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Wisconsin Election Spending Tripled in Wake of {Citizens United} Supreme Court Ruling
http://www.wisdc.org/pr031113.phpBefore and After Citizens United:
Wisconsin Election Spending Tripled in Wake of Supreme Court Ruling
Recall elections added to spending spike; without ’em, spending doubled
March 13, 2013
Madison – Candidate and interest group spending in contests for state and federal offices totaled $391.9 million in the 2010 and 2012 election cycles – more than triple the $123.7 million spent in the 2006 and 2008 election cycles, a Wisconsin Democracy Campaign review found.
The chief reasons for the sharp spending increase in Wisconsin elections are the landmark 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC that crippled campaign finance laws and paved the way for unlimited election spending, and the state’s unprecedented recall elections in 2011 and 2012 for governor, lieutenant governor and 13 state Senate seats.
But even without the $137.5 million spent on the 2011 and 2012 recall races, candidate and group election spending in the 2010 and 2012 election cycles totaled about $254.4 million – still more than double what candidates and groups spent in the 2006 and 2008 election cycles.
Wisconsin Election Spending Tripled in Wake of Supreme Court Ruling
Recall elections added to spending spike; without ’em, spending doubled
March 13, 2013
Madison – Candidate and interest group spending in contests for state and federal offices totaled $391.9 million in the 2010 and 2012 election cycles – more than triple the $123.7 million spent in the 2006 and 2008 election cycles, a Wisconsin Democracy Campaign review found.
The chief reasons for the sharp spending increase in Wisconsin elections are the landmark 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC that crippled campaign finance laws and paved the way for unlimited election spending, and the state’s unprecedented recall elections in 2011 and 2012 for governor, lieutenant governor and 13 state Senate seats.
But even without the $137.5 million spent on the 2011 and 2012 recall races, candidate and group election spending in the 2010 and 2012 election cycles totaled about $254.4 million – still more than double what candidates and groups spent in the 2006 and 2008 election cycles.
