ANNUAL INDEX 1999
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Administrative Complaints
FEC's dismissal of
-- Judicial Watch v. FEC, 7:8
-- Perot '96 v. FEC (98-1022), 6:1
Advisory Opinions (AOs)
Reconsideration of Advisory Opinion, AO 1999-1, 4:7; 6:6
Summaries of AOs
-- 1998-22: Application of expenditure definition and disclaimer requirements to web site containing express advocacy, 1:16
-- 1998-23: Status as state committee of political party, 1:16
-- 1998-26: Candidate committee's acceptance of loan repayment from contested election trust fund that contains funds loaned to it by candidate, 3:5
-- 1998-27: Status of state party as state committee, 3:6
-- 1999-1: Use of campaign funds to pay salary to candidate, 4:5
-- 1999-2: Use of corporate treasury funds to provide meals to employees attending candidate forums, 4:6
-- 1999-3: Use of digital signatures by restricted class to authorize payroll deductions, 5:5
-- 1999-4: Applicability of contribution limits to local party organization conducting federal activity and affiliated with state party committee, 6:3
-- 1999-5: Revising state party ballot composition ratio for new executive office, 6:4
-- 1999-6: Annuity allotment program permitting union member retirees to make contributions to SSF, 6:4
-- 1999-7: Free hyperlinks on government Web site to Web sites of candidates, 6:5
-- 1999-8: Investment of excess campaign funds, 6:6
-- 1999-9: Credit card contributions received by Presidential primary candidates via Internet, 7:5
-- 1999-10: SSF solicitation of member policyholders of mutual insurance company, 7:7
-- 1999-11: Federal candidate's use of funds from state-level account, 7:7
-- 1999-12: Preemption of Pennsylvania disclosure requirements, 8:4
-- 1999-13: Use of corporate aircraft, 8:4
-- 1999-14: Testamentary bequests in excess of contribution limits, 9:7
-- 1999-15: Membership status of members of unincorporated unit of trade association, 9:7
-- 1999-16: Solicitation of members of regional chapters of trade association, 9:9
-- 1999-17: Internet use by campaign, 12:9
-- 1999-18: Use of nonfederal points in state party allocation ratio, 9:10
-- 1999-19: Contribution from living trust, 10:5
-- 1999-20: Solicitation of insurance agents by corporation, 11:4
-- 1999-22: Use of merchant ID number to collect Internet contributions submitted for matching payment, 11:5
-- 1999-23: Replacement for lost check, 12:11
-- 1999-25: Corporate sponsored Web site featuring information on federal candidates, 12:12
-- 1999-26: Status as state committee of political party, 12:13
-- 1999-27: Conduct of Presidential straw poll, 12:14
-- 1999-28: Solicitation of restricted class of foreign parent corporation and its U.S. subsidiaries, 12:15
Affiliation
Between trade association and local chapters, AO 1999-16, 9:9
Between trade association and unincorporated member unit, AO 1999-15, 9:7
Aikens, Joan D.
Former Commissioner, 1:2
Allocation
Ballot composition ratio and Executive office, AO 1999-5, 6:4
Court denies injunction against regulations on, Republican National Committee v. FEC (98-5263), 1:2
Failure to allocate for partisan voter registration drive, FEC v. California Democratic Party, 12:4
Funds used in straw poll, AO 1999-27, 12:14
Prohibited transfers from nonfederal to federal accounts, MUR 4751, 2:2
Prohibited transfers from unregistered party organization to party committees, failure to allocate, MURs 4797/4798, 8:6
Use of nonfederal points in state party allocation ratio, AO 1999-18, 9:10
Audits
Arising from 1996 and 1998 elections, 1:1
Clinton/Gore '96, 7:10
Dole/Kemp '96, 7:10
Modifying process for publicly funded presidential candidates, 1:7; 12:7
Perot '96, 3:6
Statements of reason by Commissioners, 9:10
See also: Public Funding
Authorized Committees
Designation of, 800 Line, 1:17
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Ballot Composition Ratio
Revised to reflect new Executive office, AO 1999-5, 6:4
Beaulieu of America, Inc.
Corporate contributions in names of others, MUR 4879, 8:6
"Best Efforts"
See: Contributor Information
Bopp, James Jr.
