The Campaign Legal Center Guide to the Current Rules For Federal Elections: What Has Changed in the 2012 Election Cycle

The Campaign Legal Center's Guide to the Current Rules For Federal Elections entitled "What Has Changed in the 2012 Election Cycle"As much as $6 billion will be spent on the 2012 federal races, but the rules governing how that money is raised and spent have changed dramatically in the last several years. The following is a basic primer on the current campaign finance landscape.