FEC is Not Discussing Enforcement Manual This Week
So tweets (!) FEC Chair @EllenLWeintraub.
Category Archives: federal election commission
“Decoding the Dispute Between the FEC and Its Lawyers Over Sharing Information with DOJ”
Fascinating post at In the Arena.
“Deadlock by design hobbles election agency; The FEC was born of idealism after Nixon era excesses, but its GOP members have all but shut it down”
Important Boston Globe report:
The FEC has often been the subject of criticism since its founding four decades ago. But the impression of weakness has escalated dramatically, as Republicans named to the panel in 2008, united in the belief… Continue reading
“Obstruction Based on Rank Partisanship at FEC?”
FEC General Counsel Anthony Herman’s parting words:
The General Counsel’s conclusion stated: “The Commission and OGC [Office of the General Counsel] have worked for years to achieve the mutually beneficial relationship the Commission enjoys with DOJ today. Those efforts –… Continue reading
“Sabotage at the Election Commission”
Important NYT editorial, which begins:
The Federal Election Commission is already in a state of wretched dysfunction, but it will only get worse if Republican members succeed in crippling the agency further when the commission meets on Thursday.… Continue reading
“Conservative donors eye independent groups with new skepticism”
Matea Gold for WaPo:
Charlie Spies knows how to raise money. The Republican lawyer helped rake in $153 million for Restore Our Future, the pro-Mitt Romney super PAC.
But he’s had a harder slog with one of his latest projects,… Continue reading
Republican FEC Nominee Argued for Overturning of Ban on Corporate Contributions to Federal Candidates
HuffPo:
But advocates may be disappointed to learn that Goodman, an attorney with LeClairRyan, has a record of opposing certain campaign finance reforms.
He argued — ultimately unsuccessfully — in United States v. Danielczyk to overturn the ban on… Continue reading
Breaking News: Ann Ravel and Lee Goodman Nominated to Federal Election Commission
CPI:
The White House today nominated two people to serve six-year terms on the Federal Election Commission.
The nominees are Lee E. Goodman, an attorney at law firm LeClairRyan, and Ann Ravel, chairwoman of the California Fair… Continue reading
National Right to Life Committee Agrees to Pay $40K Civil Fine for FEC Reporting Inaccuracies
“FEC Deadlocks on Case From 2008 Race Involving ‘American Issues Project’ Group”
Bloomberg BNA:
The Federal Election Commission has deadlocked on an enforcement case dating back to the 2008 presidential campaign involving allegations that a group opposed to President Obama’s election violated the law by failing to register as a political action… Continue reading
“The Federal Election Commission and its Choice of a General Counsel”
FEC General Counsel Tony Herman Headed to Covington
“FEC Action Slows as Frequent Deadlocks Hamper Consensus on Pending Proposals”
Bloomberg BNA:
Facing a backlog of proposals to update its regulations and policies but apparently unable to reach consensus on any of them, the Federal Election Commission is not even holding regular open meetings as frequently as it did… Continue reading