Petition for rulemaking on express advocacy submitted on behalf of Virginia Society for Human Life, 3:2; 6:7
Testimony on
-- Member regulations, 5:6
-- Public financing of Presidential candidates regulations, 5:6
-- Soft money regulations, 1:12
Bradley, Bill
Matching credit and debit card contributions, AO 1999-9, 7:5
Bright Line
Between primary and general election expenses, 1:8; 12:7
Buckley v. Valeo
Challenged in Cincinnati v. Kruse and Burris v. Russell, 1:3
Budget
Fiscal year 2000 request, 4:1; 7:11
Buncombe County Republican Party
MUR 4797/4798, 8:6
Burchfield, Bobby
Testimony at soft money hearing, 1:12
Burris
Burris v. Russell, 1:3
Byrum, Dianne
AO 1999-11, 7:7
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Cable Television Stations
See: Media
California Democratic Party
FEC v. _____, 12:4
Campaign for Working Families
AO 1999-12, 8:4
Campaign Funds
Used to pay candidate salary, denied, AO 1999-1, 4:5; 6:6
Used to pay for swearing-in reception, 800 Line, 1:17
Candidate
Corporate sponsored Web site featuring information on federal candidates, AO 1999-25, 12:12
Federal candidate's use of funds from state-level account, AO 1999-11,7:7
Providing lunch to participants in corporate-sponsored candidate forum, AO 1999-2, 4:6
Testing the Waters, 800 Line, 8:8
Use of campaign funds to pay salary to candidate, AO 1999-1, 4:5
Christian Coalition
FEC v. _____, 9:4
Cincinnati
_____ v. Kruse, 1:3
Clinton, Bill
Alleged 1996 campaign violations, Judicial Watch v. FEC, 7:8
Reelection committee caused to make false statements in FEC reports, alleged, USA v. Hsia, 7:9
Collection Methods
Annuity allotment program permitting union member retirees to make contributions to SSF, AO 1999-6, 6:4
Solicitation of insurance agents by corporation, AO 1999-20, 11:4
Solicitation of members of regional chapters of trade association, AO 1999-16, 9:9
Solicitation of restricted class of foreign parent corporation and its U.S. subsidiaries, AO 1999-28, 12:15
SSF solicitation of member policyholders of mutual insurance company, AO 1999-10, 7:7
Union collecting contributions from retiree annuity payments, AO 1999-6, 6:4
Use of digital signatures by restricted class to authorize payroll deductions, AO 1999-3, 5:5
Use of merchant ID number to collect Internet contributions submitted for matching payment, AO 1999-22, 11:5
Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee
FEC v. _____, 4:1
Commerce Department
Alleged to have sold seat on foreign trade missions for campaign contributions, Judicial Watch v. FEC, 7:8
Commission on Presidential Debates
Named in Perot '96 v. FEC (98-1022), 6:1
Commissioners
Message from Chairman, 1:1
New Chairman and Vice Chairman, 1:2
Communications, Corporate
Corporate sponsored Web site featuring information on federal candidates, AO 1999-25, 12:12
Corporate sponsorship of nonpartisan candidate forum for all employees, AO 1999-2, 4:6
Compliance
Arising from 1996 and 1998 election cycles, 1:1
Penalties Assessed
-- MUR 4546: Failure to provide contributor information and demonstrate "best efforts," 5:8
-- MUR 4632: Untimely reports; failure to amend Statement of Organization; treasurer's absence, 7:10
-- MUR 4750: Excessive contributions, 1:13
-- MUR 4751: Excessive and improper transfers of nonfederal funds, excessive contributions, corporate contributions, 2:2
-- MUR 4796: Corporate contributions, contributions in the names of others, 1:13
-- MUR 4797/4798: Prohibited transfers from unregistered party organization to party committees, failure to allocate, 8:6
-- MUR 4834: Foreign national contribution, contribution in the name of another, 3:7
-- MUR 4879: Corporate contributions in the names of others, 8:6
See also: Nonfilers
Condon, George
Testimony on proposed regulations, 5:6
Conferences/Workshops
Notices, 3:1; 3:10; 4:8; 5:9; 6:11; 7:1; 7:3; 8:7; 9:15; 10:6; 11:10; 12:18
Congress
PricewaterhouseCoopers audit of FEC, requested by, 3:7; 11:8
Constitutional Issues
Allocation regulations alleged unconstitutional, Republican National Committee v. FEC (98-5263), 1:2
Coordinated party expenditure limits alleged unconstitutional, FEC v. Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, 4:1
Debate regulations, alleged unconstitutional, Perot '96 v. FEC (98-1022), 6:1
Express advocacy definition challenged
-- FEC v. Christian Coalition, 9:4; 10:5
-- Virginia Society for Human Life v. FEC, 10:5
Federal Election Campaign Act, challenged, National Committee of the Reform Party v. FEC, 4:4
Interstate contributions alleged unconstitutional, Hooker v. FEC, 10:5
Presidential Election Campaign Fund Act, challenged, National Committee of the Reform Party v. FEC, 4:4
