Keeping Track of Elections: Following the Money – Week One Brant Houston University of Illinois

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Keeping Track of Elections: Following the Money – Week One Brant Houston University of Illinois

Disclosure: The need for transparency in money Why disclosure? Why disclosure? Corruption Corruption Quid pro quo Quid pro quo Influence Influence Hide and Seek Hide and Seek

Following the money Contributions Contributions Expenditures Expenditures Lobbying Lobbying Legislation Legislation Hiring Hiring Contracts Contracts

Campaign Finance Reform Sunlight Foundation – Lots of focus on Congress ney/ ney/ An aggregation of articles on Illinois campaign finance reform campaign-finance-reform/ campaign-finance-reform/

Campaign Finance Reform Illinois in campaigns/illinois-enacts-campaign-contribution- limits.aspx campaigns/illinois-enacts-campaign-contribution- limits.aspx

Campaign Finance Reform Brennan Center Report on Illinois “Campaign finance laws seek to make government more honest and accountable to ordinary people, so that bread-and-butter issues – such as education, taxes, and health care – are not held hostage to moneyed interests.”

Campaign Finance Reform Arguments against: Favors incumbents Favors incumbents Written to favor parties Written to favor parties Limits free speech Limits free speech

Campaign Finance Un-Reform Slate article on Supreme Court 012/03/the_supreme_court_s_citizens_united_decision_ has_led_to_an_explosion_of_campaign_spending_.html 012/03/the_supreme_court_s_citizens_united_decision_ has_led_to_an_explosion_of_campaign_spending_.html Mother Jones on Dark Money money-american-elections money-american-elections

Contribution Limits For the past decade, Illinois has been one of just six states that did not limit contributions to candidates. Earlier in 2009, New Mexico enacted limits, bringing that number down to five. With the passage of SB 1466 in Illinois, just four states remain without limits on contributions. campaigns/illinois-enacts-campaign-contribution- limits.aspx campaigns/illinois-enacts-campaign-contribution- limits.aspx campaigns/illinois-enacts-campaign-contribution- limits.aspx campaigns/illinois-enacts-campaign-contribution- limits.aspx

Sample of contribution Limits Limits on Contributions to Candidates Limits on Contributions to Candidates $5,000 from an individual $5,000 from an individual $10,000 from a corporation, labor union, or association $10,000 from a corporation, labor union, or association $50,000 from a political action committee or another candidate political committee $50,000 from a political action committee or another candidate political committee

Contribution Limits $200,000 for statewide candidates $200,000 for statewide candidates $125,000 for a candidate political committee established to support a candidate seeking nomination to the Senate, the Supreme Court or Appellate Court in the First Judicial District, or an office elected by all voters in a county with 1,000,000 or more residents $125,000 for a candidate political committee established to support a candidate seeking nomination to the Senate, the Supreme Court or Appellate Court in the First Judicial District, or an office elected by all voters in a county with 1,000,000 or more residents

Government Web sites for campaign disclosure Federal Election Commission Federal Election Commission Illinois Campaign Disclosure Guide Illinois Campaign Disclosure Guide sclosure/pdf/campdiscguide.pdf Illinois State Election Board Illinois State Election Board

Nonpartisan web sites for campaign disclosure Center for Responsive Politics – Federal data National Institute on State Money in Politics Maplight – matching giving and legislation

The Election Calendar for this year 014/2014_calendar.pdf 014/2014_calendar.pdf

Campaign Finance Report Dates Page December Quarterly Report 2013 December Quarterly Report General Primary Election General Primary Election March Quarterly Report March Quarterly Report June Quarterly Report June Quarterly Report September Quarterly Report September Quarterly Report General Election General Election December Quarterly Report Schedule A-1 Reports ($1,000 or more) December Quarterly Report Schedule A-1 Reports ($1,000 or more)

Campaign Finance Report Dates Page December Quarterly Report 2013 December Quarterly Report General Primary Election General Primary Election March Quarterly Report March Quarterly Report June Quarterly Report June Quarterly Report September Quarterly Report September Quarterly Report General Election General Election December Quarterly Report Schedule A-1 Reports ($1,000 or more) December Quarterly Report Schedule A-1 Reports ($1,000 or more)

Web sites for candidates Champaign County Clerk Champaign County Clerk ates.php ates.php Illinois State Board of Elections Illinois State Board of Elections