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CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM POLICIES 2
Campaign Finance Reform Policies
Financing is a necessary aspect of every democracy because it promotes political
participation, representation, and campaigning. Despite the necessity of campaign financing, it
can destabilize the veracity of political institutions and processes, hence jeopardizing the quality
of a country's democracy. Campaign finance reform policies are installed to control the financing
of election campaigns and political parties' elections. These reforms help to restore transparency,
accountability, and integrity in all democracies. Internationally, IDEA has a political database
where almost all countries across the globe have their campaign finance reform policies
stipulating how private and public financing, sanctions and oversight, and spending and reporting
should be done. All the political financing mechanisms have their limitations depending on the
country's policies. Failure to apply campaign financing reform policies in a democracy can cause
an increased number of scandals and corruption cases, weakened democracy, and domination of
money in the election and pollical processes. When these happen, the voices of ordinary citizens
go dim, causing blurred representation and eroded public trust. The present paper will discuss the
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002, and efforts
under the Obama and Trump administrations. The paper essay will argue how effective these
efforts were and how they affected self-finance campaigns.
The Lobbying Disclosure Act was enacted in 1995 during the reign of President Clinton.
The act aimed to reform the campaign financing sector after lawmakers started to use it for
financial gains by turning into lobbyists. Lobbying is imperative for any democracy because it
allows lawmakers to gather critical information from members of society before enacting
policies (LaPira & Thomas, 2020). Professional lobbyists cultivate honesty and transparency
when they collect effective frameworks to be used by policymakers in Congress and Whitehouse.

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Running head: CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM POLICIES Campaign Finance Reform Policies Student's Name Institution's Name Course Name and Code Date 1 CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM POLICIES 2 Campaign Finance Reform Policies Financing is a necessary aspect of every democracy because it promotes political participation, representation, and campaigning. Despite the necessity of campaign financing, it can destabilize the veracity of political institutions and processes, hence jeopardizing the quality of a country's democracy. Campaign finance reform policies are installed to control the financing of election campaigns and political parties' elections. These reforms help to restore transparency, accountability, and integrity in all democracies. Internationally, IDEA has a political database where almost all countries across the globe have their campaign finance reform policies stipulating how private and public financing, sanctions and oversight, and spending and reporting should be done. All the political financing mechanisms have their limitations depending on the country's policies. Failure to apply campaign financing reform policies in a democracy can cause an increased number of scandals and corruption cases, weakened democracy, and domination of money in the election and pollical processes. When these happen, the voices of ordinary citizens go dim, causing blurred representation and eroded public trust. The present paper will discuss the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, the Bipartis ...
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