Utah’s push for more transparency in campaign finance could run smack dab into the 1st Amendment.
Bill Maurer, Executive Director of the Institute for Justice, says requiring information from political donors places an undue burden on the donors and political organizations.
“The cost of disclosure actually outweighs the benefits,” said Maurer. “It could force smaller organizations out of the political arena because they don’t want to mess with the extra burdens of bureaucracy that disclosure would place on them.”
