LEGISLATIVE APPROACHES TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE, OPEN MEETINGS, AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST

• NCJ Number: 17460
• Author(s): W A BARNES
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 82 pages
• Corporate Author: National Assoc of Attorneys General
• Sale Source: National Assoc of Attorneys General
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

SURVEY OF STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS IN THESE THREE AREAS.

Abstract

THE REVIEW OF ELECTION AND CAMPAIGN REFORM STATUTES COVERS PUBLIC FINANCING OF ELECTIONS, LIMITS ON CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES, REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, AND ENFORCEMENT OF CAMPAIGN REFORM LEGISLATION. IN ADDITION, STATE OPEN MEETINGS LAWS ARE DISCUSSED AND THEIR INDIVIDUAL PROVISIONS ARE COMPARED. THE DISCUSSION OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST LAWS CONSIDERS LEGAL PROVISIONS ON PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF FINANCIAL INTERESTS, RESTRAINTS ON SELF-DEALING, PENALTIES, AND MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES. THE APPENDIXES CONTAIN AN OUTLINE OF KEY PROVISIONS OF THE FEDERAL CAMPAIGN ACT AMENDMENT OF 1974, A COPY OF THE TENNESSEE OPEN MEETINGS LAW, AND THE CALIFORNIA DISCLOSURE STATUTE.