Presidential Primary Matching Payment Account Act alleged unconstitutional, Judd v.FEC, 1:3; 4:5
Prohibitions on corporate contributions and contributions made in name of others, Mariani v. USA and FEC, 2:1
State and local contribution and expenditure limits alleged unconstitutional
-- Cincinnati v. Kruse, 1:3
-- Burris v. Russell, 1:3
Contributions
Debt payment
See: Debts
Excessive
-- Campaign accepted contributions designated for primary debts after debts were extinguished, MUR 4750, 1:13
-- Cannot be made from testamentary trusts, AO 1999-14, 9:7
-- FEC v. Freedom's Heritage Forum, 12:6
-- From living trust, AO 1999-19, 10:5
-- In-kind, to campaign committee, FEC v. Public Citizen, 11:2
-- MUR 4751, 2:2
-- Refund of, requested, Fireman v. United States, 5:7
In-Kind
-- Excessive, to campaign committee, FEC v. Public Citizen, 11:2
-- Web site advocating election of candidate, AO 1998-22, 1:16
Internet contributions, AO 1999-22, 11:5
Limits for limited liability company
See: Limited Liability Company
Replacement of lost check, AO 1999-23, 12:11
State and local limits alleged unconstitutional, Cincinnati v. Kruse and Burris v. Russell, 1:3
Testamentary bequests, AO 1999-14, 9:7
Undesignated
-- count against next election, 800 Line, 1:17
800 line, 9:16
$25,000 limit
-- 800 Line, 7:13
-- Legislative recommendation, 5:4
Contributions, Prohibited
Corporate treasury funds
-- MUR 4797
See Also: Corporations
Foreign sources
-- Glicken, Howard, MUR 4834, 3:7
-- USA v. Kanchanalak, 12:1
In the name of another
-- MUR 4879, 8:6
-- MUR 4796, 1:13
-- MUR 4834, 3:7
-- Statute alleged unconstitutional, Mariani v. USA and FEC, 2:1
-- USA v. Hsia, 7:9
Contributor Information
Friends of Jack Metcalf failure to obtain complete, MUR 4546, 5:8
Required for Internet contributions, AO 1999-17, 12:9
Required for Internet contributions made by credit card submitted for matching payment, AO 1999-9, 7:5; AO 1999-22, 11:5
Conventions
Public funding for, 8:3
Coordinated Expenditures
By corporations, prohibited, FEC v. Christian Coalition, 9:4
By political committee, FEC v. Freedom's Heritage Forum, 12:6; FEC v. Public Citizen, 11:2
By party committee, 12:3
Limits on, ruled unconstitutional, FEC v. Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, 4:1
See also: Political Committees
Coordination
Between candidate and
-- corporation, FEC v. Christian Coalition, 9:4
-- political committee, FEC v. Freedom's Heritage Forum, 12:6
-- supporter building web site to advocate election of candidate and defeat of candidate's opponent, AO 1998-22, 1:16
Between publicly funded presidential candidates and political parties, 1:7
FEC v. Public Citizen, 11:2
Corporations
Aircraft, use of, AO 1999-13, 8:4
Earmarked contributions collected and forwarded by representative of, FEC v. Friends of Jane Harman, 10:4
Limited liability companies treated as, regulations, 1:11, 8:1
Solicitation of insurance agents, AO 1999-20, 11:4
Sponsorship of Web site featuring candidate information, AO 1999-25, 12:12
Treasury funds, prohibition on use of
-- Beaulieu of America, Inc., MUR 4879, 8:6
-- DeLuca Liquor and Wine, Ltd., MUR 4796, 1:13
-- FEC v. Christian Coalition, 9:4
-- FEC v. Forbes, 4:5
-- FEC v. Friends of Jane Harman, 10:4
-- International Buddhist Progress Society, USA v. Hsia, 7:9
-- New Jersey Democratic State Committee, MUR 4751, 2:2
-- Statute alleged unconstitutional, Mariani v. USA and FEC, 2:1
See also: Building Fund;
Communications; Member
Corrections
Announcements, 4:3
Court Cases
Appeals status, 4:5
FEC v. _____
-- Al Salvi for Senate Committee (98C-4933), 4:5
-- California Democratic Party, 12:4
-- Christian Coalition, 9:4
-- Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, 4:1
-- David Gentry for Congress Committee, 7:10; 11:4
-- Forbes, 4:5
-- Freedom's Heritage Forum, 12:6
-- Friends of Jane Harman, 10:4; 11:4
_____ v. FEC
-- John Jay Hooker, 10:5
-- Judicial Watch, 7:8
-- Mariani, 2:1
-- National Committee of the Reform Party,4:4
-- Perot '96 (98-1022), 6:1
-- Public Citizen, 11:2
-- Republican National Committee (98-5263), 1:2
-- Virginia Society for Human Life, Inc., 10:5
Other
-- Burris v. Russell, 1:3
-- Cincinnati v. Kruse, 1:3
-- Fireman v. United States, 5:7
-- USA v. Hsia, 7:9
-- USA v. Kanchanalak, 12:1
Standing
-- Could not prove, Judicial Watch v. FEC, 7:8
-- Could not prove, National Committee of the Reform Party v. FEC, 4:4
Credit Cards
Contributions made by, matchable under Presidential Primary Matching Payment Account Act, 7:4; 12:3, and AO 1999-9, 7:5
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David Gentry for Congress Committee
Dawson, Michael A.
