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Campaign Finance: Federal Framework, Agency Roles and Responsibilities, and Perspectives

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Feb. 3, 2020
Release Date Feb. 3, 2020
Report No. GAO-20-66R
Summary:

Candidates, parties, and PACs spent about $6 billion on federal elections in 2017 and 2018, according to the Federal Election Commission.

Among other things, this report provides views from a range of specialists on federal campaign finance issues. For example, specialists noted that campaign finance laws and regulations have not kept up with the internet and do not regulate online political ads to the same extent as TV, radio, and print ads.

FEC and the Department of Justice handle civil and criminal enforcement of campaign finance laws. We recommended that the agencies should review policies addressing the coordination of their activities.

Types of campaign finance-related activities subject to federal campaign finance law

Graphic illustrating contributions, expenditures, independent expenditures, and electioneering communications

Graphic illustrating contributions, expenditures, independent expenditures, and electioneering communications

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