MUR #2844

Advertising/Solicitation

• Advocating election or defeat (of a candidate)

• Authorization/nonauthorization notice

• By corporation/labor union

• Disclaimers

Contributions

• Prohibited contributions

  • by corporations, labor organizations and national banks

• Threshold for triggering political committee status

Corporations/Labor Unions/Banks

• Communication by

• Contributions and expenditures by

  • definition at 2 U.S.C. &441b(a)

Definitions

• Clearly identified candidate

• Express advocacy

• For the purpose of influencing

• In connection with

• Independent expenditure

• Political committee

enforcement

• Civil Penalty

• Conciliation Agreement

Express Advocacy

Independent Expenditures

• Notice of non-authorization required

Political Committee

• Threshold for triggering political committee sta- tus

Recordkeeping

Reports/Reporting

• Independent expenditures

• Registration/Statement of Organization

  • failure to register/amend

• Report

  • failure to report