Testimony at soft money hearing, 1:12
Debates
Petition to change regulations, 7:5
Regulations unconstitutional, alleged, Perot '96 v. FEC (98-1022), 6:1
Debts
Accepting contributions after debt extinguished, MUR 4750, 1:13
Retiring, from previous campaign, 800 Line, 1:17
DeLuca Liquor and Wine, Ltd.
MUR 4796, 1:13
Democratic National Committee
Alleged to have sold seat on foreign trade missions for campaign contributions, Judicial Watch v. FEC, 7:8
Caused to make false statements in FEC reports, alleged in USA v. Hsia, 7:9
Defendant, National Committee of the Reform Party v. FEC, 4:4
Democratic Party of New Mexico
AO 1999-5, 6:4
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Accepted contribution from foreign national, MUR 4834, 3:7
Disbursements
Documentation to include canceled check, 1:9
Disclaimers
Failure to include on mailings, FEC v. Freedom's Heritage Forum, 12:6
Included on solicitation for straw poll, AO 1999-15, 12:14
Required on independent expenditures, FEC v. Public Citizen, 11:3
Web sites
-- failure to include on, AO 1998-22, 1:16
-- included on, containing express advocacy, AO 1999-17, 12:9
-- included on, run by Minnesota Secretary of State's office, AO 1999-7, 6:5
Dole, Bob
Presidential committee received illegal contributions, Fireman v. United States, 5:7
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Eisner, David
Testimony on proposed regulations for public financing of Presidential primary and general election candidates, 5:6
Election Administration
Advisory panel, new members named, 8:5
Advisory panel meeting, 9:15
National Voter Registration Act, impact of, 8:5
National voting system standards revisions, 4:2
Electioneering Message
Allegedly contained in advertisement at issue in FEC v. Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, 4:1
Elections
Challenged
-- committee repayment of loan to candidate, AO 1998-26, 3:5
Special
-- California (House 42nd district), 8:9
-- Georgia (House, 6th district), 2:3
-- Louisiana (House, 1st district), 4:7
Electronic Filing
Availability to download FECFile 3 software from FEC web site, 5:4
Classes available, 8:5
Commercial software compatible with FEC, 1:6
Frequently asked questions, 6:1
Proposal to make mandatory included in 1999 Legislative Recommendations, 5:4
Survey, 7:12
Version 3.0 of FECFile, 2:1
Electronic Mail
Use of in connection with a federal election
-- by campaign volunteers, AO 1999-17, 12:9
-- by corporations, AO 1999-17, 12:9
Enforcement
FEC's exclusive jurisdiction over civil enforcement, unconstitutional, alleged, National Committee of the Reform Party v. FEC, 4:4
See also: Compliance
Engle, Craig M.
Testimony at soft money hearing, 1:12
Excess Campaign Funds
Investment in mutual and bond funds, AO 1999-8, 6:6
Use for swearing-in reception, 800 Line, 1:17
Expenditures
State elected official's use of state campaign funds while running for federal office, AO 1999-11, 7:7
Limits challenged, Cincinnati v. Kruse and Burris v. Russell, 1:3
See also: Coordinated Expenditures;
Independent Expenditures
Exploratory Committee
See: Testing The Waters
Express Advocacy
Allegedly contained in advertisement at issue in FEC v. Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, 4:1
Allegedly contained in mailing, FEC v. Freedom's Heritage Forum, 12:6
FEC v. Christian Coalition, 9:4
Regulation alleged unconstitutional, Virginia Society for Human Life v. FEC, 10:5
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FEC Faxline
Availability, 1:1
Menu of documents, 2:6; 3:8; 5:9
Federal Election Campaign Act
Alleged unconstitutional, John Jay Hooker v. FEC, 10:5
Amendments to, 11:8
Federal Election Commission
Audit
-- PricewaterhouseCoopers independent audit report, 3:7; 11:8
Commissioners
-- message from the chairman, 1:1
-- officers named, 1:2
Composition
-- unconstitutional, alleged, National Committee of the Reform Party v. FEC, 4:4
Meeting documents available via e-mail, 7:12
Staff
-- Fleming, William J., appointed personnel director, 4:2
-- Pehrkon, James A., appointed personnel director, 5:1
Federal Register
Notices, 1:12; 2:2; 3:3; 4:8; 6:2; 7:4 8:7; 9:13; 10:5; 11:9; 12:9
Fireman, Simon C.
