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Small Effect Predicted for Campaign Bill
By Wes Mission | February 18Some N.C. legislators and political pundits say they doubt a federal campaign finance reform bill will have much impact on elections, despite being partly based on N.C. law. Early Thursday morning, the U.S. House passed the Shays-Meehan Bill, which would limit soft money contributions and regulate issue advocacy ads that mention candidates. The Senate is expected to take up the bill sometime next week. The bill contains a provision from Rep. David Price, D-N.C., that would require candidates to be responsible for their political advertisements.
