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🗳️ Training: Campaigns, PACs and Elections

6 learning modules, 1 game. This page updates itself when items move between sections.

Everything about running for office, paying for campaigns and how Idaho runs elections. Elected Officials Training covers the county offices by position. The PACs course explains candidate committees, PACs, independent expenditures, nonprofits and dark money under Idaho law, and The Dark Money Game tests it. Running for Local Office goes from filing to the first 90 days, and Elections and Campaign Finance Reports shows how to read Sunshine and FEC filings. Campaign Platform is an unfinished app and is shown greyed out.

In this section
  1. PACs, Nonprofits and Electioneering in Idaho Learning Module
  2. Running for Local Office in Idaho: From Filing to Your First 90 Days Learning Module
  3. Elections and Campaign Finance Reports Learning Module
  4. PACs, Nonprofits and Electioneering in Idaho: How the Money Works and How to Do It Right Learning Module
  5. Recall Elections and the Initiative Process in Idaho Learning Module
  6. Digital Campaigning on a Small Budget Learning Module
  7. The Dark Money Game Game

💵 PACs, Nonprofits and Electioneering in Idaho Learning Module

Free lessons with sources, a short quiz and progress saved in your browser.

A standalone special edition on Idaho campaign finance in 14 lessons: candidate committees, PACs, independent expenditures and electioneering, literature, signs and ads, ballot measures, nonprofits, schools and churches, lobbying, filing and research tools, complaints and enforcement, who can give to whom (58 questions and answers), and a detailed legal analysis of dark money: what it is, when it is illegal or unethical, and how to track it. Educational, not legal advice.

