Campaign Legal Center

Campaign finance and ethics:the dependence of persons running for office on wealthy special interests is a serious flaw in our political system, and makes elected officials responsive to their large donors and funders rather than to The public. The tremendous power of special interest money in politics often drowns out The voice of everyday americans, threatens our first amendment freedoms, and erodes The foundations of our entire democracy. To restore fairness to our political system, clc advocates for passing and enforcing strong Campaign finance reforms that help guarantee a democracy responsive to The people.these reform solutions include placing reasonable limits on funding of campaigns as well as complete transparency of Campaign spending. Clc helps develop such policies at The state and local levels, and works to ensure that The federal election commission enforces current Campaign finance laws at The federal level. Clc also defends in court laws that promote The ...

Redistricting and voting rights:democracy works best when our voting maps are fairly drawn on a nonpartisan basis to ensure that americans can participate equally in The election of their representatives. Unfortunately, incumbents often rig The system to benefit themselves and their party and special interest supporters, manipulating voting maps to dictate The outcome of elections. Two sources of discrimination in voting maps are partisan gerrymandering and electoral systems that under-represent people of color. The result is dysfunction, mistrust and public policies that ignore The will of The people. Clc advances and supports Legal cases that address redistricting violations, is on The front lines in The fight for fair redistricting practices in The states, and continues to promote voters' rights to fair districts nationwide. Voting should be accessible for all citizens, no matter where they live, The color of their skin or how much money they make. To make every vote ...