U.S. Congress - S.752 Fair Elections Now Act
S.752 - Fair Elections Now Act
A bill to reform the financing of Senate elections, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)
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- Short: Fair Elections Now Act as introduced.
- Official: A bill to reform the financing of Senate elections, and for other purposes. as introduced.
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This bill would establish a public funding system for Senate elections and outlines eligibility and contribution requirements, as well as prohibitions such as those on joint fundraising committees. The same system is put forth in H.R.1826 with regard to House elections.Official Summary
3/31/2009--Introduced.Fair Elections Now Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) with respect to: (1) eligibility and qualifying contribution requirements and benefits of fair elections financing of Senate election campaigns; (2) establishment of a Fair Elections FundOfficial Summary
3/31/2009--Introduced.Fair Elections Now Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) with respect to:(1) eligibility and qualifying contribution requirements and benefits of fair elections financing of Senate election campaigns;
(2) establishment of a Fair Elections Fund;
(3) eligibility for Fund allocations;
(4) contribution and expenditure requirements;
(5) a public debate requirement;
(6) certification of whether or not a federal election candidate is a participating candidate;
(7) benefits for participating candidates;
(8) matching payments for qualified small dollar contributions;
(9) political advertising vouchers;
(10) establishment of a Fair Elections Oversight Board;
(11) civil penalties for violation of contribution and expenditure requirements;
(12) prohibition of joint fundraising committees with any political committee other than a candidate's authorized committee; and
(13) a specified limitation on coordinated expenditures by political party committees with participating candidates. Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to:
(1) prohibit the preemption of the use of a broadcasting station by a legally qualified House candidate who has purchased and paid for such use;
(2) revise Federal Communications Commission (FCC) authority to revoke licenses for broadcasting stations who fail to provide access to House candidates; and
(3) revise the formula for determining reduced broadcast rates for participating candidates in certain circumstances. Directs the FCC to initiate a rulemaking proceeding to establish a standardized form to be used by broadcasting stations to record and report the purchase of advertising time by or on behalf of a candidate for nomination for election, or for election, to federal elective office. Amends FECA to:
(1) empower the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to petition the U.S. Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari to appeal a civil action;
(2) require all designations, statements, and reports required to be filed under FECA to be filed directly with the FEC, and in computer-accessible electronic form; and
(3) reduce from 48 to 24 hours after their receipt the deadline for the FEC to make designations, statements, reports, or notifications available to the public in the FEC office and on the Internet.
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Organizations Supporting S.752
- American Friends Service Committee
- Washington Public Campaigns
- Public Campaign Action Fund
- The Connecticut Conference United Church of Christ
- Common Cause
- Fix Congress First
- ...and 7 more. See all.
Organizations Opposing S.752
- None via MapLight at this time.
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Pearl Korn: The DNC, DCCC and DSCC Need Makeovers
...houses and Congress. Republicans are masters of this, but Dems still don't get it. 2. Dems must pass the Fair Elections Now Act (S.752, H.R.1826; find out more at http://www.fairelectionsnow.org/), which would help level the playing field for new candid
Frances Moore Lappe: Justice Thomas' Reasoning -- Dangerous for Democracy
...We are not. One immediate step we can take right now step is to ensure passage of the bipartisan Fair Elections Now Act--S.752, H.R.1826. It establishes a workable system of small donations combined with voluntary public financing for congressional race
SPIN METER: Pols cool to public-financed campaigns
...- George W. Bush and Obama - weren't punished for it by voters. They were elected president. ___ On the Net: Read the bills, S.752 and H.R.1826, at http://thomas.loc.gov/ Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be
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