What is included: 14 lessons and pages
  1. The Money Map: Every Player and What Idaho Law Calls It 20 min
    Candidate committees, PACs, party committees, ballot measure committees, independent spenders, nonbusiness entities, federal PACs and Super PACs, 501(c) nonprofits, 527s and LLCs: what each one is under Idaho Code 67-6602 and federal law, what it may do, where it reports and whether its donors are public.
  2. Who Can Give, and How Much 19 min
    Idaho's contribution limits under Idaho Code 67-6610A, what counts as a contribution, who may and may not give, the related-entity rule, foreign money, straw donors, anonymous and online gifts, the 2025 to 2026 federal limits, earmarking and bundling.
  3. Running a Candidate Committee 20 min
    A step-by-step guide to an Idaho candidate's money: when you become a candidate, appointing a treasurer, the campaign bank account rules from House Bill 930 (2026), recording gifts, spending and the personal use ban, loans and debt, the reporting calendar and 48-hour notices, where local candidates file, record keeping and closing out.
  4. Forming and Running a PAC 20 min
    How to form, fund, spend through, report for and dissolve an Idaho political committee; the nonbusiness entity alternative for nonprofits; the difference between contributions and independent expenditures; federal connected and nonconnected PACs; and how Citizens United, SpeechNow.org and Carey produced Super PACs and Hybrid PACs, with real Idaho PACs as examples.
  5. Independent Expenditures and Electioneering Communications 30 min
    How Idaho and federal law sort outside political spending into express advocacy, independent expenditures, electioneering communications and coordinated spending, what each one must report and when, what donors get disclosed, and the 250-foot rule at polling places.
  6. Literature, Signs and Ads: The Rules for Every Format 30 min
    The Idaho and federal rules for campaign literature, yard and road signs, door-to-door canvassing, mail, broadcast and cable ads, digital ads, texts and robocalls, AI-made media and false statements, and how those costs show up on Sunshine reports.
  7. Ballot Measures and Issue Campaigns 27 min
    How Idaho initiatives and referendums qualify, what Reclaim Idaho v. Denney changed, how ballot measure committees raise and report money, what local bond and levy campaigns must disclose, and what public entities may and may not say about their own measures.
  8. Nonprofits in Politics: Charities, Social Welfare Groups, Trade Associations and 527s 34 min
    What 501(c)(3), (c)(4) and (c)(6) organizations and 527s may do in elections under federal tax law, whether a charity may give to an Idaho PAC or ballot measure committee, how churches are treated after the 2026 rulings, how donor lists are handled at the IRS, and when an Idaho nonprofit that spends on candidates or measures must report and name its donors.
  9. Lobbying, Gifts and Public Officials 21 min
    Idaho's lobbying law after its 2025 move to Title 74, Chapter 7: who registers, what monthly reports show, the gift and bribery laws in Title 18, conflicts under the Ethics in Government Act, the ban on public money for campaigns, and the political limits on state and federally funded employees.
  10. Filing and Research Tools: From a Yard Sign to the People Who Paid 20 min
    Where Idaho filers file and where anyone can look: the two Sunshine portals, the Secretary of State's guides and schedule, FEC data, IRS and ProPublica nonprofit records, IRS 527 filings, platform ad libraries, FCC public files and Idaho business records, with a worked research path from a mailer to its funders.
  11. Complaints, Enforcement and the Mistakes That Get Campaigns in Trouble 22 min
    Who enforces Idaho's campaign finance and related laws, how to file a complaint with the Secretary of State, the FEC, the IRS or the FCC, what penalties apply, real Idaho cases from 2012 to 2026, the mistakes that keep showing up, a final checklist, and the numbers from recent Idaho campaigns.
  12. Schools, Churches and Religious Organizations: What They Can and Cannot Do in Elections 27 min
    What churches, other religious nonprofits, private schools and colleges, Idaho public schools and universities, and parent groups and booster clubs may and may not do in elections, under federal tax law, the Church Audit Procedures Act, Idaho's public-funds ban and the 2026 Idaho church guidance, with the current status of the federal case over pulpit speech.
  13. Who Can Give to Whom, and When: Questions and Answers 38 min
    A relationship matrix, a calendar and plain answers to the questions residents, candidates, treasurers and nonprofit boards ask most: which of Idaho's political players may give to or spend on which others, under what limits, and when each rule switches on.
  14. Dark Money in Depth: What It Is, When It Is Illegal or Unethical, and How to Track It 75 min
    A book-chapter treatment of dark money: what the term means and who uses it, the court cases and statutes that built the disclosure system, the federal and Idaho enforcement cases that mark where hidden money becomes illegal, the legal-but-contested tactics, how Idaho compares with Arizona, Alaska and Montana, a step-by-step method for tracing a mailer to its funders, and the reform proposals on the table.
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🏁 Running for Local Office in Idaho: From Filing to Your First 90 Days Learning Module

Free lessons with sources, a short quiz and progress saved in your browser.

How to run for a county, city, school board or special district seat in Idaho: which offices exist, who is eligible, when and how to file, what a campaign treasurer must report, how to plan, budget and canvass, and what changes the day you take the oath, from ethics and conflicts to open meetings and public records. A module of Issues and Advocacy Training, 10 lessons.

