81. Online NewsHour | Vote 2004 | Politics 101 | Campaign Finance Reform BCRA bans national political parties and federal candidates and campaign financereforms have made it harder for political parties to spend soft money. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/vote2004/politics101/politics101_cfreform.html

Intricacies of Campaign Finance Millions of dollars are spent to elect a federal candidate to office, particularly during a presidential election cycle. The system of funding political campaigns both to help elect a candidate or work toward the defeat of another is complex and often perceived by the public to be riddled with irregularities and loopholes. Recent legislation has endeavored to reform the rules of American campaign funding. But as two U.S. Supreme Court justices mused in a recent decision related to campaign finance reform law, "Money, like water, will always find an outlet." The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, AKA McCain - Feingold Signed into law by President Bush in 2002 after years of debate, the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act is a sweeping piece of legislation that introduces new limits and adjustments to the complex rules of campaign financing. The bill, commonly known as the McCain-Feingold law after its senatorial sponsors, John McCain, R-Ariz. and Russell Feingold, D-Wis., limits the use of nonfederal or so-called "soft money" and other campaign contributions and activities.

82. [6/30/05] MST Update 93 The Political Reform That Brazil Needs 3 Wide-sweeping political reform. 4- Fulfillment of social rights guaranteed in Campaign Finance and political Parties public financing for political http://www.mstbrazil.org/?q=node/174

83. Campaign Finance Reform political parties, interest groups, elections, political participation, Campaign finance reform has always been about cleaning up the political system. http://www.apsanet.org/content_5165.cfm

User ID Password New user? Forgot password or login? Home About APSA Programs ... Press Campaign Finance Reform Jonathan Krasno , Binghamton University Experts Barry C. Burden Harvard University Voter turnout, third parties, campaigns, surveys, primaries Anthony Corrado Colby College Campaign finance reform, election law Donald Green Yale University Public opinion, voting behavior, campaign finance John C. Green University of Akron Elections, campaign finance, party politics Ruth Jones Arizona State University State-level campaign finance, political solicitation and contributions Robin Kolodny Temple University Ray La Raja University of Massachusetts-Amherst Political parties, interest groups, elections, political participation, state politics and public policy Sandy Maisel Colby College Congressional elections, candidate recruitment, third parties, redistricting, Jewish candidates Michael Malbin Campaign Finance Institute Legislative politics, elections, campaign finance Thomas Mann Brookings Institution Budget politics, campaign finance, congressional reform, elections, media, political campaigns and parties, redistricting Michael Margolis University of Cincinnati Internet and electoral politics Nolan McCarty Princeton University Political polarization Quin Monson Brigham Young University Chapman Rackaway Fort Hays State University Campaign process and strategy, youth voting and civic engagement, Kansas and Missouri state politics

84. Mexico: Amnesty International’s Open Letter Challenges Political Parties - (Mexico City) In an Open Letter to all Mexican political parties, Security and Judicial reform Mexico’s policing and criminal justice systems http://news.amnesty.org/index/ENGAMR410332005

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL HOME NEWS.AMNESTY WORLD WIDE SITES Search news.amnesty amnesty.org news.amnesty features video and audio regional breakdown ... contacts search news.amnesty All AI documents on this country AI Report 2005 entry E-mail this page Printer friendly ... PDF Press release, 08/10/2005 (Mexico City) In an Open Letter to all Mexican political parties, Amnesty International Secretary General Irene Khan challenged the leaders to make human rights the cornerstone of Mexican life and a fundamental central pillar of their electoral manifesto. Last night, Irene Khan led a panel discussion with political parties including the PRD, PRI, PAN and Alternativa Democrática and representatives of civil society on the human rights challenges facing Mexico as it prepares for 2006 elections. Earlier in the day, Ms Khan met Foreign Minister Luis Ernesto Derbez, Interior Minister, Carlos Abascal, and Minister of Defense General Clemente Vega Garcia. Assessing the human rights record of the Fox Administration, Ms. Khan praised the Mexican government for its progressive stand on human rights internationally, but expressed her disappointment at its failure to show equal determination to address serious human rights problems in its own country. In the open letter, Amnesty International called on the future Presidential candidates and their political parties to indicate their clear commitment to a common human agenda based on the following:

