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Monthly Archives: May 2011
FEC Releases Draft Advisory Opinion For Vendor Seeking to Collect Contributions
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.
FEC News Update
The Federal Election Commission’s Weekly Digest for the week of May 16-20, 2011 is available here.
FEC Presidential Filings
A bit of presidential filing data courtesy of the Federal Election Commission (“FEC”). As of today, there are seven individuals who have filed a presidential exploratory committee with the FEC, and 129 who have filed their Statement of Candidacy for … Continue reading
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FEC News Update
The Federal Election Commission’s Weekly Digest for the week of May 9-13, 2011 is available here.
Democrats Continue Their Love, Hate Relationship With Soft Money
Roll Call ($) reports on the urgent efforts by Democratic political operatives to raise soft money for their family of outside groups that will support Democratic candidates, including the President’s reelection campaign, in 2012. This new found love for soft … Continue reading
“Facebook: Exempt Us From FEC Rules”
Politico reports on an advisory opinion request before the Federal Election Commission filed by Facebook seeking confirmation that political ads placed on the social media platform are not required to contain a paid for by disclaimer.
“White House Backs Down After Subpoena Threat From Rep. Issa”
The Hill reports that the White House will send an official to testify at tomorrow’s joint hearing on the President’s draft executive order requiring federal government contractors to disclose political contributions as part of the federal government contracting process. Tomorrow’s … Continue reading
House Plans Hearings On President’s Draft Disclosure Executive Order
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and Committee on Small Business have scheduled a joint hearing on the President’s draft executive order requiring federal government contractors to disclose their political contributions as part of the contracting process.
“Hoyer Opposes Obama’s Political Contribution Disclosure Plan”
The Hill reports on a fracture in the Democratic ranks over the President’s controversial draft executive order requiring federal government contractors to disclose political contributions as part of the federal government contracting process.
House GOP May Subpoena Obama Administration Over Draft Executive Order Requiring Federal Contractors To Disclose Political Donations
Politico reports on the escalating battle over the President’s draft executive order requiring federal government contractors to disclose political donations. A hearing by the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee is scheduled for this Thursday.
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FEC Soliciting Public Comments On Draft Policy Requiring Disclosure Of Exculpatory Evidence To Respondents In Enforcement Matters
The Federal Election Commission’s Weekly Digest reports that the Commission is soliciting comments from the regulated community on the draft policy requiring the Office of General Counsel to disclose exculpatory evidence in its possession to respondents in enforcement matters. The … Continue reading
FEC News Update
The Federal Election Commission’s Weekly Digest for the week of May 2-6, 2011 is available here.
“FEC Plans To Share Documents With Those Accused Of Violating Campaign Finance Laws”
BNA Money & Politics Reports ($) posted an article on the discussion at yesterday’s Federal Election Commission open meeting on a potential new policy requiring the disclosure of exculpatory evidence to respondents in enforcement matters.
FEC Debates New Policy Regarding Exculpatory Evidence In Enforcement Matters
The Federal Election Commission (“FEC”) is considering a new agency policy requiring the disclosure of exculpatory evidence to respondents in enforcement matters. The Open Meeting Agenda can be found here with links to the various draft proposals. Currently, the FEC … Continue reading