In January 2010, the Supreme Court changed the landscape of money and politics in the Citizens United Supreme Court case. The Super PACs sleuth group is shining a light on what that new landscape actually looks like.
Corporations and unions can now spend unlimited amounts of money right up until Election Day, so long as they don’t coordinate with candidates. The Federal Election Commission (FEC) has yet to adopt final rules that will allow it to track this flood of money.
We’ve compiled a list of what we call Super PACs -- those organizations that declared their intention to take unlimited donations from any source to fund political activities -- and we’re using Little Sis as a platform to help record who’s behind them.
- When you're ready to go, open the assignments spreadsheet and adopt a Super PAC.
- Start digging! The video below will explain how. The Sunlight Foundation reporting group site has collected the FEC filings for all the PACs here. Go to the wiki page for links to more resources and a checklist.
- Pick another PAC and repeat, until we have good info on all 87.
New to LittleSis? See these handy tutorial videos to learn the ropes.
Questions? Get in touch with Kevin from Sunlight.
Also feel free to write a note to the group below. Pose a question, brag about interesting finds, or post useful links.
Organized by the Sunlight Foundation.

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kevk superpacs Super PACs continue to be formed as people prepare for the 2012 election. New total: 87. |
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kevk superpacs I added 3 more newly-formed Super PACs. Total is now 72. |
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superpacs Today we posted a screencast video (above) which walks briefly through the same material as December's webinar. Thanks to @Elle.McCann and @Ballison. Also, added another new Super PAC - Christine "I'm you" O’Donnell's ChristinePAC! That brings the total number to 69. |
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Nicole.Sunlight superpacs Welcome to any new folks coming in from Reddit - we really appreciate your support! Write a note if you've got any questions about getting started. |
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kevk superpacs Sleuths, join us for a webinar at 5pm ET this Wednesday, December 15th. Sunlight's Editorial Director Bill Allison will explain how to investigate Super PACs and answer your questions. Go here to register: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/315693926 |
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kevin @Nicole.Sunlight superpacs group is up! |
| Political fundraising committees intending to accept unlimited amounts. |

