MUR #1272

Advertising/Solicitation

• Advocating election or defeat (of a candidate)

• By political committees

Commercially Reasonable

Contributions

• Acceptance

  • by Federal committee/account

  • of prohibited contribution

• Exempted contributions

  • volunteer services

• Expenditures, when not independent, considered contribution

• In-Kind

  • anything of value

  • polling expenses, considered as

  • when not an independent expenditure

• Limitations

  • exceeding limitations prohibited

  • on contributions by persons

• Prohibited contributions

  • by corporations, labor organizations and national banks

• Threshold for triggering political committee status

Corporations/Labor Unions/Banks

• Contributions and expenditures by

  • definition at 2 U.S.C. &441b(a)

• Facilities

• Prohibitions

Definitions

• Charge (usual & normal)

• Clearly identified candidate

• Contribution

• Expenditure

• Express advocacy

• File, filed, filing

• Independent expenditure

enforcement

• Civil Penalty

• Conciliation Agreement

Independent Expenditures

• Contribution limit (annual)

Reports/Reporting

• Expenditures

• Independent expenditures

• Postmark as date of filing

• Registration/Statement of Organization

  • untimely registration/amendment

• Report

  • untimely reporting

Volunteer Activity

• Services of individuals