What is included: 10 lessons and pages
  1. Which Local Offices Exist 18 min
    A map of every kind of elected local office in Idaho: county officers, mayors and councils, school trustees, highway districts and the special districts for fire, libraries, cemeteries, recreation, hospitals, water and sewer, soil and water conservation and irrigation, with terms, election dates, party labels and governing statutes.
  2. Eligibility and Residency 19 min
    Who may run for each Idaho local office: age, citizenship, qualified elector status and residency rules by office, what 'residence' means after the 2022 homestead exemption change, how qualification challenges under 34-219 work, the felony rule, holding two offices, and the Hatch Act and Idaho rules for public employees who run.
  3. Filing: Declarations, Petitions and Fees 20 min
    How and when to get on an Idaho local ballot: the filing windows for May and November, where each kind of candidate files after the July 2026 change to 34-1404, declarations of candidacy, $40 fees and five-signature petitions, withdrawal deadlines, write-in declarations of intent, ballot names, and what happens when only one person files.
  4. Partisan and Nonpartisan Races 19 min
    Which Idaho local races carry party labels and how each kind works: closed and open party primaries under 34-904A, the affiliation-change deadline, independents and write-ins, precinct committeemen and central committees, how vacancies in county offices are filled, what parties may do in nonpartisan city and school races, plurality wins, city runoffs, coin-toss ties and the ranked-choice ban.
  5. Your Treasurer, the Sunshine Law and the Money 17 min
    How Idaho's Sunshine Law reaches a county, city, school or district candidate: the $500 trigger, the treasurer, the separate account, the monthly reports, the $1,000 limit, personal money and loans, in-kind gifts, what you may never do, and how to close the campaign.
  6. The Campaign Plan and the Budget 18 min
    How to plan a small Idaho local race: reading turnout and precinct results, getting the voter list from the county clerk or Secretary of State and what you may use it for, the win number, the message, a calendar built backward from election day, and sample budgets for a $3,000 and a $15,000 race.
  7. Canvassing, Forums and the Media 18 min
    Meeting voters lawfully in an Idaho local race: door to door and the Watchtower decision, the federal mailbox rule, calls and texts under the TCPA, candidate forums and the IRS rules for nonprofit hosts, questionnaires, local press, social media, signs, the 250-foot polling place rule, poll watchers, and what you may say about an opponent.
  8. After You Win: The Canvass, the Oath, Ethics and Conflicts 32 min
    What happens between election night and your first vote: the canvass, the oath and bond, the date each kind of officer takes office, and the four Idaho ethics laws that govern conflicts, contracts, gifts, relatives and campaign use of public resources.
  9. Open Meetings and Public Records: Your Duties as a Member 32 min
    What Idaho's Open Meeting Law and Public Records Act require of you personally once you sit on a governing body: quorum math, texts and serial conversations, notice, executive sessions, remote attendance, the fines that fall on members, and the records on your own phone and email.
