“FEC Commissioners All Serving Expired Terms Now”
Paul Blumenthal writes for HuffPo.
Category Archives: federal election commission
“No Vote of Confidence for FEC”
“Two New Nominees to FEC Possible But Reformers Press Obama for More”
Bloomberg BNA: “Word that the White House is studying two new appointments to the Federal Election Commission does not fully respond to criticism that President Obama has failed to provide leadership on the FEC or campaign finance issues in… Continue reading
“Should We Kill the Federal Election Commission?”
“FEC Expired Terms Prompt Calls for Obama to Keep Promise”
“Join Us Tuesday to Discuss the Future of the Federal Election”
CREW puts together an event with an all-star cast:
Opening remarks will be delivered by Professor Spencer Overton, Director of the George Washington University Political Law Studies Initiative.
Panelists include:
Richard Briffault, Columbia Law School
Laurence E. Gold, Trister, Ross,… Continue reading
“FEC: DOMA Limits Political Donations By Gay Married Couples”
Peter Overby writes for NPR.
Quote of the Day
“Mr. Engle, sometimes the law’s an ass.”
—FEC Chair Ellen Weintraub, quoted in Gay couples can’t make joint political donations from individual account, FEC rules.
That piece begins: “A gay couple married under state law cannot give a joint contribution… Continue reading
“Watchdogs Urge FEC to Halt Proposal to Worsen Its Already Ineffective Enforcement of Campaign Finance Laws”
Press release: “Today, the Campaign Legal Center, joined by Democracy 21, filed comments with the Federal Election Commission urging the agency not to further weaken its already ineffective enforcement of campaign finance laws. In response to a commission notice… Continue reading
“When Election Regulators are Mocked”
NYT Editorial: “It is an open scandal in Washington that the Federal Election Commission is completely ossified as the referee and penalizer of abuses in national politics.”
“FEC Deadlocks on Key Findings In Audit of Calif. Republican Party”
Bloomberg BNA: “The Federal Election Commission deadlocked along party lines in an April 11 vote on whether to approve staff audit findings that the California Republican Party may have received an improper extension of over $1.2 million in credit… Continue reading
“The Failure to Enforce Commission Reaches a New Low”
Paul Ryan:
Imagine receiving the following message on your telephone answering machine:
Hello, this is Betty, one of your neighbors. I’m calling to share some thoughts about voting on May 8th of this year. Let me tell you, I’m… Continue reading
“Weintraub Faults FEC Delay Resolving Case Involving Calls That Attacked Rep. McHenry”
Bloomberg BNA:
A new Federal Election Commission deadlock over an enforcement case that involved “robo-calls” attacking Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) has prompted FEC Chairwoman Ellen Weintraub to criticize her own agency.
Weintraub issued a written statement harshly criticizing the handling… Continue reading
“D.C. Circuit Rules for Watchdog Group In FOIA Lawsuit Seeking FEC Documents”
Bloomberg BNA: “The Federal Election Commission violated the Freedom of Information Act in responding too slowly to a FOIA request from a watchdog group asking about contacts between FEC commissioners and people outside the agency, according to an April … Continue reading