diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index c560bab..1340d12 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -55,4 +55,7 @@ Student Name: Aïcha Camara Student Email: aichacamara@uchicago.edu Student Name: Alan Kagiri -Student Email: alankagiri@uchicago.edu. \ No newline at end of file +Student Email: alankagiri@uchicago.edu. + +Student Name: Adil Kassim +Student Email: adilk@uchicago.edu diff --git a/data/README.md b/data/README.md index 8d3a390..5326bff 100644 --- a/data/README.md +++ b/data/README.md @@ -159,4 +159,4 @@ contribution data and READMEs in a Google Drive for the duration of this project 3. The Finance Report states that a record must be kept for any contribution over \$10.00, but “Contributions and receipts of \$50.00 or less per contributor, during the reporting period, need not be itemized on the report” … this might mean that if 1,000 people for instance donate \$50 or less, there could be potentially thousands/tens of thousands of \$ not shown on the data, even though this information is recorded. This means that the total contributions that filers itemize does not necessarily reflect the total contributions they received. -4. Transparency USA has aggregated data on the contributions of individuals and committees. This could be a helpful source to cross-check the data and potentially help alleviate the debt-contribution issue. Pennsylvania' Dept. of State also offers a detailed website that shows all the aggregated contributions made and received, expenditures made, debts, and receipts. The catch is one must know which candidate they are looking for as it's a searchable database, but it can be very helpful for cross-matching and verification. Here's the link :https://www.campaignfinanceonline.pa.gov/Pages/CFReportSearch.aspx \ No newline at end of file +4. Transparency USA has aggregated data on the contributions of individuals and committees. This could be a helpful source to cross-check the data and potentially help alleviate the debt-contribution issue. Pennsylvania' Dept. of State also offers a detailed website that shows all the aggregated contributions made and received, expenditures made, debts, and receipts. The catch is one must know which candidate they are looking for as it's a searchable database, but it can be very helpful for cross-matching and verification. Here's the link :https://www.campaignfinanceonline.pa.gov/Pages/CFReportSearch.aspx