Bibliograph

Nonprofit groups and partisan politics, is tighter regulation needed?, by Christina L. Lyons

Type

Label

Nonprofit groups and partisan politics, is tighter regulation needed?, by Christina L. Lyons

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 979-983)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Nonprofit groups and partisan politics

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

897474593

Responsibility statement

by Christina L. Lyons

Series statement

CQ Researcher,, 2014, v. 24, no. 41, 1056-2036

Sub title

is tighter regulation needed?

Summary

Debate over the role of nonprofits in electoral politics intensified recently when the IRS scrutinized tax-exempt groups and their political activity. The IRS action followed Federal Election Commission (FEC) rulings on campaign expenditures and court decisions such as the Supreme Court's landmark 2010 ruling in Citizens United vs. FEC. That ruling permitted unlimited spending on partisan political advertising by corporations, labor unions and individuals. The government has long exempted charities, churches, social welfare groups and other nonprofit organizations from income taxes, while restricting them from engaging in partisan political activity. Watchdog groups say reforms are needed to keep nonprofits, especially those that do not have to disclose the names of donors, from exerting undue influence in elections. But some nonprofits say such regulation would trample free speech rights

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