporters and Editors
http://www.campaignfinance.org/
The Campaign Finance Information Center offers a variety of searchable databases. "Power Search" tracks donations across states.James Madison Center for Free Speech
http://www.jamesmadisoncenter.org
Center is joining the lawsuit against the new law and includes a variety of materials from this viewpoint.National Institute on Money in State Politics
http://www.followthemoney.org
A searchable database on campaign contributions to state candidates, by sector or political party.Political Money Line
http://Politicalmoneyline.com
Extensive, well-organized, searchable library, including FEC filings, 527 information, and lobbyist registration data. Some content subscription-based.Public Citizen
http://www.citizen.org/congress/campaign/index.cfm.
Access to letters, statements, fact sheets, legislation, and documents on the issue.Stanford Law School
http://lawschool.stanford.edu/library/campaignfinance/
Access to case materials, campaign finance legislation and cases, press coverage, selected faculty publications, and Internet links. Updated regularly.
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