Public Financing of Congressional Elections de R. Sam Garrett

Public Financing of Congressional Elections

R. Sam Garrett

en Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 oct 2008

This book reviews past proposals for and debate over congressional public financing. It also discusses experiences with the presidential and state public financing systems. Finally, the book offers potential considerations for Congress in devising a public financing system for its elections if it chooses to do so.

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Introduction; Overview of Report; Underpinnings of Contemporary Congressional Debate Presidential; System Since the 1970s: A Model; Linkage with Spending Limits; Arguments Supporting and Opposing Public Financing: Brief Overview Supporting; Opposing; Legislative Proposals for Public Financing of Congressional Elections Evolution During the Early 20th Century; First Public Finance Bills 1950s and 1960s; Congressional Activity Since the Mid-1960s; Devising a Congressional Public Finance System:; Options for Policymakers; Setting Expenditure Limits; Coverage: General Elections Only or Primary Elections, Too?; Conditions for Receipt of Public Benefits; Qualifying Requirements; Public Funds: Matching Funds or Fixed Subsidies?; Public Benefits Other Than Direct Subsidies to Candidates; Protecting Participants from Free-Spending Opponents and Outside Groups; Other Disincentives Toward Non-Participation; Conditional Public Subsidies; Paying for Public Financing; State Experiences with Public Financing; Types of Public Financing; Eligibility and Conditions for Public Funding; Participation by Candidates; Impact of Public Financing in the States; Money and Competition; Time Spent Fundraising; Diversity Among Candidates and Donors; The Impact of Recent Public Financing Efforts in Arizona and Maine; Public Opinion on Public Financing and Spending Limits; Potential Considerations for Congressional Public Financing; Appendix 1:Public Finance Bills Passed by the House or Senate: 1973-1993; Appendix 2:Public Finance Bills in the 109th Congress: Summary of Key Provisions; Appendix 3: Public Finance Bills in the 110th Congress: Summary of Key Provisions; List of Figures; List of Tables; Senate: Summary of Provisions; Index.