The documents were made public as part of a lawsuit challenging the new campaign-finance law.

A number of elected officials and advocacy groups have called for amendments to the campaign-finance law that would require candidates to debate.

The idea of mandatory debates has been around ever since the city's campaign-finance law was created in 1988.

After the new campaign-finance law takes effect in November, national parties will no longer be allowed to raise and spend soft money.

In the end, I might even be found to have broken a campaign-finance law or two.

For the most part, the amendments more closely define how candidates may spend money within the limits of the campaign-finance law.

Reformers said the ruling showed the court's openness to an overhaul of campaign-finance laws.

The board has the authority to interpret the campaign-finance law, enacted by the Council.

They expect him to raise closer to $2,000 from 100 guests, which could be matched by public money under the campaign-finance law.

Such donations would be a violation of campaign-finance laws.