Evaluating Campaign Finance Oversight: An Assessment of the Federal Election Commission

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Karen Denice Sebold

Evaluating Campaign Finance Oversight

An Assessment of the Federal Election Commission

Karen Denice Sebold

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Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
15 July 2024

Elections & referenda; Political campaigning & advertising

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is the primary agency enforcing campaign finance laws in the US, and it has long been portrayed as a toothless tiger. Given the importance of campaign finance laws in protecting democracy, the characterization of the FEC as an ineffective regulator is problematic. To understand why the agency has a weak reputation, this book explores changes in campaign finance laws, the underfunding of the agency, untimely commissioner appointments, and how this has affected the enforcement of campaign finance laws between 2002 and 2020. This study finds that as campaign finance laws have weakened in the US, so has the FEC’s ability to enforce them. The agency’s resources have stagnated, so the penalties and fines issued by the agency have dropped. There are multiple periods when the agency is absent a quorum because of too few commissioners at the Commission, and it is increasingly unable to proceed with agency business. Furthermore, the empty commissioner seats have led to a partisan imbalance that has favored the Republicans and allowed them to dominate decision-making. Now, the outcomes of allegations of wrongdoing are increasingly closing by default rather than bipartisan consensus.

By: Karen Denice Sebold
Imprint: Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781666949797
ISBN 10: 1666949795
Pages: 202
Publication Date: 15 July 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Karen Denice Sebold is an assistant professor at the University of Arkansas.

Reviews for Evaluating Campaign Finance Oversight: An Assessment of the Federal Election Commission

"""Although there are many books on campaign finance, this is the first book to provide a clear picture of how the Federal Election Commission makes decisions. This timely, well-written book will be indispensable to anyone interested in how government regulates the role of money in politics, or to anyone with an interest in the federal bureaucracy."" --Robert Boatright, Clark University"