85. Week 5, Lecture 3: Party Reform The issue of party reform in American politics. The need for reform Bill ofindictments. Two parties don t provide enough choice. How many would you need? http://janda.org/b20/Lectures/Week 5/W5-3Party_Reform.htm

220 American Government and Politics Spring, 2000 Kenneth Janda, Instructor Week 5: Elite-Mass Linkage Lecture 3: Party Reform April 26 Questions raised in studying electoral systems in other countries and the nature of parties There are many differences between electoral systems in the US and in Europe The US has a fixed schedule of elections; European countries have flexible schedules. The US elects national, state, and local officials at one time; national elections in Europe are usually for seats in parliament only. The US elects members to congress from single-member districts; outside of Britain and France, European countries elect slates of party candidates from multimember districts. The US system emphasizes majority representation; outside Britain and France, European systems emphasize proportional representation. The US system downplays the importance of party in voting choice European systems play up the importance of party in voting choice There are many differences between the party systems in the US and in Europe The US has a two party system Only Britain even approaches a two-party system; most countries have multiple parties with genuine political importance.

86. Al-Ahram Weekly | Home News | Reform Lobbyists Seek Stronger Backing The opposition s political and Constitutional reform Committee is activating an It is surprising for me that the political parties didn t try to make http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2000/464/eg5.htm

Al-Ahram Weekly 13 - 19 January 2000 Issue No. 464 Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875 Egypt Region International Economy ... Letters Reform lobbyists seek stronger backing By Amira Howeidy The Political and Constitutional Reform Committee (PCRC), which was formed last year, has established a plan of action for the year 2000. Looking towards parliamentary elections scheduled for November, the committee will attempt to implement parts of its program, which reflects the demands of the opposition forces, by the end of this month. According to one PCRC coordinator, the committee, which consists of representatives of the Labour, Tagammu, Nasserist and Wafd parties in addition to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood and the Communist Party, will be active in a number of areas. Hussein Abdel-Razek of the Tagammu Party said the committee will continue organising public rallies in the nation's governorates and collecting signatures to support the call for political and constitutional reform. Secondly, it will focus on the upcoming elections in an attempt to ensure that the balloting will be fair. Actions at the top of the PCRC agenda are directed towards influencing key government figures and educating members of parliament, among others, about making political competition fairer. A letter signed by leaders of the political parties, professional syndicates and members of parliament will be sent by the committee to Parliament Speaker Fathi Sorour, urging him to look into a draft law presented by Tagammu leader Khaled Mohieddin on the exercise of political rights. Members of parliament and former parliamentary candidates will be invited to a "round table" conducted by the PCRC to "explain election fraud and what can be done to prevent it", said Abdel-Razek. Concerning the political environment, a seminar on the necessity of "freeing" the media and giving the various political forces the right to express themselves via radio and television will also be organised.

87. Al-Ahram Weekly | Egypt | Reform Reiterated Four political parties are embarking on an ambitious political reform programme again. Amira Howeidy reports. http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2003/639/eg4.htm

22 - 28 May 2003 Issue No. 639 Egypt Current issue Previous issue Site map Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875 - NAVIGATION - Front page Egypt Region International Economy Opinion Press review Letters Culture Living Features Heritage Sports Chronicles Profile Cartoons Crossword Listings/Timeout BOOKS SITE MAP ARCHIVES Text menu Comment Recommend Printer-friendly Reform reiterated Four political parties are embarking on an ambitious political reform programme again. Amira Howeidy reports Opposition parties and independent political figures have yet to despair of their own repeated calls for political reform, reiterated for years via numerous "programmes of action", "coordination committees" and joint statements. Although the drive for reform looked to be running out of steam over the past few years as opposition parties fell out with each other over ideological differences the Anglo-American invasion of Iraq seems to have served as a wake up call for opposition political forces, who see it as a renewed opportunity to voice their demands for political change and greater democratisation. On 8 May, four opposition parties the liberal Wafd, the leftist Tagammu, and the Nasserist and (the now suspended) Labour parties announced the formation of a National Front at a meeting at the Wafd headquarters. According to the Wafd's mouthpiece

