WASHINGTON --The Federal Election Commission will conduct a public hearing beginning at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 17, on proposed rules regarding:
- Proposed changes governing appearances by federal candidates and officeholders at state, district and local party fundraisers. Currently, Commission regulations permit federal candidates and officeholders to speak at such fundraisers “without restriction or regulation.”
- Revising the definition of “agent” to include persons with apparent authority. The current rules define agent as “any person who has actual authority either express or implied.”
- Revising rules that would permit a trade association’s corporate members to use payroll deductions for employee contributions to the trade association’s PAC.
Candidate Solicitation at State, District and Local Party Fundraising Events
| 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. |
William J. McGinley - National Republican Senatorial Committee
Lawrence M. Noble - The Center for Responsive Politics
Paul S. Ryan - The Campaign Legal Center
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| 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. |
Robert F. Bauer - Perkins Coie LLP
Thomas J. Josefiak - Republican National Committee
Donald J. Simon - Democracy 21 |
Defination of "Agent" for BCRA Regulations on Non-Federal Funds or Soft Money and Coordinated and Independent Expenditures
| 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
Lawrence M. Nobel - The Center for Responsive Politics
Paul S. Ryan - The Campaign Legal Center
Karl J. Sandstrom - Association of State Democratic Chairs
Donald J. Simon - Democracy 21 |
Payroll Deductions by Member Corporations for Contributions to a Trade Association’s Separate Segregated Fund
| 3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. |
Laurence E. Gold - American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
Charles E. Hawkins, III - National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association
Diane Casey-Landry - America's Community Bankers |
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