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marym625

(17,997 posts)
Mon Nov 2, 2015, 03:25 PM Nov 2015

Join Americans Take Action and help get money out of elections

Because Wolf Pac is a 501(c)(3), it cannot endorse candidates. You cannot combine campaigning for a candidate and working with Wolf Pac.

But they now have Americans Take Action, which is a 501(c)(4), which allows you to combine efforts.

Here in California, we're working on the proposition "California Free Act" that will stop the decades long ban on publicly funded elections. While some states have an option for candidates to choose to go the publicly funded route and pledge not to take corporate money, California, along with most states, won't allow that.

Citizens United basically overturned rules in almost all states making public funding options illegal. While Americans Take Action state groups' propositions can't change citizens untied, they will get around the rules as much as possible.

Please check what ATA is doing in your state by clicking here Wolf-Pac States

For any Californians, check out CAFreeAct


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Join Americans Take Action and help get money out of elections (Original Post) marym625 Nov 2015 OP
K&R for exposure! 2naSalit Nov 2015 #1
Thank you! marym625 Nov 2015 #2
K&R azmom Nov 2015 #3
Thanks, azmom. marym625 Nov 2015 #4
Thanks marym625! haikugal Nov 2015 #5
Yes we can!! marym625 Nov 2015 #6
Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Nov 2015 #7
Thank you, Enthusiast! marym625 Nov 2015 #8

marym625

(17,997 posts)
4. Thanks, azmom.
Mon Nov 2, 2015, 03:59 PM
Nov 2015

Trying to get interest up in this. Since everyone can do this while campaigning for their candidate, I'm hoping the divisiveness will be suspended for getting money out of elections

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