88. Asahi.com¡§Political Parties Scramble To Draw Up Manifestoes Ahead Of Snap Ele political parties were scrambling Tuesday to draw up policy manifestos ahead the defeated postal reform that triggered this latest political upheaval. http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200508090253.html

your browser is either not applicable nor ineffective for JavaScript JAPANESE ENGLISH Nation Politics ... Politics Political parties scramble to draw up manifestoes ahead of snap election next month The Asahi Shimbun Political parties were scrambling Tuesday to draw up policy manifestos ahead of the Sept. 11 snap election for the Lower House. At issue is what spin to put on the defeated postal reform that triggered this latest political upheaval. Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's Liberal Democratic Party is set to put overriding stress on the need to privatize postal services, thereby ramming home the point that the opposition and LDP lawmakers who shot down Koizumi's postal reform package are nothing less than enemies of the government's campaign forfundamental reform. New Komeito, the LDP's coalition partner, will adopt a similar posture. In contrast, the main opposition Minshuto (Democratic Party of Japan) is desperately trying to side-step the issue. Minshuto, which has a chance of unseating the LDP next month, is instead bending over backward to call attention to bread-and-butter issues such as proposed tax increases that primarily target salaried workersin other words, the average voter. LDP officials said they wanted to avoid using professional mumbo jumbo so as to reach out to ordinary people. However, there will be mention of the "necessity of small government, for which postal privatization plays a part."

89. Mapleleafweb.com: Electoral Reform Movement - Options For Electoral Reform In Ca Find an educational article detailing the electoral reform movement in Canada . In most systems, political parties need to obtain a minimum number of http://www.mapleleafweb.com/features/electoral/reform/reform-options.html

Site Map Contact Help Feature Sections Features Spotlight Voter Almanac Interviews Political Action "How To" Guides Interaction Discussion Forums Mailing List Web Chats Polls Link Directory View Links Submit Link Research Supreme Court Charter Cases Site Info Contact Us Help Site Search About Us Feature: You are here: Home Features Electoral Reform Movement in Canada Jump to . . . Introduction Electoral System Why is Reform Hot? Options for Reform ... Links and Reading Options for Electoral Reform in Canada? Choices for governments range from maintaining the status quo to implementing pure proportional representation. This section provides a brief overview of some of the alternatives to the first past the post system. Proportional Representation There are many variations among proportional representation (PR) systems, particularly with respect to how voters fill out the ballots and how seats are allocated. However, the main features of this type of electoral system are as follows: PR is more about the distribution of seats among political parties, rather than electing individuals to the legislature.

90. Electoral Reform Society The Electoral reform Society is a membership organisation which campaigns There is a strong case for helping political parties organise and recruit as http://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/ers/fundingparties.htm

contacts search Lastest News th January Funding of Political Parties. An oral question was today tabled in the House of Lords by the Green Party's representative in the upper House, Lord Beaumont of Whitley: Lord Beaumont of Whitley : My Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper. In doing so, I declare my obvious interest as the sole representative of the Green Party at Westminster. The Question was as follows: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will implement the recommendation of the Electoral Commission in its report on the funding of political parties that there should be "a modest expansion of the policy development grant scheme" to political parties with representation in the European and Scottish Parliaments and the Welsh and Northern Ireland Assemblies. T he Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs (Baroness Ashton of Upholland) : My Lords, the Government have recently received the Electoral Commission's report on the funding of political parties and are carefully considering its recommendations. We are not yet in a position to make any firm decision on particular recommendations. Lord Beaumont of Whitley : My Lords, although I thank the Minister for that not very informative answer, am I right in thinking that the Government are in favour in principle of representation in the legislature of significant bodies of opinion? Does she agree that the Green Party, of which I have the pleasure of being a member, which under fairer methods of election than exist for Westminster has serious representation in the European Parliament and the Greater London Assembly and a block of eight members in the Scottish Parliament, deserves better in the United Kingdom Parliament than one elderly self-appointed Peer? If so, will the Government please do something about it very soon?

