Category Archives: federal election commission
“FEC Nominees Backed at Senate Hearing; Timing of Confirmation Vote Still Uncertain”
Bloomberg BNA:
Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Rules and Administration Committee expressed support at a confirmation hearing July 24 for two new nominees for the Federal Election Commission, though it remained unclear how quickly the nominees—Ann Ravel and… Continue reading
“Two FEC Nominees Receive Senate Hearing With Little Partisan Rancor”
Paul Blumenthal reports for HuffPo.
Will Democratic FEC Commissioners Boycott Tomorrow’s Meeting to Deny Don McGahn a Quorum to Pass His Enforcement-Crushing Measure?
[UPDATE: The FEC enforcement issue is being held over to a future meeting).
Craig Holman:
One Democratic commissioner left in February, leaving three Republicans and two Democrats on the Commission. McGahn is hoping to take advantage of… Continue reading
“FEC To Vote To Treat Married Same-Sex Couples Equally”
“Reform Groups Urge FEC Commissioners Not to Take Action on Proposed Enforcement Manual Changes”
HuffPost Live Archived Webcast of Debate on “Dysfunctional FEC”
“Three Wrong Progressive Approaches (and One Right One) to Campaign Finance Reform”
I have posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming in the Winter 2013 “Elections in America” symposium issue of the Harvard Law and Policy Review). Here is the abstract:
These are tough times to be a progressive in support of… Continue reading
“This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Elections: The Dysfunctional FEC”
“The FEC’s wrong-headed proposal to change rules”
“The Republican Party and the Federal Election Commission At the Present Time”
“FEC engulfed in power struggle over staff independence”
Must-read @MateaGold piece for WaPo.