League of Women Voters of the Charleston Area - Good Governance Symposium Session IV: Money in Politics
Date and Time
Monday May 10, 2021
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
Location
Online Please Register
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Reducing the influence of big money in our politics makes our elections fairer. Voters have the right to know who is raising money for which political candidates, how much money they are raising and how that money is being spent. Join us to discuss the history of money in politics and solutions to prioritize transparency in our elections.
- National Perspective: Money in Politics: Patrick Llewellyn from the Campaign Legal Center
- South Carolina Perspective: Money in Politics: Former Republican State Senator Larry Martin (Pickens)
Pre-Reads:
- Short Articles:
- In the Know: How the League is Transforming Money in Politics (League of Women Voters)
- Reform Money in Politics (Brennan Center)
- Long-Form Article:
- Inside the Koch-Backed Effort to Block the Largest Election-Reform Bill in Half a Century (The New Yorker)
- Democrats Used to Rail Against Dark Money; Now They-re Better at it than the GOP - NBC News https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/democrats-used-rail-against-dark-money-now-they-re-better-n1239830
- Books:
- Dark Money (Jane Mayer)