For those who want to learn more about the dark money issues in Arizona and nationally, the following sources are very helpful. Criteria for selection in this table: non-partisan political affiliation and access to data or other relevant information. We have provided links to each organization’s homepage and in many cases, to specific articles that address dark money, and links to databases that are available to the public.
Arizona Secretary of State
The Arizona Secretary of State oversees all state level elections and tracks spending for candidates, political parties, PACs, and Independent Expenditure organizations. The source of the funds is reported for all entities except Independent Expenditure Organizations, which are not currently required to report the source of their funds.
Center for Responsive Politics: Open Secrets
A nonpartisan, independent and nonprofit, the Center for Responsive Politics is the nation's premier research group tracking money in U.S. politics and its effect on elections and public policy.
Brennan Center for Justice
An independent, nonpartisan law and policy organization that works to reform, revitalize, and when necessary, defend our country’s systems of democracy and justice.
Voters’ Right to Know
A national non-partisan effort to advance effective state-level policy surrounding the transparency of political spending.
ARIZONA SPECIFIC DATA (info is dated)
League of Women Voters
LWV is a nonpartisan, organization, neither supporting nor opposing candidates or political parties at any level of government but always working on vital issues of concern to members and the public.
Ballotpedia
Ballotpedia is the digital encyclopedia of American politics and elections. Our goal is to inform people about politics by providing accurate and objective information about politics at all levels of government. We are firmly committed to neutrality in our content.
Federal Elections Commission (FEC)
To protect the integrity of the federal campaign finance process by providing transparency and fairly enforcing and administering federal campaign finance laws. LOTS of information about Federal election spending: Presidential, US House and US Senate. Take a deep dive and explore!
(note: campaign finance information for Arizona elections is available at the Arizona Secretary of State’s website - see above)
HOME click on “Campaign Finance Data’
RepresentUS
We bring together conservatives, progressives, and everyone in between to pass powerful state and local laws that fix our broken elections and stop political bribery. Our strategy is central to dismantling the root causes of inequities in our democracy, and ending political corruption, extremism and gridlock.
Wesleyan Media Project
Our goals are to track all election-related advertising by source (group, corporation, union, party, or candidate) and to provide comparative analysis enhancing the ability of journalists, citizens and scholars to hold governments accountable.