Research

Do Taxpayer-Funded Campaigns Save Taxpayer Dollars?

Published on September 30, 2008

CCP study of the state budgets and tax burdens in Maine and Arizona, before and after enacting taxpayer-financed political campaigns.

ORTL PI ruling

Published on September 5, 2008

Preliminary Injunction ruling in regards to the Ohio Right to Life Society's challenge to Ohio's campaign finance laws.

McComish v. Brewer

Published on September 3, 2008

U.S. District Court order finding "rescue funds" in Arizona's public-financing system to be unconstitutional

Do 'Clean Elections' increase the number of female legislators?

Published on August 26, 2008

CCP study of gender make-up in the Maine and Arizona legislatures, before and after enacting taxpayer-financed political campaigns.

Election 2008 Free Speech Project

Published on August 26, 2008

CCP looks at the campaign finance issues surrounding independent advocacy efforts in the build-up to the 2008 election.

Comments on issue advocacy regulation in Wisconsin

Published on August 21, 2008

The Center for Competitive Politics comments to the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board in regards to its review of issue advocacy regulation.

Memo on constitutionality of "rescue funds"

Published on August 18, 2008

Legal analysis regarding the constitutionality of "rescue funds" provisions in taxpayer-funded political campaign programs in the wake of the Supreme Court decision in Davis v. Federal Election Commission.

Study on New Jersey "Clean Elections" Contributors

Published on August 6, 2008

Center for Competitive Politics (CCP) study undermines claims about the ability of "Clean Elections" to reduce the importance of interest groups in the political process. The research also found that perceptions about what motivates an elected official's vote have little to do with how a candidate's campaign is financed.

California Letter

Published on July 28, 2008

Letter to the senate in regards to a bill that would establish a public-financing system for the 2014 Secretary of State race.

New Jersey Opinion that Rescue Funds are Unconstitutional

Published on July 25, 2008

An opinion by the New Jersey Office of Legislative Services finding that taxpayer-financed campaign's "rescue funds" are unconstitutional.

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