Category Archives: federal election commission
FEC Wants to Respond Sept. 14 to Republican Request for 3-Judge-Court in Soft Money Case
“Is the Federal Election Commission’s voting procedure unlawful?”
Jonathan Adler writes for Volokh.
“FEC Won’t Investigate Employer-Mandated Campaign Rally”
Bloomberg BNA breaking news via email:”The Federal Election Commission deadlocked on whether to investigate charges that Ohio mining company Murray Energy violated campaign finance rules by requiring employees and their families attend a 2012 rally for Republican presidential candidate Mitt… Continue reading
“Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21’s Two-Pronged Effort to Join the FEC’s Advisory Opinion Process”
“Senators resist the Internet, leave voters in the dark”
“FEC Draft Rejects Issue-Based Contribution”
Bloomberg BNA:
The Federal Election Commission is set to deny a request from Democracy Rules Inc., a nonprofit organization that wants to collect online contributions from people favoring various issue positions and provide contributions to candidates favoring those positions.… Continue reading
“Introducing the Federal Election Commission’s first API”
Great news for data geeks.
“A Seriously Unserious Coordination Proposal at the Federal Election Commission”
Lessig to Run for President in 2048 (No Not That Lessig)
“In Search of Qualified FEC Commissioners”
“Gridlocked elections watchdog goes two years without top lawyer; FEC’s inaction hamstrings enforcement process, critics say”
“Bipartisan Overhaul of Dysfunctional FEC Introduced by Representatives Kilmer and Renacci “
Release:
Today, Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-WA) and Rep. Jim Renacci (R-OH) introduced a bipartisan bill to overhaul the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and break the gridlock that has left the federal campaign finance watchdog incapable of performing many of… Continue reading