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Asia-Pacific   One of the major geographic regions into which DPCA is divided. See regions.

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Buckley    1. Buckley v. Valeo, 424 U.S. 1 (1976), was a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court, which held that limits on election spending in the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 § 608 are unconstitutional. In a per curiam ("by the Court") opinion, they ruled that expenditure limits contravene the First Amendment provision on freedom of speech because a restriction on spending for political communication necessarily reduces the quantity of expression. It limited disclosure provisions and limited the Federal Election Commission's power. 2. Someone who refers to himself as Chairman and serves beyond a reasonable time in one position.

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chair   The position of leadership for a committee defined in the DPCA charter or a DPCA set of bylaws, otherwise defined by Roberts Rules of Order Newly Revised (current edition).

Citizens United   Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 558 U.S. 310 (2010), was a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court, which held that the free speech clause of the First Amendment prohibits the government from restricting independent expenditures for political communications by corporations, including nonprofit corporations, labor unions, and other associations.

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