Hard money is money or anything of value that a political committee receives that satisfies federal contribution limits, source restrictions, and disclosure requirements. Before BCRA, national political party committees could solicit and receive money for certain uses, most notably to finance generic party activities and issue advocacy advertisements, that was not subject to federal contribution limits and source prohibitions. After BCRA, national party committees are only allowed to use federally regulated funds to pay for their political activities.
Money that is subject to strict Federal contribution limits. This money must originate from individuals.
funds that can be depended on to be available see soft money. definition of hard money defined definition of hardmoney defined
Real estate is the primary collateralized asset for a hard money loan. Hard money refers specifically to the asset used to guarantee repayment. In the event of a default; hard money is repaid by the borrower with the collateralized property.
is money used for political action, which comes from the voluntary contributions of union members. This money is kept in a segregated fund, which is non-interest bearing. It is used for endorsement of federal candidates exclusively and should be forwarded to the CWA-COPE PCC.
soft money Terms used to differentiate between campaign funding that is and is not regulated by federal campaign finance law. Hard money is regulated by law and can be used to influence the outcome of federal elections — that is, to advocate the election of specific candidates. Soft money is not regulated by law and can be spent only on activities that do not affect the election of candidates for national office — that is, for such things as voter registration drives, party-building activities, and administrative costs, and to help state and local candidates.
Federally-regulated campaign contributions and other moneys spent for the purpose of influencing the outcome of a federal election.
(I) Cash loaned: contrasted with soft money, which means credit extended rather than cash. These expressions are often encountered in such a term as hard-money trust deed. (2) Some people use this term to mean a high-interest loan.
political donations given by individuals and political action committees and subject to federal contribution limits of $1,000 to a federal candidate, and $20,000 a year to a political party. (see Soft Money)
Specie, coin with a fixed value, which could not be cheaply manufactured to flood the market. Its use made money scarce and credit expensive and difficult, and it discouraged speculation. It also kept wages low and reduced commercial activity. Its advocates were known as "sound money" men.
This defines contributions given directly to candidates.
hard money refers to direct contributions, subject to federal contribution limits, made to committees regulated by the electoral commission. By contrast, soft money skirts such rules.
