Simply Stated: Campaign Finance Laws

Some subjects are complex, nuanced, and prone to partisan bias. Here, we do our best to explain a complicated topic clearly and simply.

The operating principle of American democracy is that government reflects the will of the people. Government officials are chosen from among the people by popular consent, and any citizen in good standing has the right to stand for election.

However, citizens cannot get themselves elected today without considerable funding to run a campaign. And there is typically a correlation between the amount of campaign money a candidate...