91. Supreme Court Upholds Campaign Finance 'Reform' only two provisions of the Bipartisan Campaign reform Act a ban on political The majority also barred the national political parties from raising http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2003/12/10/104728.shtml

Home Money Jokes Links ... Shop September 25, 2005 Web NewsMax.com Powered by Supreme Court Upholds Campaign Finance 'Reform' NewsMax.com Wires Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2003 WASHINGTON – A sharply divided Supreme Court, upholding key features of the nation's new law intended to lessen the influence of money in politics, ruled Wednesday that the government may ban unlimited donations to political parties. Those donations, called "soft money" and totaling hundreds of millions of dollars, had become a mainstay of modern political campaigns, used to rally voters to the polls and to pay for sharply worded television ads. Congress may regulate campaign money to prevent the real or perceived corruption of political candidates, the court ruled in a 5-4 decision. That goal and most of the rules Congress drafted to meet it outweigh limitations on the free speech of candidates and others in politics, the majority said. At the same time, the court said the 2002 law would not stop the flow of campaign cash. "We are under no illusion that [the law] will be the last congressional statement on the matter. Money, like water, will always find an outlet. What problems will arise, and how Congress will respond, are concerns for another day," Justices John Paul Stevens and Sandra Day O'Connor wrote for the majority.

92. This Is Reform? In addition, vested interests and their favorite political parties have found The McCainFeingold reform law didn t take soft money out of political http://www.motherjones.com/news/special_reports/2004/04/MJ100_200.html

Advertisement Advertisement HOME NEWS COMMENTARY ARTS ... SUBSCRIBE NOW CRAZY PRICE! 1 year just $10 Click Here Sundays on Air America Radio THIS WEEK "First lady of the press" Helen Thomas, plus our annual roundup of the nation's top student activists Learn More... Learn about subscriber content This Is Reform? News: The campaign finance rules have been rewritten, but candidates and their favorite special interests are out there raising more money than ever before. By Charles Lewis May 3, 2004 Conflict Studies From filibustering Frist to taking a stand on Darfur: Our annual roundup of college campus activism. Advertisements Your Ad Here Your Ad Here Your Ad Here Your Ad Here Advertisements MoJo 100 Hard Money 100 Soft Money 100 Legendary Republican operator Mark Hanna observed roughly a century ago that, "There are only two important things in politics. The first is money and I can't remember the second." In the 21st century, ironically in the wake of historic campaign finance reform, money continues to flow like oxygen itself, utterly vital to all elected officials. Good, old-fashioned campaign cash is as old as the Republic itself, and politicians have almost never succeeded without an abundance of it. Of course while there is much more to politics than merely money – the candidate's style and appearance, past record, policy positions, broad theme message, organization, etc. – it has always been an essential ingredient in American politics. The gritty reality of obtaining those greenbacks, the price of power, and exactly what the donors expect and get in return have always been controversial and difficult for candor-challenged candidates. Indeed, these are hair-in-the-soup questions no one wants to answer.

93. Course Descriptions Emphasis primarily on media, political parties, and interest groups. Given thetenuousness of the status quo, political reform will be hard to avoid. http://www.bu.edu/polisci/COURSES/courdesc.html

Undergraduate and Graduate Course Descriptions This site was last modified: 11-04-2003 100 level courses are Introductory Courses 200 level courses are Core Courses 300 level courses are Intermediate Lecture Courses and Honors Seminars 400 level courses are Undergraduate Directed Studies 500 level courses are Advanced Lecture Courses open to undergraduate and graduate students 600 level courses are Upper Level Seminars open to advanced undergraduate and graduate students 700-800 level courses are Graduate Seminars 900 level courses are Graduate Directed Studies Not all courses are offered every semester or every year. Introductory Courses CAS PO 101 Introduction to Political Science Overview of political science and its subfields: American politics, public policy, comparative politics, international relations, and political theory. Focus on core questions and issues in the discipline, with lectures on their specialties by members of the department faculty. Required for all political science majors. CAS PO 102 Introduction to Political Analysis Introduction to the methods and underlying logic of empirical analysis in the field of political science. Develops quantitative social science techniques as well as dominant paradigms of methodology and qualitative analysis.

