Opinion No. Oag 55-76, (1976)

JAMES R. KLAUSER, Chairman, State Elections Board

You have asked a number of questions related to the impact of the United States Supreme Court decision in the case of Buckleyv. Valeo (1976), 96 S.Ct. 612, on the state's campaign finance law as enforced by the State Elections Board. The Supreme Court in the Buckley case held that certain provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (hereafter FECA), as amended in 1974, violated First Amendment guarantees of freedom of expression and association. It is apparent from the Buckley case and a comparison of the Federal Election Campaign…