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FEC Deadlock on Crossroads GPS Probe?
Politico: “The Federal Election Commission has closed a long-running investigation into the activities of Crossroads GPS — the nonprofit group founded by GOP strategist Karl Rove. According to a letter sent by the FEC to Crossroads GPS and provided… Continue reading
Dave Levinthal: “The FEC is Rotting from the Inside Out”
Absolute must-read on the problems plaguing the FEC.
“Regulators to axe secretive super PAC”
“A Cheer For SEC Chairman Mary Jo White And Good Government”
Brad Smith:
SEC Chair Mary Jo White deserves kudos for refusing to let the agency be yanked into this fiasco. Normally one would write, “I can only imagine the pressure she was under.” In this case, however, I know… Continue reading
Welcome to D.C., Ms. Ravel
Bloomberg BNA:
Ann Ravel, the new Democratic commissioner on the Federal Election Commission, has said she would not have taken the job if she had not been an optimist. A few weeks spent at the often-divided FEC, however, may… Continue reading
Meet the New FEC: Nicer, But Still Deadlocking
Bloomberg BNA:
The Federal Election Commission stopped short of approving an advisory opinion allowing use of the digital currency Bitcoin for campaign contributions and disbursements in a deadlocked vote.
Also at the Nov. 21 meeting, the FEC commissioners… Continue reading
“FEC Deadlock Means No Disclosure Exemption for Tea Party Group”
Press release: “Today, the Tea Party Leadership Fund (TPLF) failed to gain the disclosure exemption it sought from the Federal Election Commission (FEC) when the group’s request garnered the votes of only two Republican Commissioners. The votes on two… Continue reading
A Good Lesson that the FEC Split is Ideological Not Partisan
Bloomberg BNA: “The Federal Election Commission deadlocked in votes taken before the arrival of two new commissioners regarding two enforcement cases targeting the House Majority PAC, a Democratic super PAC that spent more than $30 million in the 2012… Continue reading
TPM Sits Down for Q&A with New FEC Commissioner Ann Ravel
“Stop Pelosi PAC doesn’t care what feds say”
“FEC Says Attempted Hacking of Website Impedes Public Access to Campaign Data”
Bloomberg BNA: “Attempts to hack the Federal Election Commission website have caused ongoing problems with the website, the main source for public access to campaign finance data.”
“Report: IRS provided conservative groups’ confidential tax information to FEC”
Daily Caller:
A conservative government watchdog says it has obtained emails revealing that the Internal Revenue Service sent conservative groups’ private tax exemption application and tax return information to the Federal Elections Commission, in violation of federal law.
According to… Continue reading