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Federal Election Commission | United States of America

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      Advisory opinions

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        The advisory opinion search feature includes all FEC advisory opinions (AOs) to date. You can search all FEC AOs using keywords, AO numbers, names of requestors and more. For additional search filters, you can still search AOs using our legacy AO search.

        Case Date issued Summary This opinion is cited by these later opinions
        AO 1977-11
        Bafalis
        04/01/1977
        Criteria for candidacy.
        AO 1977-10
        Oklahoma Republican State Committee
        04/01/1977
        Computerized voters list as gift by state committee to candidate.
        AO 1977-09
        Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee
        04/12/1977
        Separation of Federal and non-Federal funds.
        AO 1977-08
        Sasser
        05/25/1977
        Joint fundraising by Federal candidates.
        AO 1977-07
        Hansen
        03/30/1977
        Solicitation of personal funds.
        AO 1977-06
        Continental Oil
        05/13/1977
        No opinion was issued because of a forthcoming rulemaking in which the Commission would consider addressing the requestor's question.
        This advisory opinion is not cited by other advisory opinions
        AO 1977-05
        DSCC
        02/22/1977
        Legal and accounting fees related to ensuring candidate's compliance with FECA.
        AO 1977-04
        Schulze
        02/23/1977
        Donation of goods to officeholder.
        AO 1977-03
        Re: AOR by Stevens
        03/01/1977
        This response relates to a request for an advisory opinion, but is informational only and is not an advisory opinion because it is based in part on proposed regulations of the Commission which were submitted to Congress but not yet made effective. This response concerns the establishment of an office account.
        This advisory opinion is not cited by other advisory opinions
        AO 1977-02
        Constructive Congress
        03/27/1978
        Connected organization.
        AO 1977-01
        Lent for Congress
        02/22/1977
        Post-election use of property purchased by principal campaign committee.
        AO 1976-116
        Biaggi
        01/31/1977
        Expenditures by principal campaign committee for book and screenplay.
        AO 1976-114
        Re: AOR by Early
        02/01/1977
        This response relates to a request for an advisory opinion, but is informational only and is not an advisory opinion because it is based in part on proposed regulations of the Commission which were submitted to Congress but not yet made effective. This response concerns the use of excess campaign funds.
        AO 1976-113
        Re: AOR by Savings Bankers Non-Partisan Political Action Committee
        01/17/1977
        This response relates to a request for an advisory opinion, but is informational only and is not an advisory opinion because it is based in part on proposed regulations of the Commission which were submitted to Congress but not yet made effective. This response concerns follow-up solicitations by trade association PAC.
        AO 1976-112
        Democratic National Committee
        04/01/1977
        Democrats abroad constituting party committee.
        AO 1976-111
        Re: AOR by League of Voter Education
        01/05/1977
        This response relates to a request for an advisory opinion, but is informational only and is not an advisory opinion because it is based in part on proposed regulations of the Commission which were submitted to Congress but not yet made effective. This response concerns the definition of administrative costs incurred by labor organization and its PAC.
        AO 1976-110
        Akaka
        01/13/1977
        This AO is partly superseded by AO 1980-38. Contributions from local candidate's campaign account.
        AO 1976-109
        Re: AOR by Society National Bank of Cleveland
        02/07/1977
        This response relates to a request for an advisory opinion, but is informational only and is not an advisory opinion because it is based in part on proposed regulations of the Commission which were submitted to Congress but not yet made effective. This response concerns activity by national bank's separate segregated funds.
        AO 1976-108
        Cleveland
        02/15/1977
        National party committee expenditures on behalf of Congressional candidates.
        AO 1976-107
        Re: AOR by Whitehurst
        01/06/1977
        This response relates to a request for an advisory opinion, but is informational only and is not an advisory opinion because it is based in part on proposed regulations of the Commission which were submitted to Congress but not yet made effective. This response concerns the use of excess campaign funds.
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        This information is not intended to replace the law or to change its meaning, nor does this information create or confer any rights for or on any person or bind the Federal Election Commission or the public.

        The reader is encouraged also to consult the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.), Commission regulations (Title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations), Commission advisory opinions and applicable court decisions.