Articles Published by Jeff Brindle
Topic
- Campaign Finance Cases
- Disclosure
- ELEC
- Gerrymandering
- Independent Groups
- Judiciary
- Lobbying
- Media
- Pay-To-Play
- Political Action Committees
- Political Parties
- Public Financing
- Voter Turnout
Campaign Finance Cases
- A chance to shine a light on campaign contributions: Opinion
- Alabama Case Could Signal More Turmoil in Campaign Finance Law
- Alaska Case Could Spell Trouble for Contribution Limits
- Another letdown for Citizens United critics?
- Ban on Federal Election Contributions Heading to Court
- Bayou State Lawsuit Could Boost NJ Parties
- Beginning of the End for Contribution Limits?
- Campaign Finance and the Filibuster ‘Nuclear Option’
- Citizen United decision not changing much in New Jersey
- Citizens’ United decision influencing late campaign spending
- Congressional races need greater transparency after Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision
- Could New Jersey Feel Fallout from Bluegrass State Case?
- D.C. case could reverberate in New Jersey
- District Court ruling another victory for disclosure.
- Does Wisconsin Right to Life PAC v. Barland affect NJ campaign finance laws?
- Era of Upheaval Continues as New Legal Challenge Emerges to Federal Campaign Finance
- Federal Case Could Impact New Jersey Pay-to-Play Limits
- Federal Case Could Upend New Jersey’s Campaign Finance Law.
- Is Citizen’s United really to Blame for the Spending?
- Jeff Brindle: NJ campaign finance laws could be affected by SpeechNow.org case
- Justice Kennedy Retirement May Leave Status Quo Intact on Campaign Finance Cases
- McCutcheon case could have big impact on national parties
- More Soft Money May Mean Less Outside Spending
- New era of campaign financing is upon us
- New Fed Court Ruling Should Encourage NJ Lawmakers Seeking More Disclosure
- New Jersey’s Campaign Finance Law
- Pending Federal Case May Have Implications For NJ Contractor Restrictions
- Supreme Court Leaves Intact New Delaware Law that Expands Disclosure
- Supreme Court’s decision on Citizens United: How will it affect Jersey?
- The McCain–Feingold soft money ban should be repealed
- The next campaign finance challenge
- U.S. Supreme Court decision could impact ‘rescue money’ campaign financing
- U.S. Supreme Court to rule soon on momentous campaign finance case
- We could see unions and corporations dominate campaigns because of Citizens United case
Disclosure
- A Look at the Filing Requirements for Candidates
- Amid weakening campaign finance laws‚ strengthen disclosure: Opinion
- Campaign online fundraising opens up new avenues while posing new challenges
- Find out who is contributing to politicians in New Jersey
- Mystery Spender on NJ Races Again Shows Need for More Disclosure
- New Jerseyans have a right to campaign financing disclosure
- New media and technology can jeopardize political transparency
- Raising Public Confidence in Public Servants
- Texting campaign contributions is easy fundraising but lacks full disclosure
- Texting donations to political campaigns: The good‚ the bad and the needed regulations
- Time to demand election transparency from ‘issue advocacy groups’
ELEC
- ELEC Bruised, Not Broken
- No IRS-like abuse at ELEC
- Regulating Campaign Financing in New Jersey
- The ‘Guardian Angel’ of Campaigns
- Well Served by Commissioner Timpone, ELEC will carry on its Statutory Duties
Gerrymandering
- Gerrymandering Shakeup Could Be Looming And It Could Drive Up Campaign Spending
- How the Census Question Revision Could Impact New Jersey Redistricting and Elections
- Redistricting Case Could Trigger Surge in Campaign Spending
- To Be or Not to Be Gerrymandered? That Is the Question
- Two Paths to Redistricting?
- US Supreme Court Case Could Make Some Legislative Districts More Competitive
Independent Groups
- ‘Stealth’ political action groups must be required to disclose their financial activities
- Are Independent Committees Still Really Independent in the Twitter Era?
- Big Ballot Measures Mean Big Spending
- Citizens United not all to blame for growth of outside groups involved in political campaigns
- Could the Return of National Party Soft Money End Runaway Election Spending by Independent Groups?
