Policy Statements, Interpretive Rules and Other Guidance
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Requests for Comment
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Proposals Under Consideration
- Enforcement Process (2013)
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- Agency Procedure for Notice to Named Respondents of Additional Material Facts or Additional Potential Violations
- Volunteer Materials Exemption Policy (2010)
- Website and Internet Communications Improvement Initiative (2009)
- Agency Procedures and Policies (2009)
(Note: Completed proposals under this heading are listed below under Policy Statements)
Policy Statements
- Program for Requesting Consideration of Legal Questions by the Commission (2011)
- Procedures for the Audit Process and for Legal Guidance (2010)
- Agency Procedures and Policies (2009)
- Consideration of Policy to Place First General Counsel's Report on the Public Record
- Amendment of Agency Procedures for Probable Cause Hearings
- Agency Procedure for Notice to Potential Respondents in Enforcement Matters
- Best Efforts
(2007)
- Safe Harbor for Misreporting Due to Embezzlement
(2007)
- Self Reporting of Campaign Finance Violations (Sua Sponte Submissions) (2007)
- Commission Action in Matters at the Initial Stage in the Enforcement Process (2007)
- Purpose of Disbursement (2007)
- Recordkeeping Requirements for Payroll Deduction Authorizations (2006)
- Naming of Treasurers in Enforcement Matters (2005)
- Disclosure of Closed Enforcement and Related Files (2003)
- Deposition Transcriptions in Nonpublic Investigations (2003)
- Party Committee Transfers of Nonfederal Funds for Payment of Allocable
Expenses (2001)
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Interpretive Rules
- Reporting Ultimate Payees of Political Committee Disbursements (2013)
- When Certain Independent Expenditures are Considered "Publicly Disseminated" for Reporting Purposes (2011)
- Electronic Contributor Redesignations (2011)
- Allocation of Candidate Travel Expenses
(2002)
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Rules of Agency Organization, Procedure, or Practice
- Agency Procedure Following the Submission of Probable Cause Briefs by the Office of the General Counsel (2011)
- Agency Procedure for Disclosure of Documents and Information in the Enforcement Process (2011)
- Agency Procedure for Notice to Respondents in Non-Complaint Generated Matters (2009)
- Summary of Recommendations Received [PDF; 28 pages]
- Extension of Comment Period [PDF; 2 pages]
- Public Hearing 1/14/2009
- Procedures for Audit Hearings (2009)
- Advisory Opinion Procedures (2009)
- Rules of Procedure for When Commission Has Less Than Four Members (2008)
- Procedural Rules for Probable Cause Hearings (2007)
- Pilot Program for Probable Cause Hearings (2007)
Other Guidance
- Guideline for Presentation in Good Order (2008) (for Presidential campaigns seeking public funding)
- Enforcement Procedures (2003)
