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hard money
politics
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Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002
- In Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002: Provisions
…amounts of permitted, lawful “hard money” contributions by individuals from \$1,000 per candidate per election, where it had remained since 1974, to \$2,000 per candidate per election (primary and general elections were counted separately, so \$4,000 per election cycle was allowed) and provided for future adjustments in accordance with…
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political campaigns
- In United States: Money and campaigns
…than \$1,000 in so-called “hard money” (i.e., money regulated by federal election law) per candidate per election. The law, however, allowed labor unions, corporations, political advocacy groups, and political parties to raise and spend unregulated “soft money,” so long as funds were not spent specifically to support a candidate…
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