Results for “contributions”
Advisory opinions
AO 2024-05: Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom
Summary: Federal candidates and officeholders soliciting funds for state ballot measure committee.
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that a bank could purchase advertising to support amendments to the state constitution, stating “the contribution …
(“To the extent that large contributions are given to secure a political quid pro quo from current and …
dismissed a complaint alleging that foreign individuals violated the foreign national ban by making contributions …
Rather, the candidate’s payment for his or her portion prevents a contribution to the candidate by ensuring …
23Id. at 2 n.4, 2-3. 24Id. at 2 n.4. 25See generally 11 C.F.R. § 100.52(d)(1) (defining an in-kind contribution …
Under the Act, it is illegal for “a foreign national, directly or indirectly, to make [] a contribution …
to state ballot measure initiatives even though they may not make contributions to candidates, because …
By its own terms, the foreign national ban does not prohibit foreign nationals from contributing directly …
Under Draft A, the risk of corruption inherent in direct foreign national contributions to candidates …
A federal candidate could easily owe their election to foreign national contributions that are expressly …
federal candidates and officeholders may solicit unlimited funds, and money from donors prohibited from contributing …
at a candidate’s or officeholder’s behest give rise to all of the same corruption concerns posed by contributions …
Without some restriction on solicitations, federal candidates and officeholders could easily avoid FECA’s contribution …
important policies underpinning it—namely, the risk of corruption through the circumvention of federal contribution …
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AO 2024-04: Independence Blue Cross LLC Political Action Committee
Summary: Disaffiliation of SSFs
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limits, contributions made to or by affiliated political committees are considered to have been made …
to 247 federal committees but only 31, or 12%, received contributions from both.72Then, from January …
committees, but only 14, or 4.8%, received contributions from both. …
of 293 federal committees, and 27, or 9.2%, received contributions from both. …
federal committees, and 31, or 12.6%, received contributions from both. …
limits, contributions made to or by affiliated political 1 committees are considered to have been made …
15, or 7.6%, received contributions from both.74IHG asserts 10 that “the overlap is most likely the …
committees, but only 14, or 4.8%, received contributions from both. …
of 293 federal committees, and 27, or 9.2%, received contributions from both. …
federal committees, and 31, or 12.6%, received contributions from both. …
not solicit or receive contributions from BCBSA’s restricted class. …
In addition, IBC PAC does communicate with BluePAC regarding contributions to ensure compliance with …
Below is a breakdown of the PACs’ contributions between January 1, 2015 and December 31, 2023, showing …
Time Period Number of Federal Committees that Received Contributions from Both PACs Number of Federal …
Committees that Received Contributions from Either PAC Jan. 1, 2015-Dec. 31, 2016 14 293 Jan. 1, 2017 …
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AO 2024-03: PoliticalMeetings.com, LLC
Summary: Use of web platform and mobile app to allow subscribers to contribute to candidates and national political party committees and to provide candidate meeting information to users and subscribers. (Commission did not reach an agreement so no AO was issued.)
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Use of web platform and mobile app to allow subscribers to contribute to candidates and national political …
will be aggregated by recipients with any other contributions made to them from the subscribers; and …
This form will further state that contributions must comply with the federal limits and prohibitions. …
; it’s only relevant as to whether a contribution, if made, would be deemed a prohibited contribution …
(when made by a corporation) or a contribution subject to the individual contribution limits under the …
PM.com will be using a pay gateway to provide all contribution processing services. …
Subscribing will allow viewers to make contributions of $1.00 per 6 month through PM.com to candidates …
who opt to participate.9Subscribers also will be 7 able to choose to add a $0.50 monthly contribution …
be aggregated by recipients with any other contributions made to them from each subscriber; and that …
This form will further state that contributions must comply with the federal limits and prohibitions. …
AO 2024-03 Draft B Page 5monthly contribution for a national party committee.16PM.com will charge the …
Subscribing allows viewers to make contributions of $1.00 per 4 month through PM.com to candidates who …
will be aggregated by recipients with any other contributions made to them from each subscriber; and …
This form will further state that contributions must comply with the federal limits and prohibitions. …
charge a base subscription rate of $2.98 per month, which will 5 include a one-dollar contribution to …
PM.com will be using a pay gateway to provide all contribution processing services. …
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