Party election financing is primarily used to fund political campaigns, including advertising, staff salaries, and travel expenses.

Individual contributions are a common method of party election financing, as they allow parties to raise funds from a large number of small donors.

Contribution limits are used to limit the amount of money that can be donated to a political campaign, in order to prevent wealthy donors from having an undue influence on elections.

Independent expenditures are money that is spent on political campaigns by organizations that are not directly affiliated with a candidate or political party.

Hard money is money that is donated to a political party or candidate with the intention of influencing an election.

In-kind contributions are money that is donated to a political party or candidate in the form of goods or services, rather than cash.

Soft money is money that is donated to a political party or candidate that is not subject to contribution limits.

Government grants are not a common method of party election financing, as they are typically prohibited by law.

Public financing is the practice of using public funds to finance political campaigns.

Corporate donations are not a common method of public financing, as they are typically prohibited by law.

Matching funds are used to match private donations to political campaigns, in order to encourage small donors to participate in the political process.

Taxpayer check-offs allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their tax refund to be used to finance political campaigns.

Direct grants are used to provide direct grants of public funds to political campaigns.

Party election financing is often criticized for increasing the cost of elections.

Party election financing is often praised for promoting voter turnout.