_____ v. United States, 5:7
Fleming, William J.
Appointed FEC personnel director, 4:2
Forbes, Malcolm S. "Steve" Jr.
FEC v. _____, 4:5
Foreign Nationals
See: Contributions, Prohibited
Freedom's Heritage Forum
FEC v. _____, 9:6
Friends of Jack Metcalf
MUR 4546, 5:8
Friends of Jane Harman
FEC v. Friends of Jane Harman, 11:4
Friends of Patrick J. Kennedy '96, The
Caused to make false statements in FEC reports, alleged in USA v. Hsia, 7:9
Fundraising
See: Solicitations
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Gantt, Harvey
Harvey Gantt for Senate Campaign Committee, MUR 4750, 1:13
General Election Legal and Accounting Compliance Funds (GELAC)
Publicly funded presidential candidates, 1:7
Gentry, David
FEC v. David Gentry for Congress Committee, 7:10; 11:4
Glicken, Howard
MUR 4834, 3:7
Gold, Laurence E.
Testimony on proposed member regulations, 5:6
Greene, Mark
Use of campaign funds for salary payments to candidate, AO 1999-1, 4:5; 6:6
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Harman, Jane
FEC v. Friends of Jane Harman, 10:4; 11:4
Hooker, John Jay
_____ v. FEC, 10:5
Host Committees
Use of funds, 1:7
Hsia, Maria
USA v. Hsia, 7:9
Hume, Kim
Testimony on proposed regulations for public financing of Presidential primary and general election candidates, 5:6
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Independent Expenditures
Permissible by party committees on behalf of candidates, FEC v. Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, 4:1
Web site advocating the election of candidate, AO 1998-22, 1:16
International Buddhist Progress Society
Alleged to have made corporate contributions, USA v. Hsia, 7:9
Internet
Corporate sponsored Web site featuring information on federal candidates, AO 1999-25, 12:12
Credit and debit card contributions using, 7:4; 7:5; 11:5
For campaign activity, use of, 12:1, and AO 1999-17, 12:9
Hyperlinks from Minnesota Secretary of State web site to web sites of candidates running for office in state, AO 1999-7, 6:5
Matching credit card contributions received by Presidential primary candidates via, AO 1999-9, 7:5
Use of digital signatures by restricted class to authorize payroll deductions, AO 1999-3, 5:5
Use of merchant ID number to collect Internet contributions submitted for matching payment, AO 1999-22, 11:5
Web site advocating the election of candidate, AO 1998-22, 1:16
Y2K, 1:1
Issue Advocacy
Advertisements fall into this category, alleged, Republican National Committee v. FEC (98-5263), 1:2
Conducted by Democratic and Republican national committees in 1996 Presidential election, alleged illegal, National Committee of the Reform Party v. FEC, 4:4
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Jacobs, Jerald A.
Testimony on proposed member regulations, 5:6
Johnson, Nancy
Web site advocating her defeat, AO 1998-22, 1:16
Josefiak, Thomas J.
Testimony on proposed regulations for public financing of Presidential primary and general election candidates, 5:6
Judd, Keith
Judicial Watch
_____ v. FEC, 7:8
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Kanchanalak, Pornpimol
USA v. _____, 12:1
Koskoff, Charlotte
Web site advocating her election, AO 1998-22, 1:16
Kramer, Thomas
Foreign national contributor, MUR 4834, 3:7
Kronenberg, Duangnet
USA v. Kanchanalak, 12:1
Kruse, John
Cincinnati v. _____, 1:3
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Labor Organizations
National Rural Letter Carriers' Association, collection of contributions from retiree members' annuity payments, AO 1999-6, 6:4
Landrieu, Mary
AO 1998-26, 3:5
Legislation
FEC recommendations for amendments to Federal Election Campaign Act, 5:4
Lenhard, Robert D.
Testimony on proposed member regulations, 5:6
Limited Liability Company
Treatment of, for purposes of Federal Election Campaign Act, 1:11
See also: Regulations
Loans
Repayment of, AO 1998-26, 3:5
Failure to disclose
See: Nonfilers
Local Party Committee
Not required to aggregate contributions with parent political body at state level, AO 1999-4, 6:3
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Maine Green Party Council
AO 1998-23, 1:16
Major Purpose Test
See: Political Committee
Mariani, Renato P.
