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• Campaign Finance Reform New York Times article arguing for strong reforms because of the impasse over this issue in the U.S.
  
• Campaign Finance Information Center CFIC is dedicated to helping journalists cover campaigns more in-depth by following the campaign money trail.
  
• Campaign for America A nonprofit organization committed to achieving fundamental campaign finance reform.
  
• Mother Jones 400 U.S. elected officials got a record $696 million in 2000. Mojo reveals the nation's top 400 contributors and what they expect in return.
  
• Campaign Finance Reform: The Issue In Brief A brief overview of campaign finance and various reform proposals. From Project Vote Smart.
  
• Burton Ridgeway's Briefs: Campaign Finance Reform Author of a novel, The FECMA Conspiracy, showing the benefits of a specific approach.
  
• Common Cause U.S. citizens organization working to end special-interest politics and reform government ethics, largely through campaign finance reform.
  
• No Soliciting - a new sign on the schoolhouse In June 1998 the Florida Elections Commission (FEC) made a ruling which could have far reaching ramifications in the way labor unions collect political contributions. The FEC ruled that teacher unions could not solicit, and their members could not make, campaign contributions within government buildings through the use of payroll deduction forms.
  
• Wisconsin Democracy Campaign Finance Reform Nonpartisan coalition for campaign finance reform in Wisconsin. Provides online campaign finance record for state legislators.
  
• Repealing the First Amendment Heritage Foundation issue bulletin discussing a proposed constitutional amendment to allow imposition of campaign spending limits.
  
• InsightMag.com - Campaign Reform or Free Speech? Article by Aimee Howd critical of the McCain-Feingold bill, which would restrict spending on political advertising.
  
• Students4reform.com New York-based student activist organization which seeks to defeat incumbents who oppose certain campaign finance reforms. Includes media appearances, list and map of targeted politicians, and info on how to support the movement.
  
• The Coin-Operated Congress "Mother Jones" magazine investigates the impact of money on Congressional elections. This site contains original reporting and a searchable database of campaign donors.
  
• Campaign Finance Reform: A Sourcebook This 1997 volume is designed to help reformers and interested citizens understand how current campaign finance practices have evolved from previous decisions made by legislative, judicial, and executive bodies. and what might be entailed in moving the system in a desired direction. Full and abridged versions are available on-line as well as order forms for printed copies.
  
• Campaign Finance "Reform": The Good, the Bad, and the Unconstitutional Lengthy report arguing against restrictions on campaign spending and "soft money" contributions on constitutional grounds. By James Bopp, Jr. of the Heritage Foundation.
  
• Granny D. Home Page Web page of Senior citizen Doris Haddock ("Granny D.")who walked across the country, arriving in Washington, D.C. in Feb. 2000, to support campaign finance reform.
  
• Brookings Institute: Campaign Finance Reform Includes a sourcebook on campaign finance law and administration, a newly launched and continuously updates section on recent developments in campaign finance regulation, legislation pending in Congress, external links, and a public forum.
  
• Campaign Finance Reform Now Personal site criticizing the influence of money in American politics; provides voters with ideas and ways to support reform of campaign finance.
  
• Campaign Finance Reform Links to opinions, books, and other resources about campaign finance reform, special interest groups, and money in elections.
  
• Illinois Campaign for Political Reform Homepage Non-partisan group working to take big money out of Illinois politics. Site includes updated campaign finance info on Illinois politicians.
  
• Public Campaign -- Real Campaign Finance Reform Fighting for "clean money" campaign reform to take special-interest money out of America's elections.
  
• Campaign Finance Reform and Government Ethics Part of Public Citizen's "Congress Watch" project.
  
• Campaign Finance Reform Background and links to information resources on reform issue.
  
• Almanac of Policy Issues: Campaign Finance Reform Current news, background on the McCain-Feingold "soft money" reform bill, and links on US campaign finance reform.
  
• The Joyce Foundation: Money and Politics Program Area Provides grants for projects to improve the system of financing state and federal election campaigns.
  
• FECInfo Non-partisan U.S. federal campaign and lobby information on campaigns, parties, and all affiliated organizations and donors.
  
• The Money Chase: Running After Campaign Dollars Background and information resources about campaign finance issue from Policy.com.
  
• National Voting Rights Institute A non-profit organization dedicated to challenging the constitutionality of the current campaign finance system at the federal and state levels. Through litigation and public education.
  
• Electronic Policy Network - Campaign Finance Reform "Issues in Depth" site on campaign finance reform has an overview of the issues and annotated links to issues analyses and basic research resources.
  
• Destination Democracy "A roadmap for the modern landscape of money and politics."
  
• Still More Campaign Finance Reform A collection of political cartoons from Slate.
  
• Center for Responsive Politics The Center for Responsive Politics is a non-partisan, non-profit research group based in Washington, D.C. that tracks money in politics, and its effect on elections and public policy. The Center conducts computer-based research on campaign finance issues for the news media, academics, activists, and the public at large.
  
• Recent Developments in Campaign Finance Regulation: Contribution Limits The Recent Developments Section serves as a deposit for real-time updating of campaign finance reform materials found in Campaign Finance Reform: A Sourcebook. this page provides further detail on contribution limits issues.
  
• Citizens' Research Foundation, The Founded in 1958 by William H. Vanderbilt as a non-partisan, not-for-profit, tax-exempt organization, dedicated to research and education in political finance.
  
• Campaign Finance [American University] Campaign finance contributions by candidate. Sponsored by the AU School of Communication.
  
• Soft Money Laundromat Searchable database from Common Cause tracking special interst campaign contributions given to the non-federal accounts of both parties.