  10. Your First 90 Days in Office 30 min
    A practical plan for a new Idaho county, city, school or district official: the training on offer, the fiscal year and budget calendar you are walking into, how the board and staff divide the work, rules of order, constituent service, the campaign rules that still apply, and a 30, 60 and 90 day plan, with a closing look at how many local governments Idaho has.
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🗳️ Elections and Campaign Finance Reports Learning Module

Free lessons with sources, a short quiz and progress saved in your browser.

Learn how Idaho runs its elections from registration to certification, how ballots are tested and audited, and how to read Idaho Sunshine and FEC campaign finance reports well enough to check claims about money in a race and describe them fairly. A module of Issues and Advocacy Training, 9 lessons.

What is included: 9 lessons and pages
  1. Who Runs Idaho Elections, and When 14 min
    The offices that run Idaho elections, the two consolidated election dates, candidate filing windows, and how Idaho's closed party primaries work.
  2. Registering, ID and Absentee Voting in Idaho 14 min
    Idaho's registration deadlines, election-day registration, the voter ID list and affidavit (changed in 2026), and the rules for requesting and returning absentee ballots.
  3. From Election Night to Certified: Canvass and Recounts 15 min
    What happens between polls closing and official results in Idaho: unofficial counts, the county canvass, the state board of canvassers, and how recounts are requested, paid for and run.
  4. Election Security and Audits in Plain Terms 16 min
    How Idaho's paper ballots, tabulators, logic and accuracy tests and post-election audits work, and how to weigh claims about election security against the evidence.
  5. Campaign Finance Basics: Limits, PACs and Dark Money 17 min
    The vocabulary of money in elections: contributions and their limits in Idaho and federal races, PACs, independent expenditures, Super PACs, electioneering communications, dark money and why disclosure is contested.
  6. Idaho Sunshine Law Reports 16 min
    What Idaho's campaign finance law (Title 67, Chapter 66) requires candidates, PACs and independent spenders to report, when, where to find the reports, recent changes, and how violations are enforced.
  7. Federal Reports: FEC Filings, Schedules and Super PACs 16 min
    How federal campaigns, PACs and Super PACs report to the FEC: Form 3 and its schedules, Form 3X, independent expenditure reports, the 2026 filing calendar, and how to search FEC.gov and OpenSecrets.
  8. Reading a Report Step by Step 20 min
    A full walk through one invented Idaho candidate report: adding up contributions, checking cash, spotting out-of-state money, clustered gifts, loans, in-kind gifts, missing 48-hour notices and a late filing, with every calculation shown.
  9. Following the Money Into Ads, and Describing It Fairly 18 min
    How to trace an ad back to the reports that paid for it, the questions campaign finance records can answer, and the habits that keep claims about money from implying more than the records show.
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📘 PACs, Nonprofits and Electioneering in Idaho: How the Money Works and How to Do It Right Learning Module

