Campaign Finance
Who pays for a presidential campaign?
Political Action Committees
- Interest Groups
- "Special Interests"
- $ to candidates who promise to support their interests
MONEY, MONEY, MONEY!
FEC
Enforces federal campaign finance law
No one person can give more than $2,000 to a candidate
If you give more than $200, name must be made public
Citizens may give $3 of taxes each year to campaign fund
FEC makes this $ available to candidates
- If candidate accepts public funds, they cannot get $ from private sources
Regulations for PACs
PACs can give up to $5,000 to candidates in primaries
PACs can spend as much as they want on their own