- Democracy Alliance’s success created a new model of political activism that should be watched
- How a one word change in 1959 helped lead to the ‘dark money’ explosion
- IE spending: Filtering down to the local level with a BANG
- Independent Spending Up 11,458 Percent in New Jersey Campaigns Since 2005
- IRS takes aim at 501(c) election donors
- Legal Challenges Will Not Stop Super PACs
- Looming Flood of Independent Spending Creates Need for Legislative Changes
- New Fed Push for Charter Schools Could Drive Up Spending in NJ School Elections
- New Loophole Means More Anonymous Campaign Cash
- NJ Election Spending to top 2009 numbers
- NJ’s Marijuana Push Could Bring New High in Special Interest Spending
- Roots of outside campaign funding run deep
- RX For Ailing Campaign Fund System: Stronger Parties, Simpler Pay-to-Play, and More
- Secret Independent Influence on Elections at ‘Astounding’ Levels
- States must enact Super PAC Legislation requiring disclosure
- Super PAC disclosure needs NJ legislation
- The ‘Alice in Wonderland’ of campaign finance law
- The Ever Persistent Political Custom of Money and Hardball Politics
- The IE Mess: How we got here and why political parties should be the backbone of our system
- Thwart Super PAC influence by strengthening political parties
- Transparency key to dealing with Super PACs
- What Pataki’s Super PAC ‘Tipping Point’ means for NJ elections
Judiciary
- Looming US Supreme Court Ruling Could Be Big Challenge to Public Sector Unions in New Jersey
- Of Gorsuch, the Supreme Court, and Campaign Finance
- Scalia Influenced U.S. Supreme Court
- Supreme Court Makeup Could Have Big Impact on Campaign Finance Law
- Why the high court deserves some credit
Lobbying
- Lobbying in Jersey and on Federal Level: The Good‚ The Bad and The Ugly
- Lobbying is changing in New Jersey
- Marijuana Legalization Issue Could Drive Up Lobbying Spending in 2018
- New Jerseyans should know county and municipal dollars spent on lobbying
- NJ May Need Updated Law to Keep Up With Shadow Lobbying
- Spending for Lobbying Increases Amidst Calls for More Transparency
- Spending on grassroots‚ issue advocacy should be disclosed to the public
Media
- An iPhone democracy is not far off
- Paid Media in Political Campaigns – Down but Not Out
- Political billboards in NJ are a thing of the past
Pay-To-Play
- ‘Hallmark of Confusion‚’ Complicated Pay-to-Play Law Needs Reform
- Atlantic County Court Case Illustrates Need For State Pay-To-Play Law Reforms
- Bipartisan Move to Simplify Pay-to-Play Law and Increase Disclosure by Indie Groups
- Confusing Pay-to-Play Laws, Though Well-Intentioned, Can Hurt Business and Jobs
- Fixing NJ’s pay–to–play law is crucial for honest elections
- Fixing Pay-to-Play. Why a Simpler‚ Stronger Law Would Benefit Government and Business
- Is New Jersey’s pay-to-play law in danger of being found unconstitutional?
- It’s time for real pay-to-play reform
- Pay to Play Reforms
- Pay-to-play election law reform would foster more competitive contests
- Simplify Pay-to-Play with one state law
- State Legislation Needed to Close Loopholes in Pay-to-Play Laws
- Time to untangle New Jersey Pay–to–Play law’s web of confusion
- U.S. Supreme Court Action on Federal Pay-to-Play Ban Could Add New Uncertainty in NJ
Political Action Committees
Political Parties
- County Parties: Alive but not Necessarily Well
- History Shows Political Parties Have Advanced Voting Rights
- Could Decline of Parties and Turnout be Linked?
- Decreased campaign fundraising in NJ shows importance of reforms
- Democracy Suffers as Political Parties Shrink
- Five ideas for strengthening the state’s political parties
- Legislative Reforms Now Could Mean Stronger Parties Later
- More Money to Political Parties Would Mean Less to Independent Special Interest Committees
- Open Primaries Could Further Diminish Parties While Boosting Independent Groups
- Political Parties, the Building Blocks of Democracy, Need Fortifying
- Requiring disclosure of campaign funding groups in NJ is in the public interest
- Strengthen political parties to offset increased spending by independent groups, says Jeff Brindle
- Strengthening the political party system
- The Best Reform for the Campaign Finance System is Strengthening Political Parties
- The Big Money
- Waning Parties Across the Pond - Warning Sign for US and NJ?
Public Financing
- By Mandating Transparency‚ The NJ Legislature Can Protect the Gubernatorial Election
- Financing Gubernatorial Elections
- Gubernatorial Public Financing Program Brings Better Elections at Minimal Cost
- Here’s How a Small Tax Credit Could Bring Bigger Democracy
- How the 2013 NJ gubernatorial race will be different
- Legislation needed for publicly financed gubernatorial elections
- Legislation needed to restore balance in election financing
- NJ Legislature should act to provide for special primary in case governor’s office is vacated: Opinion
- NJ’s Gubernatorial Public Financing Program needs to be readjusted before next election
- NJ’s Gubernatorial Public Financing Program shows integrity
- Special gubernatorial election could mean special problems for NJ
- Sudden Gubernatorial Vacancy Could Cause Party Pandemonium
- The Guardian of the Electoral Process
Voter Turnout
- Has a More Independent Electorate Brought Lower Turnout?
- More Independent Spending and Weaker Parties May Contribute to Lower Voter Turnout