_____ v. USA and FEC, 2:1
Matters Under Review (MURs)
See: Compliance
Media
Internet
See: Internet
Press exemption
-- FEC v. Forbes, 4:5
Services provided by publicly funded presidential candidates, 1:7; 12:3
Minnesota
Secretary of State's Office, providing hyperlinks to candidate web sites, AO 1999-7, 6:5
Minnesota Senate District 43
AO 1999-4, 6:3
Minor Party Candidates
Discriminated against by FEC, alleged, National Committee of the Reform Party v. FEC, 4:4
Mitchell, Cleta
Testimony at soft money hearing, 1:12
Moramarco, Glenn
Testimony at soft money hearing, 1:12
Mortimer, Martin T.
Petitioner requesting changes to debate regulations, 7:5
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National Committee of the Reform Party
_____ v.FEC, 4:4
National Republican Congressional Committee
AO 1999-13, 8:4
National Rural Letter Carriers' Association
AO 1999-6, 6:4
Nationwide Political Participation Committee
AO 1999-10, 7:7
Net Outstanding Debts
Valuation of capital assets of publicly funded presidential candidates, 1:7
Nevada State Republican Central Committee
MUR 4632, 7:10
New Jersey Democratic State Committee
MUR 4751, 2:2
News Story Exemption
See: Media
Nominating Convention
Use of funds, 1:7
Nonfederal Funds (Soft Money)
Commission hears testimony on, 1:12
Donations by foreign sources, USA v. Kanchnalak, 12:1
Illegal use of
-- to fund partisan voter registration drive, FEC v. California Democratic Party, 12:4
Not relevant to debate over coordinated party expenditures, FEC v. Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, 4:1
See also: Regulations
Nonfilers
Failure to file in a timely manner
-- alleged, FEC v. David Gentry for Congress Committee, 7:10
-- Nevada State Republican Central Committee, MUR 4632, 7:10
Nonpartisan Activities
Hyperlinks between Minnesota Secretary of State web site and candidates' web sites not considered contribution or expenditure, AO 1999-7, 6:5
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
See: Regulations
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Ohio Democratic Party
Party to Republican National Committee v. FEC (98-5263), 1:2
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Partnerships
Limited liability companies treated as, regulations, 1:11
Party Committee
Allocation
See: Allocation
Building fund
See: Building Fund
Coordinated Party Expenditures, 12:3
Independent expenditures
See: Independent Expenditures
Local Committee
See: Local Party Committee
Soft Money
See: Nonfederal Funds
State Committee
See: State Party Committee
Payroll Deduction
Use of electronic signatures to authorize, AO 1999-3, 5:5
See also: Collection Methods
Pehrkon, James A.
Appointed FEC staff director, 5:1
Pennsylvania Department of State
AO 1999-12, 8:4
Perot, Ross
National Committee of the Reform Party v. FEC, 4:4
Perot '96 v. FEC (98-1022), 6:1
Repayment determination for Perot '96 reduced, 3:6
Personal Use of Campaign Funds
Candidate salary, AO 1999-1, 4:5; 6:6
Swearing-in reception, 800 Line, 1:17
Petitions for Rulemaking
See: Regulations
Political Action Committee (PAC)
Solicitation
-- insurance agents of connected organization, Equitable Companies, Inc., Political Action Committee, AO 1999-20, 11:4
-- member policy holders of connected organizations, Nationwide Political Participation Committee, AO 1999-10, 7:7
See also: Collection Methods; Payroll Deduction
Political Committee
Status as
-- local party organization affiliated with state party committee, not qualified as local party committee, AO 1999-4, 6:3
See also: Statistics
Political Party
See: Party Committee
Potter, Trevor
Testimony on proposed regulations for public financing of Presidential primary and general election candidates, 5:6
Premara Blue Cross
AO 1999-2, 4:6
Presidential Campaign
Coordinated party expenditure limits exceeded by major party candidates, alleged, National Committee of the Reform Party v. FEC, 4:4
Matchable credit/debit card contributions to, 9:3
Personal disclosure statements; FEC acceptance of, 8:10
Preparations for 2000, 1:1
See also: Audits, Public Funding, Statistics
Presidential Election Campaign Fund Act
Alleged unconstitutional, National Committee of the Reform Party v. FEC, 4:4
Presidential Primary Matching Payment Account Act
Alleged unconstitutional, Judd v. FEC, 1:3; 4:5
Press Exemption
See: Media
PricewaterhouseCoopers' Audit
Status report to Congress, 3:7; 11:8
Publications
Annual Report 1998, 7:12