Free lessons with sources, a short quiz and progress saved in your browser.

Everything about money and messaging in Idaho politics: candidate committees, PACs, independent expenditures, electioneering, ballot measures, nonprofits, schools and churches, and the literature, signs, mail and ads they pay for. Who can give to whom and how much, how the money must be handled, what is restricted, how to set up and run a committee step by step, where to file, how to research who is paying for what, and a detailed legal analysis of dark money: what it is, when it is illegal or unethical, and how to track it. A module of a special edition, 14 lessons.

What is included: 14 lessons and pages
  1. The Money Map: Every Player and What Idaho Law Calls It 20 min
    Candidate committees, PACs, party committees, ballot measure committees, independent spenders, nonbusiness entities, federal PACs and Super PACs, 501(c) nonprofits, 527s and LLCs: what each one is under Idaho Code 67-6602 and federal law, what it may do, where it reports and whether its donors are public.
  2. Who Can Give, and How Much 19 min
    Idaho's contribution limits under Idaho Code 67-6610A, what counts as a contribution, who may and may not give, the related-entity rule, foreign money, straw donors, anonymous and online gifts, the 2025 to 2026 federal limits, earmarking and bundling.
  3. Running a Candidate Committee 20 min
    A step-by-step guide to an Idaho candidate's money: when you become a candidate, appointing a treasurer, the campaign bank account rules from House Bill 930 (2026), recording gifts, spending and the personal use ban, loans and debt, the reporting calendar and 48-hour notices, where local candidates file, record keeping and closing out.
  4. Forming and Running a PAC 20 min
    How to form, fund, spend through, report for and dissolve an Idaho political committee; the nonbusiness entity alternative for nonprofits; the difference between contributions and independent expenditures; federal connected and nonconnected PACs; and how Citizens United, SpeechNow.org and Carey produced Super PACs and Hybrid PACs, with real Idaho PACs as examples.
  5. Independent Expenditures and Electioneering Communications 30 min
    How Idaho and federal law sort outside political spending into express advocacy, independent expenditures, electioneering communications and coordinated spending, what each one must report and when, what donors get disclosed, and the 250-foot rule at polling places.
  6. Literature, Signs and Ads: The Rules for Every Format 30 min
    The Idaho and federal rules for campaign literature, yard and road signs, door-to-door canvassing, mail, broadcast and cable ads, digital ads, texts and robocalls, AI-made media and false statements, and how those costs show up on Sunshine reports.
  7. Ballot Measures and Issue Campaigns 27 min
    How Idaho initiatives and referendums qualify, what Reclaim Idaho v. Denney changed, how ballot measure committees raise and report money, what local bond and levy campaigns must disclose, and what public entities may and may not say about their own measures.
  8. Nonprofits in Politics: Charities, Social Welfare Groups, Trade Associations and 527s 34 min
    What 501(c)(3), (c)(4) and (c)(6) organizations and 527s may do in elections under federal tax law, whether a charity may give to an Idaho PAC or ballot measure committee, how churches are treated after the 2026 rulings, how donor lists are handled at the IRS, and when an Idaho nonprofit that spends on candidates or measures must report and name its donors.
  9. Lobbying, Gifts and Public Officials 21 min
    Idaho's lobbying law after its 2025 move to Title 74, Chapter 7: who registers, what monthly reports show, the gift and bribery laws in Title 18, conflicts under the Ethics in Government Act, the ban on public money for campaigns, and the political limits on state and federally funded employees.
  10. Filing and Research Tools: From a Yard Sign to the People Who Paid 20 min
    Where Idaho filers file and where anyone can look: the two Sunshine portals, the Secretary of State's guides and schedule, FEC data, IRS and ProPublica nonprofit records, IRS 527 filings, platform ad libraries, FCC public files and Idaho business records, with a worked research path from a mailer to its funders.
  11. Complaints, Enforcement and the Mistakes That Get Campaigns in Trouble 22 min
    Who enforces Idaho's campaign finance and related laws, how to file a complaint with the Secretary of State, the FEC, the IRS or the FCC, what penalties apply, real Idaho cases from 2012 to 2026, the mistakes that keep showing up, a final checklist, and the numbers from recent Idaho campaigns.
  12. Schools, Churches and Religious Organizations: What They Can and Cannot Do in Elections 27 min
    What churches, other religious nonprofits, private schools and colleges, Idaho public schools and universities, and parent groups and booster clubs may and may not do in elections, under federal tax law, the Church Audit Procedures Act, Idaho's public-funds ban and the 2026 Idaho church guidance, with the current status of the federal case over pulpit speech.
  13. Who Can Give to Whom, and When: Questions and Answers 38 min
    A relationship matrix, a calendar and plain answers to the questions residents, candidates, treasurers and nonprofit boards ask most: which of Idaho's political players may give to or spend on which others, under what limits, and when each rule switches on.
  14. Dark Money in Depth: What It Is, When It Is Illegal or Unethical, and How to Track It 75 min
    A book-chapter treatment of dark money: what the term means and who uses it, the court cases and statutes that built the disclosure system, the federal and Idaho enforcement cases that mark where hidden money becomes illegal, the legal-but-contested tactics, how Idaho compares with Arizona, Alaska and Montana, a step-by-step method for tracing a mailer to its funders, and the reform proposals on the table.
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📘 Recall Elections and the Initiative Process in Idaho Learning Module

Free lessons with sources, a short quiz and progress saved in your browser.

How Idaho voters recall officials and make or reject laws themselves: who can be recalled, signature thresholds and deadlines, statewide and local initiatives and referendums step by step, circulating and verifying petitions, the money rules, real Idaho recall and initiative histories and the legal fights over them. A module of Issues and Advocacy Training, 10 lessons.

