Judge Collyer  criticized the agency for “erroneously contend[ing] that two of its commissioners were reasonable for believing the Circuit opinion in EMILY’s List was not binding on the agency.”  As a longtime reader points out to me, the opinion also… Continue reading

From an FEC press release, it looks like Feinstein but not RePledge comes back for further consideration: Advisory Opinion Request 2012-07 (Feinstein for Senate). The Commission discussed and voted on two draft advisory opinions, based on a request… Continue reading

Bloomberg: “Barack Obama pledged as a presidential candidate to strengthen the Federal Election Commission and nominate members ‘committed to enforcing our nation’s election laws.’ Since taking office, he hasn’t pushed for achievement of either goal.”

BNA reports on “the latest in a series of split votes, reflecting strong disagreements among FEC Republicans and Democrats about enforcing requirements in campaign finance law to inform the public about who authorized a political message and who is paying… Continue reading

Here: The next election promises to be the most expensive in history. Hundreds of millions of dollars will be spent by outside groups. More and more of these dollars come from organizations that do not disclose information about their… Continue reading

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Tomorrow’s draft agenda has now been amended to include two notices of proposed rulemakings.  One would consider (though it does not commit to) strengthening disclosure requirements for contributions made to support independent expenditures.  The other would consider repealing some corporate… Continue reading

Politico: “Behind closed doors they snipe at each other. In public they question each other’s motives. And in front of Congress, they hang each other out to dry. That’s life on the Federal Election Commission, a panel that is… Continue reading

This is as we expected.  Pathetic but predictable.

BNA: “Under pressure from a congressional subcommittee, the Federal Election Commission has provided the House panel with documents describing its internal enforcement procedures, but the documents have not yet been made public.”