AO 2017-06 Stein and Gottlieb
Vendor collecting and forwarding contributions to political committees.
Advisory opinions
Advisory opinions are official Commission responses to questions about how federal campaign finance law applies to specific, factual situations.
The advisory opinion processPending advisory opinion requests
Once the Office of the General Counsel has determined that an advisory opinion request meets all of the requirements to move forward for consideration by the Commission, the request is made public and is available for public comment for ten days.
Learn how to commentAO 2017-05 Great America PAC and Committee to Defend the President
Application of disclaimer requirements to communications by non-connected political committees that maintain accounts on Twitter.
Recent advisory opinions issued
The Commission issues an advisory opinion when four or more Commissioners vote to approve it. These votes almost always occur during an open meeting.
Explore all advisory opinionsAO 2017-04 Lancman for Congress
Withdrawn.
AO 2017-03 American Association of Clinical Urologists and UROPAC
Affiliation status of two membership organizations.
AO 2017-02 War Chest, LLC
Campaign funds maintained in bank deposit program.
AO 2017-01 American Urological Association
Affiliation status of two membership organizations.
AO 2016-26 Green Party of Florida
State party committee status
AO 2016-25 Mike Pence for Indiana
Issue: Use of nonfederal funds to pay for certain activities by federal candidate¿s state campaign committee.
AO 2016-24 Independence Party of Minnesota
State party committee status
AO 2016-23 Socialist Workers Party
Commission did not reach an agreement, so no AO was issued.
AO 2016-22 2 Libertarian State Committees
Status as state party committee of national party.
AO 2016-21 Great America PAC
Coordinated communications former employee conduct standard.
AO 2016-20 Mlinarchik
Contributions by sole member of federal contractor LLC.
AO 2016-19 Libertarian Party of Colorado
Status as state party committee of national party.
AO 2016-18 Ohio Green Party
Status as state party committee of national party.
AO 2016-17 Libertarian Party of Michigan Executive Committee, Inc.
Status as state party committee of national party.
AO 2016-16 Gary Johnson 2012
Funds a publicly financed committee may use to repay US Treasury and to pay civil penalty.
AO 2016-15 Gary Johnson Victory Fund
Contribution limits for joint fundraising committee.
AO 2016-14 11 Libertarian State Committees
Status as state party committee of national party
AO 2016-13 Martins for Congress II
Commission did not reach an agreement, so no AO was issued.
AO 2016-12 Citizen Super PAC
Commission did not reach an agreement, so no AO was issued.
AO 2016-11 Plains Cotton Growers
Membership organization/trade association affiliation and solicitation.