“Legal Center Calls for FEC Overhaul, Submits Congressional Testimony on Dysfunctional Agency”
See this press release. See also this NYT editorial.
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CREW FOIA Request to FEC Republican Commissioners Leads to Claims of Improper Ex Parte Communications
See this press release about this report.
House Oversight Hearing on FEC to Be Rescheduled Because of South Korean President’s Address
So reports BNA.
The End of Campaign Finance Law
Many thanks to Rick Hasen for this opportunity to guest blog about my forthcoming article, The End of Campaign Finance Law, 98 Va. L. Rev. (2012). At Rick’s invitation, I’m writing a short series of posts this week that… Continue reading
“Judge Dismisses CREW Suit Against FEC Challenging Agency Enforcement Practices”
BNA reports.
Bob Biersack, the Federal Election Commission Spokesman, is Retiring
Politico scoop. Biersack is ever helpful, especially with data, and has had to negotiate some very treacherous waters being the unitary spokesman for an increasingly dysfunctional and divided Commission. He will be missed!
“FEC Fines Former Rep. Grayson, Campaign Over Invitation Asking for Corporate Money”
BNA (subscription required) has the details.
Spoiler alert: Rep. Grayson’s name was on a fundraising invite for a state candidate, asking for contributions from an “individual, corporation, PAC, or trust.” Grayson contends that a staffer approved his participation without… Continue reading
Parnell on Colbert on Parnell
Sean Parnell (Center for Competitive Politics) and Sheila Krumholz (Center for Responsive Politics) were on the Colbert Report last night, with continuing entertaining coverage of some very real issues. Sean’s got interesting further thoughts on the exchange, here.
Update:… Continue reading
FEC deadlocks on alleged corporate reimbursement of contributions
$4800 transfers from account to account to account, but 3-3 at the FEC.
FEC Commissioners Bauerly, Walther and Weintraub Looking to Hire Additional StaffAttorney
Announcement here.
The Bigger Story at Today’s FEC: No New Soft Money Loophole; Jim Bopp, Like Stephen Colbert, Brings Some Unanimity to the FEC
While Stephen Colbert got all the attention at the FEC today (link to commission audio), the more important substantive decision was the unanimous vote of the FEC to prevent the reopening of a soft money loophole in campaign finance… Continue reading
Was I Right After All About Democrats’ Support for Colbert Draft A?/Majority Super PAC Ruling
Following up on this and this, someone at the hearing just emailed me to say that the Democratic Commissioners supported Colbert Draft A as it was, and that the Republican Commissioners were the ones who needed the changes that… Continue reading
A Different View of the Colbert Compromise
A reader writes in to say that I making an unsubstantiated assumption in viewing the original Draft A as the position of the Democratic commissioners. A fair point: Both Drafts A and B came from the staff, and so we… Continue reading
Breaking News: Stephen Colbert Brings Temporary Bipartisan Harmony to the FEC
An eagle-eyed reader notes a new item posted in connection with tomorrow’s meeting of the FEC: amendments to Draft A of the Colbert advisory opinion, proposed by five of the six commissioners (all besides Republican Commissioner McGahn). This signals that… Continue reading