Committee on House Administration To Hold FEC Oversight Hearing

Posted on October 31, 2011 by William McGinley

The Subcommittee on Elections of the Committee on House Administration (“House Elections Committee”) is scheduled hold an oversight hearing on the Federal Election Commission on November 3, 2011.  The link to the House Elections Committee webpage announcing the hearing can be found here.

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“Political Advertising Data May Go Online”

Posted on October 27, 2011 by William McGinley

Politico reports that the station information regarding political advertising may soon be available online.  This has the potential to be an interesting development since it will make it easier for candidates, political parties, and outside groups to monitor everyone’s media buys.

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“Presidential Campaigns Seek Fundraising’s Holy Grail: Mobile Donations”

Posted on October 25, 2011 by William McGinley

The Huffington Post reports on the latest efforts to develop a platform that will permit campaigns to receive contributions via a contributor’s mobile device.

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“ICANN Facing Growing Pressure Over New Domain-Name Plan”

Posted on October 25, 2011 by William McGinley

National Journal reports on the push back by the business community regarding ICANN’s plan to expand the number of available domain names.

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“Rules of the Game: Super PACs Multiply, Head To Hill”

Posted on October 25, 2011 by William McGinley

Eliza Carney remains concerned about Super PACs and their role in the 2012 election.

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“Campaigns Make Cash Off Donor Contact Information”

Posted on October 25, 2011 by William McGinley

Roll Call reports on list rental income received by many federal campaigns.

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“Ex-McCain Lawyer: Barack Obama ‘Mugged’ John McCain in 2008″

Posted on October 25, 2011 by William McGinley

Politico provides further evidence that the pro-regulation community is losing patience with Obama administration.

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“The G.O.P.’s Very Rapid Response Team”

Posted on October 25, 2011 by William McGinley

The New York Times reports on the latest developments in the political messaging wars.

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FEC Data Update

Posted on August 16, 2011 by William McGinley

The Federal Election Commission (“FEC”) made some substantial improvements to its website.  Among the improvements are lists from the Press Shop on various topics such as each individual who filed a statement of candidacy for President of the United States, and other types of political committees that recently registered with the FEC.  Listed below are links to a few of the lists:

New Statement of Organization (FEC Form 1) Filers

2012 Presidential Statement of Candidacy (FEC Form 2) Filers

2012 Independent Expenditure Filers

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FEC News Update

Posted on August 16, 2011 by William McGinley

The Federal Election Commission’s Weekly Digest for the week of August 8-12, 2011 is available here.

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Republican FEC Commissioners Release Statement Of Reasons On Citizens United Rulemaking

Posted on June 17, 2011 by William McGinley

The statement can be found here.

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“Court Backs FEC On Disclosure”

Posted on June 17, 2011 by William McGinley

Roll Call reports on the lower federal court decision in the Real Truth About Obama v. FEC case.

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FEC Selects New General Counsel

Posted on June 17, 2011 by William McGinley

The press release announcing the selection can be found here.

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FEC News Update

Posted on June 17, 2011 by William McGinley

The Federal Election Commission’s Weekly Digest for the week of June 13-17, 2011 is available here.

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FEC Releases Draft Advisory Opinion For Vendor Seeking to Collect Contributions

Posted on May 20, 2011 by William McGinley

The Federal Election Commission just released the draft advisory opinion for request 2011-06.  This is an interesting advisory opinion request that may impact fundraising for some committees.

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