Saturday, September 11, 2010

The campaign finance reform pamphlet explains public funding, how it is used, who qualifies, and how to contribute to it.


It begins by giving a brief history of it beginning in 1976; however this certainly wasn’t the first time in history it had been talked about. It is dated as early back as 1907.

The brochure breaks down how public funding works, by explaining how it is determined and the amounts limited. In a general election a candidate may be able to receive up to $20 million plus the cost of living for campaigning.

It further explains the limits per state based on the number of eligible voters possible. The brochure also explains certain rules in which repayment of funds may be required, also the brochure gives details on how we may be able to support our candidate from limited financial contributions to volunteering our time in campaigns as well as even limited personal advertising as long as it is on our own and not through a candidate or his campaign.

The brochure is a great tool in understanding a campaign process and how we can help, as well as gives us the resources to obtain a report of exactly how these funds are being spent.

To obtain a copy of this brochure please visit

http://www.fec.gov/pages/brochures/pubfund.shtml

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