94. Syrian Leaders Hope A Baath Party Gathering Will Allow Them To Syria outlawed political parties after the Baath party took power in 1963.Beginning a series of reforms, known as the corrective movement, President Hafiz http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=2322

95. Africa: NDI Convenes Global Women's Forum To Reform Political Parties AFRICA NDI CONVENES GLOBAL WOMEN S FORUM TO reform political PARTIES Africanleaders included in twoday conference, Win with Women Strengthen political http://www.peacewomen.org/news/International/Dec03/NDI.html

PeaceWomen Women's International League for Peace and Freedom HOME CALENDAR ABOUT US CONTACT US ... SITE MAP UNSC RESOLUTION 1325 Full text History and Analysis Who's Responsible for Implementing 1325 1325 in Action ... TRANSLATING 1325 WOMEN, WAR AND PEACE WEB PORTAL UNIFEM PeaceWomen UNITED NATIONS Women and the UN ... Gender Focal Points NEWS 1325 PeaceWomen E-News Country News Index International News Peacekeeping News ... News Sources RESOURCES Country-specific and thematic civil society, UN and government documents ORGANIZATIONS Country-specific International INITIATIVES In-country Regional and Global NGO WORKING GROUP ON WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY JOIN WILPF Fair Use Notice PeaceWomen.org distributes this material without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for AFRICA: NDI CONVENES GLOBAL WOMEN'S FORUM TO REFORM POLITICAL PARTIES African leaders included in two-day conference, "Win with Women: Strengthen Political Parties," to be chaired by former U.S. Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright.

96. SSRN-The Political Parties And Campaign Finance Reform By Richard Briffault SSRNThe political Parties and Campaign Finance reform by Richard Briffault. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=223729

97. A Note On The Federal Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act political parties (including federal, state, and local parties) are now The Bipartisan Campaign reform Act (BCRA) does not appear to affect the duties http://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,1607,7-127-1633-85231--,00.html

Skip Navigation Michigan.gov Home SOS Home Site Map ... Contact SOS document.form2.SearchCriteria.size=10; Information for Voters Information for Candidates Election Information and Results Campaign Finance Disclosure ... [Text Version] A note on the federal Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act The Michigan Department of State is offering the following general information regarding McConnell v Federal Election Commission www.fec.gov IMPACT ON THE MICHIGAN CAMPAIGN FINANCE ACT McConnell appears to affect the Michigan Campaign Finance Act (MCFA), or the duties of any state or local filing official. WHICH ASPECTS OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE DOES BCRA IMPACT? BCRA, as upheld by McConnell , concerned two major issues: The regulation of "soft money," including its use by state and local candidates, and the regulation of "issue advertising." Within the context of the federal law, certain state party activities that benefit federal candidates; state and local candidate communications concerning federal candidates; and electioneering communications are strictly regulated or prohibited. SOFT MONEY BCRA limits many political party activities that traditionally have been financed by "soft money." Soft money is money that, before BCRA, was raised by political parties without limitation as to source or amount under the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA).

98. PoliticalMoneyLine This site is often sited by major media organizations, political parties and The report for their US Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal reform was http://www.fecinfo.com/

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99. Egypt Activists Say Real Reform Would Bar Mubarak From Race (washingtonpost.com) The reforms would be designed to strengthen secular political parties whilemaintaining a prohibition on their religious counterparts, Kamal said. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38297-2005Mar15.html

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100. Aljazeera.Net - Arab Reform Alternative Arab Human Development Reports Arab political reform in disarray Some politicalparties and nongovernmental organisations are often accused of having http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/3FCCC385-E93E-45D0-9091-9C18F7C2821F.htm

Advanced Search Homepage News Economy Culture Sci-Tech Special Reports Weather ... Market Watch Home Site Guide Contact Us Set As HomePage Add to favorites IN PURSUIT OF ARAB REFORM Arab reform alternative By Sarah Al-Ansary Thursday 20 May 2004, 16:46 Makka Time, 13:46 GMT Muhammad Bahi is an author and a journalist Related: We can wait no longer Arab Human Development Reports Arab political reform in disarray Tools: Email Article Print Article Send Your Feedback Who bears the responsibility for reforming the Arab world? Is there such a thing as collective Middle East reform? What is the Arab response and alternative to US-sponsored reform initiatives? Aljazeera.net put these and other questions to Muhammad Bahi, a Moroccan journalist and columnist for Assahraa newspaper and the author of 23 books. Bahi is a well-known intellectual and an accomplished writer. Originally from the south of Morocco, he was detained for 10 years as a political prisoner – three of which he spent in an Algerian prison and the rest in the Polisario Front's jails, a movement formed in 1973 under the banner of West Saharan independence from Morocco. Aljazeera: It is becoming clearer by the day, that Arab leaders are unable or unwilling to develop a collective reforms strategy. What are the implications of such a failure, if it persists?

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