GVPT 170 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Political Action Committee, Independent Expenditure, Citizen Journalism

• School: University of Maryland
• Department: Government and Politics
• Course: GVPT 170
• Professor: kristinamiler

Document Summary

Money given to advocate election or defeat of a candidate. 2015-16 limit for individuals: per candidate per election. Money spent by individuals or groups and not coordinated with a candidate to educate voters on an issue. Can not advocate election or defeat of candidate. Can spend as much as you want. Money spent by individuals or groups and not coordinated with a candidate. Can explicitly say vote for/against or elect, defeat . Greatly expanded by supreme court ruling in citizens united v fec. Spending must be reported but source of funds may or may not be disclosed. A pac can be affiliated with an interest group or corporation or can be independent. Pacs raise and spend limited hard money for purpose of electing or defeating candidates. Pacs can also spend money to mobilize voters or educate voters about an issue. Super pacs are independent expenditure only committees.