Bloomberg BNA reports. Commissioner Weintraub’s statement. (That’s the only one I can find at this time.)

CPI reports.

This is very interesting: On December 3, 2013, the Commission deadlocked 3-3 on whether to find reason to believe that Crossroads Grassroots Policy Strategies (“Crossroads GPS”), a 501(c)(4) “socialw elfare organization,”‘ should have registered and reported as a political committee… Continue reading

Press release: ” The Center for Competitive Politics (CCP) today filed a lawsuit against the Federal Election Commission (FEC) seeking a controversial agency document denied to CCP despite a Freedom of Information Act request. That document relates to a… Continue reading

Here.

Roll Call reports.

Chair Lee Goodman Democratic commissioners You can bet your bottom bitcoin that Democratic and Republican commissioners will continue to clash on just about anything controversial coming before the Commission.  

Matea Gold: That low sum assuaged the concerns of several commissioners about the risks of the virtual currency, said Commissioner Ellen Weintraub, a Democratic appointee. “The $100 limit was really important to us,” she said. “We have to balance a… Continue reading

Dave Levinthal: “FEC, in ruling 6-0, says Bitcoin contribs to pol committees will be treated as in-kind contributions–same as stocks, other items of value.”

FOX News: The chairman of the Federal Election Commission warned Wednesday that officials at the agency want to start regulating the media, despite a longstanding congressional ban on doing so. “The impulse to regulate the media within the FEC is… Continue reading

WaPo: “A former Federal Elections Commission employee and an Air Force civilian admitted to engaging in prohibited political activities on the job, including criticizing the 2012 presidential nominees, according to the U.S. Office of Special Counsel.” More: The FEC… Continue reading