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Million Dollar Megaphones

Outside spending by organizations that aggregate unlimited contributions from wealthy individuals and institutions is playing a significant role in the 2012 election cycle, and much of it is not disclosed.

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New Report Details Latest Numbers on Outside Spending, Secret Money and Super PAC Fundraising for 2012 Elections

WASHINGTON – The Top 5 “dark money” spenders on presidential election ads have reported less than 1% of their spending to the FEC, which is all that is required by the agency’s insufficient standards, according to a new report analyzing the latest campaign filings.

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Million-Dollar Megaphones

Latest Numbers on Outside Spending, Secret Money and Super PAC Fundraising for 2012

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New Voters Project

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Volunteer: Register Voters at Concerts this Summer

Thursday, May 24, 2012

By | WISPIRG Students

This summer we're running voter registration drives at concerts and music festivals across Wisconsin, and we'd love your help.

Let us know if you want to volunteer: sign up here.

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Spring Kickoff this Wednesday!

Monday, February 13, 2012

By | Matt Kozlowski

State Board Chair

Come learn about our Spring campaigns and get involved at our Kickoff this Wednesday!

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Resource | Democracy, New Voters Project

Voter Protection Toolkit

Download this resource for everything you need to know to organize a voter protection campaign on your campus.

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We couldn't have done it without you

Thursday, December 15, 2011

By | Matt Kozlowski

State Board Chair

We accomplished a lot in 2011. Thanks for helping to make it a success.

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Saving Dollars, Saving Democracy - Cost Savings for Local Elections Officials Through Voter Registration Modernization

Millions are being wasted due to antiquated voter registration systems and procedures. U.S. PIRG Education Fund’s survey of 100 counties showed that over $33,467,910.00 of public money was spent on simple registration implementation and error-correction issues in 2008. The Fund finds that a more streamlined and automatic system linking existing databases with the state voter rolls could free up significant resources at the local level.