Campaign Finance Laws

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This paper compares and contrasts the campaign finance laws of Montana and Florida, in an attempt to understand the primary differences between the legislative measures of the two states. Additionally, the paper discusses which campaign finance laws appear to be the fairest and most successful laws, in terms of their ability to control and regulate campaign finance issues.

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"In comparison to Montana, however, Florida only allows all others in the community a $500 contribution. Children under the age of 18 are not allowed to exceed a $100 contribution, and no candidate can accept contributions from national, state, or county political party executive committee whose aggregate exceeds $50,000. There are still other limitations, such as limits on contributions from investment and law firms, and businesses (FL, 3).
"Furthermore, Florida limits the contributions from certain institutions of higher learning. According to the law, any educational institution wishing to contribute must first obtain a majority vote from the governing board of the institution. Without such a majority vote, the educational institution cannot contribute, either through monetary or through any indirect support (FL, 3)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Center for Responsive Politics. "Discussion of the Model Enforcement Agency." Enforcing the Campaign Finance Laws. 2004. Open Secrets. 18 Feb. 2006. <http://www.opensecrets.org/pubs/law_enforce/enforce03.html>.
• "FL- Campaign Finance Law in Florida." Campaign Finance Law: A Summery of State Campaign Finance Laws. Ed. Edward D. Feigenbaum. Washington, D.C.: Federal Election Commission, 2003.
• "MO-Campaign Finance Law in Montana." Campaign Finance Law: A Summery of State Campaign Finance Laws. Ed. Edward D. Feigenbaum. Washington, D.C.: Federal Election Commission, 2003.

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