Campaign Finance Law '98, 9:15
Combined Federal/State Disclosure and Election Directory 1999, 5:2
Federal Elections 98, 7:13
Selected Court Case Abstracts, 12:19
Public Appearances
Listings, 4:10; 5:8; 6:10; 7:3, 9:14
Public Citizen
FEC v. _____, 11:2
Public Funding
Audits of recipients
See: Audits
Convention Funding: 8:3
Matching funds, 2000 candidates certified to receive
-- Bauer, Gary L., 7:11
-- Bradley, Bill, 5:2
-- Buchanan, Patrick, 11:10
-- Dole, Elizabeth, 9:12
-- Gore, Al, 11:10
-- Keyes, Alan, 11:10
-- LaRouche, Lyndon, 11:10
-- McCain, John, 8:2
-- Quayle, Dan, 7:11
Preliminary Spending Limits for 2000 Presidential Election, 8:2
Presidential Election Campaign Fund, expected shortfall, 5:1,8:1
Presidential Election Campaign Fund Act
unconstitutional, alleged, National Committee of the Reform Party v. FEC, 4:4
Presidential Primary and General Election Candidates, 12:7
Presidential Primary Matching Payment Account Act
-- alleged unconstitutional, Judd v. FEC, 1:3; 4:5
-- documentation required for matching credit/ debit card contributions, 9:3; 12:3
-- filing matching fund threshold submissions electronically, 1:7
-- contribution made over Internet, 11:5
-- revised to allow certain contributions by credit or debit card to be matched, 7:4
Regulations
See: Regulations
Repayment determinations
-- Clinton/Gore '96, 7:10
-- Dole/Kemp '96, 7:10
-- Perot '96, 3:6
-- primary elections, deleting requirement for, 1:7
Shortfall anticipated, 1:1, 5:1, 8:1
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Qualified Campaign Expenses
Presidential campaigns, distinction between primary and general election expenses, 1:7
See also: Audits, Public Funding
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Randolph County Republican Executive Committee
Prohibited transfers from unregistered party organization to party committees, failure to allocate, MURs 4797/4798, 8:6
Recordkeeping
Retention of records that distinguish between contributions and other payments made by retiree members to National Rural Letter Carriers' Association, AO 1999-6, 6:4
Signature authorizing payroll deduction required by to be maintained by FEC regulations, AO 1999-3, 5:5
Reform Party
National Committee of the Reform Party v. FEC, 4:4
Perot '96 v. FEC (98-1022), 6:1
State committees' petition to change debate regulations, 7:5
Registration
800 Line, 1:17
Regulations
Final Rules
-- audit procedures, primary/general "bright line" and Vice Presidential committees, 12:7
-- contributions from limited liability companies, 8:1; 11:1
-- definition of "member" of membership association, 9:1; 12:3
-- matching credit card and debit card contributions in presidential campaigns, 7:4; 9:3; 12:3
-- party committee coordinated expenditures and media travel, 9:12; 12:3
-- public financing of Presidential primary and general election candidates and conventions, 10:1; 12:7
Notices of Availability
-- debates, 7:5
-- express advocacy, 3:2
-- PAC disclosure
-- voter guide, 9:13
Notices of Inquiry
-- Use of the Internet for Campaign Activity, 12:1
Notices of Proposed Rulemakings (NPRMs)
-- electronic FOIA, 4:7
-- limited liability companies, 1:11
-- member, 1:10
-- public funding of presidential primary and general election candidates, 1:7
-- subchapter S corporations, 1:11
Petitions Denied
-- express advocacy, 6:7
Public Hearings
-- public funding of presidential primary and general election candidates, 3:1; 5:6
-- soft money, 1:12
Repayments
By publicly funded Presidential candidates, 1:8
Reports
Improper, alleged
-- FEC v. Al Salvi for Senate Committee (98C-4933), 4:5
-- FEC v. David Gentry for Congress Committee, 7:10; 11:4
Proposal to place committee reporting on campaign-cycle basis included in 1999 Legislative Recommendations, 5:4
Regulations pertaining to
See: Regulations
State filing waiver, 12:17
800 Line, 1:17
See also: Elections, Special; Nonfilers
Republican National Committee
Defendant, National Committee of the Reform Party v. FEC, 4:4
_____ v. FEC (98-5263), 1:2
Republican Party of Minnesota
AO 1999-4, 6:3
Republication of Campaign Materials
-- by volunteers on Web site soliciting funds, AO 1999-17, 12:9
Roundtable Sessions
At FEC, 1:14; 2:5; 3:8; 4:10; 5:8; 6:10; 7:3, 8:7; 9:14; 10:6; 11:9; 12:18
Russell, Ron
Burris v. _____,
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Salvi, Al
FEC v. Al Salvi for Senate Committee (98C-4933), 4:5
Sandler, Joseph E.