What is included: 10 lessons and pages
  1. Direct Democracy in Idaho 22 min
    What the Idaho Constitution reserves to the people (initiative, referendum and recall), the 1912 amendments and the 21-year wait for working laws, statewide and local versions, what the Legislature may do with a law the voters passed, recent bills to change the process, and how to pick the right tool for a goal.
  2. Recall: Who Can Be Recalled, When and Why 21 min
    Which Idaho officers are subject to recall under Article VI, Section 6 and Idaho Code 34-1701, the 90-day waiting rule and the limits on repeat recalls, why Idaho requires no grounds, the 200-word statement of reasons and the officer's justification, the petition form and circulator oath, recall compared with other ways an officer leaves office, school trustees and district officers, and real Idaho recall efforts.
  3. Recall Signatures, the Ballot and the Vote 22 min
    How many signatures an Idaho recall needs for each office (20 percent of registered electors, or half the votes cast for special districts), the 75-day limit, filing and the 15-business-day verification, the 5-day resignation window, setting the election date under 34-106, the recall ballot, the double vote test in 34-1712(3), canvass and proclamation, filling the vacancy, and who pays.
  4. A Statewide Initiative, Step by Step 25 min
    The whole path of an Idaho statewide initiative: drafting and the single-subject rule, the 20-signature filing, the Attorney General's advisory certificate of review, the fiscal impact statement and funding source, ballot titles and appeals, printing the petition, the 18-month window and May 1 deadline, the 6 percent statewide and 18-district signature rule with 2026 numbers, county verification, filing with the Sec…
  5. The Referendum and the Legislature 24 min
    How Idaho voters refer a law the Legislature passed to the ballot: the 60-day clock after final adjournment, the signature rule the Idaho Supreme Court restored in 2021, why emergency clauses do not block a referendum in Idaho, every statewide referendum since 1936, how lawmakers have repealed or amended voter-passed measures, and each recent attempt to change the process.
  6. Local Initiatives and Referendums 24 min
    How Idaho city and county voters write or reject ordinances under Idaho Code 34-1801B and 34-1801C, the new 2026 fire and ambulance district initiative in 34-1801D, the 20 percent signature rule, deadlines and election dates, what local voters may not do by petition (zoning, bonds, administrative acts), the Supreme Court cases on subject matter and timing, and the bond, levy and district measures that are not initia…
  7. Circulating Petitions 25 min
    Who may circulate and sign Idaho initiative and referendum petitions, what each signer must write, the sworn circulator affidavit, the 2024 paid-circulator disclosure and badge rules, why electronic signatures are void, the petition crimes in 34-1814 to 34-1822 and the court rulings that narrowed some of them, where petitioning is and is not allowed, and how to run a drive that survives verification.
  8. Signature Verification and Deadlines 22 min
    How Idaho county clerks check initiative, referendum and recall signatures, what voids a line or a whole sheet, how the Secretary of State applies the 6 percent and 18-district tests, the 2026 cycle's two very different outcomes, how to challenge a count or a ballot title, and the full calendar for a 2028 statewide measure.
  9. Money and Campaigns for Measures 22 min
    The petition-stage money rules in Idaho: when an initiative, referendum or recall becomes a reportable measure, the signature-gatherer payment report in Idaho Code 67-6612, independent spending and attribution on measures, local and recall committees, the public-funds ban in Title 74, the bills that tried to change the rules in 2024 to 2026, and what Proposition 1 money looked like.
  10. Legal Challenges and Real Histories 24 min
    The Idaho court cases that shaped initiatives and recalls: Dredge Mining (1968), the 2019 Medicaid expansion challenge, Reclaim Idaho v. Denney (2021), the ballot title and yes-or-no statement fights of 2023, 2025 and 2026, the 2024 Proposition 1 signature suit, signature-count lawsuits over recalls and late petitions, plus a table of notable statewide measures and the numbers behind them.
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📘 Digital Campaigning on a Small Budget Learning Module

Free lessons with sources, a short quiz and progress saved in your browser.

How a small Idaho campaign or advocacy group can run a lawful, effective digital effort on a tight budget: planning, email lists and consent, websites and donation pages, organic and paid social, platform political ad rules, disclaimers, texting and robocall law, cheap video, AI content and Idaho's synthetic media law, account security, measuring results and reporting digital spending. A module of Issues and Advocacy Training, 10 lessons.

