Pass the DISCLOSE Act! Why the Senate Needs to Unmask Secret Political Donors

Corporations making outsized political donations should have enough guts to publicly stand by their dollars.

Unlike super PACs, nonprofits do not have to disclose their donors so long as politics is not their “primary purpose.” However, the FEC has no exact definition for what constitutes excessive involvement in politics. This ambiguity leaves the door wide open for hyperpolitical nonprofit organizations that are essentially super PACs in everything but name, and should therefore be subject to disclosure, to spend away. Full Story »

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Randy Morrow
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Unlike super PACs, nonprofits do not have to disclose their donors so long as politics is not their “primary purpose.” However, the FEC has no ... More »

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