Testimony on proposed regulations for public financing of Presidential primary and general election candidates, 5:6
Separate Segregated Fund (SSF)
See: Political Action Committee (PAC)
Simon, Don
Testimony at soft money hearing, 1:12
Sixth Congressional District of North Carolina
MURs 4797/4798, 8:6
Smith, Leo
AO 1998-22, 1:16
Soft Money
See: Nonfederal Funds
Solicitations
In magazine, for retiree members of union, AO 1999-6, 6:4
Special notices to solicitees, FEC v. Public Citizen, 11:2
To chapter members of trade association, AO 1999-16, 9:9
To member policyholders of mutual insurance company, AO 1999-10, 7:7
To restricted class of foreign parent corporation and its U.S. subsidiaries, AO 1999-28, 12:15
Specter, Arlen
Committee permitted to invest excess campaign funds in mutual and bond funds, AO 1999-8, 6:6
State Law
California, unfair competition and interference, alleged, National Committee of the Reform Party v. FEC, 4:4
Limits to expenditures challenged, Cincinnati v. Kruse and Burris v. Russell, 1:3
Pennsylvania, disclosure requirements, preempted, AO 1999-12, 8:4
State Party Committee
Allocation
See: Allocation
Coordinated party expenditure limits
-- National Committee of the Reform Party v. FEC, 4:4
Not required to aggregate contributions with local party organization not registered as a federal political committee, AO 1999-4, 6:3
Status as
-- Hawaii Green Party Coordinating Committee, AO 1998-27, 3:6
-- Maine Green Party Council, AO 1998-23, 1:16
-- State Central Committee of the Virginia's Taxpayers Party, AO 1999-26, 12:13
Statistics
Congressional candidates
-- post-general, 2:4
-- semi-annual, 11:7
-- year-end, 6:8
National party committees
-- post-general, 3:4
-- semi-annual, 11:7
-- year-end, 6:8
PACs
-- semi-annual figures, 3:11, 9:18
-- year-end, 7:2
Straw Poll
Conduct of, AO 1999-27, 12:14
Subchapter S Corporations
Treatment of, for purposes of Federal Election Campaign Act, 1:12
See also: Regulations
Sullivan, Paul
Testimony at soft money hearing, 1:12
Surina, John M.
Former FEC staff director, succeeded by James A. Pehrkon, 5:1
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Testamentary Trusts
Contributions from, A0 1999-14, 9:7
Testing The Waters
800 Line, 8:8
Thomas, Scott E.
Message from the chairman, 1:1
Named chairman, 1:2
Trade Associations
Membership status of members of unincorporated unit of trade association, AO 1999-15, 9:7
Solicitation of members of regional chapters of trade association, AO 1999-16, 9:9
Treasurers
Failure to amend Statement of Organization following vacancy in position, Nevada State Republican Central Committee, MUR 4632, 7:10
Transfers
Excessive, New Jersey Democratic State Committee, MUR 4751, 2:2
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United States of America
Mariani v. _____ and FEC, 2:1
_____ v. Hsia, 7:9
_____ v. Kanchanalak, 12:1
Utrecht, Lyn
Testimony on proposed regulations for public financing of Presidential primary and general election candidates, 5:6
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Vice President
Expenses incurred in seeking nomination, 1:7; 12:7
Virginia Society for Human Life
_____ v. FEC, 10:5
Volunteers
-- Web site established by; AO 1999-17, 12:9
Voters
National voting system standards revisions, 4:2; 12:17
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Web sites
-- Application of expenditure definition and disclaimer requirements to Web site containing express advocacy, AO 1998-22, 1:16
-- Free hyperlinks on government Web site to Web sites of candidates, AO 1999-7, 6:5
-- Valuation of links between, AO 1999-17, 12:9
-- Vendor activity on, AO 1999-17, 12:9
-- Permitted for Internet polling, AO 1999-17, 12:9
Weinberg, Robert
Testimony at soft money hearing, 1:12
Wilkof, Richard B.
Testimony on proposed member regulations, 5:6
Witten, Roger
Testimony at soft money hearing, 1:12
Wohlford, Mary Clare
Petitioner requesting changes to debate regulations, 7:5
Wohlford, William T.
Petitioner requesting changes to debate regulations, 7:5
Wold, Darryl R.
Named vice chairman, 1:2
World Wide Web
See: Internet
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800 Line
Earmarked contributions, 9:16
Preparing for next election cycle, 1:17
Swearing-in reception, 1:17
$25,000 annual contribution limit, 7:13