“Two FEC Nominees Receive Senate Hearing With Little Partisan Rancor”
Paul Blumenthal reports for HuffPo.
Category Archives: federal election commission
Will Democratic FEC Commissioners Boycott Tomorrow’s Meeting to Deny Don McGahn a Quorum to Pass His Enforcement-Crushing Measure?
[UPDATE: The FEC enforcement issue is being held over to a future meeting).
Craig Holman:
One Democratic commissioner left in February, leaving three Republicans and two Democrats on the Commission. McGahn is hoping to take advantage of… Continue reading
“FEC To Vote To Treat Married Same-Sex Couples Equally”
“Reform Groups Urge FEC Commissioners Not to Take Action on Proposed Enforcement Manual Changes”
HuffPost Live Archived Webcast of Debate on “Dysfunctional FEC”
“Three Wrong Progressive Approaches (and One Right One) to Campaign Finance Reform”
I have posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming in the Winter 2013 “Elections in America” symposium issue of the Harvard Law and Policy Review). Here is the abstract:
These are tough times to be a progressive in support of… Continue reading
“This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Elections: The Dysfunctional FEC”
“The FEC’s wrong-headed proposal to change rules”
“The Republican Party and the Federal Election Commission At the Present Time”
“FEC engulfed in power struggle over staff independence”
Must-read @MateaGold piece for WaPo.
“Another IRS Scandal Waiting to Happen; Federal Elections Commissioner Donald McGahn wants to rein in the bureaucracy of this sensitive agency. The political left is furious. “
“FEC nominations moving forward Officials: Senate Rules Committee planning hearing for July 24”
FEC is Not Discussing Enforcement Manual This Week
So tweets (!) FEC Chair @EllenLWeintraub.
“Decoding the Dispute Between the FEC and Its Lawyers Over Sharing Information with DOJ”
Fascinating post at In the Arena.