The Lost History of the Millionaire's Amendment

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2017

Abstract

This piece excavates the history of the Millionaire’s Amendment, a short-lived provision of campaign finance law that played a significant role in Barack Obama’s successful 2004 Senate campaign. It argues that beyond the Amendment’s role in that single, fateful race, it supplies a useful test case for examining competing paradigms for regulating money in politics.

Keywords

Campaign Finance, Money in Politics, Equalization, Anti-Corruption, Millionaire's Amendment, Matching Funds

Publication Title

Election Law Journal

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1089/elj.2016.0423

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