“Before reforming the FEC look at Montana’s mess”
Paul Jossey for the Hill.
Category Archives: federal election commission
“FEC opening door to Internet regulation – again?”
FOX News:
Democrats on the nation’s top campaign finance regulator may be opening the door once again to regulating political content on the Internet, Republicans warn – despite claims to the contrary a year ago.
Federal Election Commissioner Lee… Continue reading
“Citizens United, Foreign Money, and Your Voice”
FEC Commissioner Ann Ravel on Medium.
Not Every Day You See One FEC Commissioner Attack Another (Actually It is…But Not Usually in Print Like This)
FEC Commissioner Caroline Hunter in the Daily Caller:
Commissioner Ann Ravel’s tenure on the Federal Election Commission has been marked by a progression from foolishness to nihilism as to the role of the agency, the importance of the First Amendment,… Continue reading
“FEC to Reconsider Political Involvement by U.S. Subsidiaries of Foreign Corporations on Tuesday”
Bob Lenhard for Inside Political Law.
“FEC Commissioner, Citing the Intercept, Calls for Ban on Foreign Money in Politics”
“Court: Super PACs can be named after candidates”
Josh Gerstein:
A federal appeals court has blocked a rule banning so-called super PACs from naming their groups after candidates for office.
A three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that the Federal Election Commission appeared… Continue reading
“Update on CREW v. FEC”
Release:
After obtaining more than 1,600 pages of internal documents from the Federal Election Commission (FEC)’s investigation of the dark money group Commission on Hope, Growth and Opportunity (CHGO) which make it clear that CHGO was created for the… Continue reading
“Report: FEC leaders, managers share blame for horrid morale”
CPI:
Bickering commissioners, ineffective managers and lousy internal communication rank among the top reasons why the Federal Election Commission staff is one of the federal government’s most bedraggled.
That’s the dispiriting — if unsurprising — conclusion of a new report… Continue reading
“Convention Delegates Win Settlement in Free Speech Lawsuit Against Federal Election Commission”
Release:
Two delegates to the Republican National Convention settled a lawsuit on Friday against the Federal Election Commission (FEC), Two Unnamed Plaintiffs v. FEC. These delegates were represented by attorneys from the Pillar of Law Institute, which was also… Continue reading
FEC Wants to Know About Super PAC Expenses for “Fundraising” When Candidate’s Husband is Only Donor
Following up on this post, see this letter.
FEC Defends Electioneering Communications Disclosure Requirements
“Twitter rants against NRA, Kochs, Trump retweeted by top FEC Dem”
Retweets by Ann Ravel cause controversy.