IEs

The largest of the IEs is the California Working Families organization, of several important labor unions, some wealthy contributors such as former Bill Clinton business partner Ron Burkle, and notable Democratic consultants such as former Obama media director Larry Grisolano and former Gray Davis press secretary Roger Salazar.

William Bradley: Whitman and Fiorina's Big Primary Wins Carry Seeds of Self-Destruction 2010

The principal independent expenditure committee, "IEs" as they are known -- such groups can raise money in unlimited amounts but must report all funding sources and cannot coordinate their activities with the candidate -- was and is called California Working Families.

William Bradley: Enter the Moonbeam 2010

The principal independent expenditure committee, "IEs" as they are known -- such groups can raise money in unlimited amounts but must report all funding sources and cannot coordinate their activities with the candidate -- was and is called California Working Families.

William Bradley: Enter the Moonbeam 2010

The principal independent expenditure committee, "IEs" as they are known -- such groups can raise money in unlimited amounts but must report all funding sources and cannot coordinate their activities with the candidate -- was and is called California Working Families.

William Bradley: Enter the Moonbeam 2010

It extends the anti-corruption analysis from expenditures to contributions to support the expenditures; since independent expenditures are not corrupting, neither are contributions to support IEs.

The Volokh Conspiracy » D.C. Circuit Strikes Down Caps on Contributions to Independent Expenditure Committees 2010

In the wake of the Citizens United decision that gutted campaign-finance rules, the FEC has yet to rewrite regulations regarding spending by IEs.

McCain Mocks Own Campaign Finance Law In 'Ridiculous' Way The Huffington Post News Team 2010

First of all, in Washington State, corporations are already free to directly spend money on IEs at anytime.

Despite U.S. Sen. Murray’s Tough Talk on Corporate Campaign Money, Federal Bill Would Leave Corporate Power Intact in WA State « PubliCola 2010

Indeed, what is actually quite striking about this is that, while the IEs were dark for a few weeks on English-language television, Whitman's unfavorables continued to rise.

William Bradley: Harsh Realm: Meg Whitman and the CEO Myth 2010

But not through the IEs, as it is legally prohibited.

William Bradley: Whitman and Fiorina's Big Primary Wins Carry Seeds of Self-Destruction 2010

And independent expenditure committees (IEs) have emerged.

William Bradley: Whitman and Fiorina's Big Primary Wins Carry Seeds of Self-Destruction 2010