FEC Votes 5-1 to Approve Rulemaking on 527s

Bob Bauer has the details here. What does this vote say about the ultimate rules the FEC may or may not craft for this election season? As I’ve indicated here, not much. During the April hearing we may get some better sense of where the commissioners are leaning. We’ll have to wait until mid-May’s promulgation of the final rule to see if and how the FEC acts on 527s for this election year. UPDATE: Bob Bauer has posted Commissioner Toner’s written comments here and Vice Chair Weintraub’s comments here. A.P.’s story is here.

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