What is included: 10 lessons and pages
  1. Planning a Small Digital Campaign 17 min
    How to plan an Idaho digital campaign on $2,000, $10,000 or $25,000: one countable goal, the real size of the audience, the channel mix by cost, three sample budgets with the arithmetic, a calendar built backward from Idaho's statutory voting dates, free tools, and volunteer roles.
  2. Email Lists and Consent 18 min
    Building a campaign email list from sign-ups, events and petitions with consent you can prove; what CAN-SPAM does and does not reach for political and nonprofit email; the Gmail and Yahoo sender rules; using Idaho's voter list under Idaho Code 34-437 and 34-437A; list hygiene; and what email platforms' own policies allow, as of October 2026.
  3. Websites and Donation Pages 19 min
    A one-page campaign site on a budget, owning the domain, the Idaho and federal disclaimer rules for websites, donation platforms and their fees as of October 2026, the contributor information Idaho and the FEC require, how online forms keep gifts inside the limits (including the Secretary of State's 2026 rule on donor-paid fees), refunds, recurring gifts, privacy notes and accessibility basics.
  4. Organic Social on a Budget 18 min
    Unpaid posting for an Idaho campaign: separating personal, campaign and official accounts; what Lindke v. Freed (2024) and O'Connor-Ratcliff v. Garnier (2024) mean for officials who block or delete; Idaho's ban on public resources in campaigns (Idaho Code 74-604) and what it means for public employees and officials online; platform rules for political content as of October 2026; volunteers sharing content; and a pos…
  5. Paid Social and Platform Ad Rules 24 min
    How Meta, Google, X, TikTok, Snapchat and Nextdoor treat political and issue ads as of October 2026: authorization and verification, 'Paid for by' disclaimers, ad libraries, AI disclosure, the final-week ad freeze, Google's bar on Idaho local election ads, targeting limits, streaming basics and illustrative budget math.
  6. Disclaimers and Digital Ad Law 25 min
    Idaho's attribution rule in Idaho Code 67-6614A applied to boosted posts, display and video ads, texts, emails and websites; electioneering communications online; the federal internet disclaimer rule in 11 CFR 110.11 effective March 1, 2023, including adapted disclaimers; what counts as a public communication online; and paid influencers under FTC, FEC, platform and Idaho rules, with how to report the payments.
  7. Texting and Robocall Rules 25 min
    The Telephone Consumer Protection Act and FCC rules as they apply to Idaho campaigns as of October 2026: consent for autodialed and prerecorded calls and texts to cell phones, peer-to-peer texting after Facebook v. Duguid, AI voices after the FCC's February 2024 ruling and the New Hampshire case, landline limits, identification and opt-out duties, Do Not Call, the 2025 consent revocation rules and the delayed 'revok…
  8. Video on a Budget 24 min
    How a small Idaho campaign makes phone video that people watch and platforms accept: sound first, light and framing, vertical and horizontal formats and lengths as of October 2026, captions, free editing tools, music licensing and why borrowed songs get videos blocked and ads disapproved, filming in public places and the Idaho State Capitol, recording law, and consent from people on camera.
  9. AI Content and Idaho's Synthetic Media Law 26 min
    How small campaigns use AI for text, images, voice and video, what Idaho's 2024 Freedom From AI-Rigged (FAIR) Elections Act (Idaho Code 67-6628A) covers and does not, the exact disclosure that serves as a defense, federal rules from the FEC and FCC, platform AI disclosure rules at Meta, Google, YouTube, TikTok and X as of October 2026, Content Credentials, and a worked example of deciding whether a disclosure is nee…
  10. Account Security, Measuring Results and Reporting Digital Spending 28 min
    How a small Idaho campaign keeps its accounts out of the wrong hands (passkeys and phishing-resistant two-step login, admin roles in Google Ads and Meta, SIM swap and phishing defenses, free help from Defending Digital Campaigns), what to do in the first hour after a hack, how to measure results with UTM tags, conversion counts and an honest dashboard, and how to report digital spending and donated digital work on I…
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💸 The Dark Money Game Game

A browser game built on the lessons; every answer links back to where it is taught.

How political money is moved and hidden in Idaho and federal races, the common screwups by PACs, candidates, nonprofits and other groups, and the fixes. Five levels from easy to hard, 60 scenarios with the rule and citation for each, and a bonus sixth level of legal terms. Built on the PACs, Nonprofits and Electioneering course.

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