Sentence examples for restricted campaign from inspiring English sources

He took it as a sign of progress when, on October 15 , 1974 Congress passed the Federal Election Campaign Act amendments, part of a series of reforms that restricted campaign donations and imposed spending limits.

Following these and other high profile scandals and convictions, the federal government, the SEC, 15 states and several agencies and localities have restricted campaign contributions from government contractors.

The court ruled in Van Hollen v. Federal Election Commission that the FEC rules that restricted campaign donor disclosure are not valid and must be changed to provide for disclosure.

The Court said that, under the First Amendment, Congress could not restrict campaign expenditures.

It also would restrict campaign spending by American corporations with partial foreign ownership.

The legislation that was enacted applied only at the state level, restricting campaign contributions from those who get state contracts.

But there is "one legitimate governmental interest for restricting campaign finances," he explained: "preventing corruption or the appearance of corruption".

In another repeat performance, Ron Unz, a software millionaire who successfully campaigned against bilingual education in 1998, was back on the ballot seeking to restrict campaign fund-raising.

In response, San Carlos repealed its sign law last month and enacted an emergency ordinance that continued to ban billboards but did not restrict campaign signs.

Restricting campaign contributions, in what is expected to be the most expensive Senate race in history, is what Mr. Taggart cares about.

Why isn't that your position concerning the ability of Congress to restrict campaign speech paid for with corporate treasury funds?