Category Archives: federal election commission

Republican FEC Commissioners Write NYT Letter to Editor Responding to Commr. Ravel’s NYT Oped

April 10, 2014, 4:22 pmfederal election commissionRick Hasen

It pulls no punches, beginning: “Our Federal Election Commission colleague Ann M. Ravel would rather grandstand than follow the law and judicial precedent.” Flashback to Dec 4: “Ravel said she found the level of partisan division at the FEC ‘very… Continue reading

Republican FEC Commissioners Issue Statement About Enforcement

April 10, 2014, 2:28 pmcampaign finance, federal election commissionRick Hasen

Statement re Defending the Commission in Public Citizen v. FEC begins: For nearly forty years, votes to defend the Commission in cases challenging dismissals of administrative complaints have been routine, pro forma acts. Even when the Commission has split on… Continue reading

“Center Demands FEC Release Counsel’s Report”

April 4, 2014, 8:57 amcampaign finance, federal election commissionRick Hasen

Press release: “The Center for Competitive Politics (CCP) today announced it has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) seeking a controversial agency document related to a complaint against Crossroads GPS that… Continue reading

“McCutcheon v. FEC, Part II: The Chief Justice on Earmarking “

April 3, 2014, 7:57 amcampaign finance, federal election commission, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Brian Svoboda: “Yet even if Justice Breyer was wrong, are the anti-earmarking provisions as unforgiving as the Chief Justice argued? The FEC’s decisions suggest that they are not.”

“How Not to Enforce Campaign Laws”

April 2, 2014, 8:45 pmcampaign finance, federal election commission, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

FEC Commissioner Ann Ravel has written this NYT oped on McCutcheon.

FEC Commissioners Ravel and Weintraub Issue Statement on McCutcheon

April 2, 2014, 6:00 pmcampaign finance, federal election commission, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Here.

Republican FEC Commissioner Suggests Law Limiting State and Local Candiate Spending on Federal Elections is No Longer Constitutional

March 28, 2014, 8:58 pmcampaign finance, federal election commissionRick Hasen

As a reader suggests, this statement by Commissioner Goodman is a dog whistle to lawyers to file a constitutional challenge.

“Republican FEC Commissioners Go Public With Complaints About Mystery Redaction”

March 26, 2014, 12:19 pmcampaign finance, federal election commissionRick Hasen

Shane Goldmacher: The Republican commissioners of the Federal Election Commission have broken their silence about the mysterious 76-page document that was redacted against their wishes in the deadlocked decision over whether Crossroads GPS was a legitimate nonprofit. In a … Continue reading

“FEC Lets Chevron Off the Hook for $2.5 Million Super PAC Contribution”

March 19, 2014, 3:20 pmcampaign finance, federal election commissionRick Hasen

Public Citizen press release.

“FEC’s Democrat Commissioners ask IRS to ignore Commission’s own expertise”

March 13, 2014, 7:47 amcampaign finance, federal election commissionRick Hasen

Paul Jossey blogs.

“The FEC and the Making of Law ‘Case-by-Case'”

March 13, 2014, 7:39 amcampaign finance, federal election commissionRick Hasen

Bob Bauer blogs.

“Congressional investigations of FEC stalled”

March 12, 2014, 7:35 amcampaign finance, federal election commissionRick Hasen

CPI reports.

“How A Mysterious Redacted Document Could Affect Money in Politics”

March 11, 2014, 7:31 amcampaign finance, federal election commissionRick Hasen

Fascinating Shane Goldmacher report for National Journal: The Federal Election Commission was deadlocked, and no one was surprised. Democrats had wanted to crack down; Republicans didn’t. No matter that it could have been among the most important campaign finance decisions… Continue reading

Dem FEC Commissioners Reject Fine of Pro-Gingrich Super PAC Because It Was Too Low

February 28, 2014, 1:52 pmcampaign finance, federal election commissionRick Hasen

Read all about it. On January 30,2014, we voted to reject a conciliation agreement with Winning Our Future, a super PAC active during the 2012 presidential election.’ Winning Our Future failed tod isclose more than $1.6 million dollars in political… Continue reading