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Florida Attorney General Reports
Decided June 28, 1976Published
1Opinion of the Court
QUESTIONS: 1. Which provisions of the Florida election laws have been affected by the United States Supreme Court decision in Buckley v. Valeo, 96 S.Ct. 612 (1976)? 2. Does the Department of State have the authority to require, by the adoption of administrative rules, disclosure of campaign spending activities by third-party independent spenders?
SUMMARY: The United States Supreme Court decision in Buckley v. Valeo, 96 S.Ct. 612 (1976), has the effect of invalidating, on constitutional grounds, state campaign financing statutes which have the same purpose and effect as the federal statutes…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Williams v. Florida Real Estate CommissionDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1970
- St. Regis Paper Company v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1970
- State ex rel. Burr v. Jacksonville Terminal Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1916
- City Gas Company v. Peoples Gas System, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1965
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