September 24, 2009
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September 24, 2009
September 21, 2009
EMILY's List v. Federal Election Commission
. On September 18, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reversed the decision of the district court in Emily’s List v. Federal Election Commission and …
Read moreSeptember 18, 2009
September 14, 2009
September 14, 2009
September Reporting Reminder
Monthly filers are reminded that they have a report due Sunday, September 20, covering the month of August. Please note that the Commission does not have statutory authority to …
Read moreSeptember 11, 2009
September 11, 2009
September 9, 2009
September 8, 2009
The Cost of Filing Late Just Went Up
The Commission published final rules in July that increased certain civil penalties for inflation, including fines under the Administrative Fines Program for late- or non-filed reports. For more information on …
Read moreSeptember 4, 2009
September 1, 2009
San Francisco regional conference for campaigns, party committees and corporate/labor/trade PACs
The Commission will hold a regional conference in San Francisco, California, on October 28-29, 2009, at the Sheraton Fisherman’s Wharf Hotel. Commissioners and staff will conduct a variety of technical …
Read moreSeptember 1, 2009
Agency procedure for notice to respondents in non-complaint generated matters
The Commission has issued a new agency procedure to provide notification to respondents of enforcement proceedings based on information ascertained by the Commission in the normal course of carrying out …
Read moreSeptember 1, 2009
Party financial activity for 2009
During the first six months of 2009, Democratic and Republican party committees that filed disclosure reports with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) raised a combined $214.6 million and spent $164.9 …
Read moreSeptember 1, 2009
AO 2009-18: Disaffiliation of SSFs after restated agreement
Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P. Political Action Committee (Penske PAC), the separate segregated fund (SSF) of Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P. (Joint Venture) may disaffiliate from the General Electric Company …
Read moreSeptember 1, 2009
AO 2009-16: Libertarian Party of Ohio qualifies as state party committee
The Libertarian Party of Ohio (the LPO) qualifies as a state party committee under the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act) because the LPO: (1) qualifies as a political party; …
Read moreSeptember 1, 2009
Commission announces disposition of petitions for rulemakings regarding candidate debates (2009)
The Federal Election Commission has dismissed two petitions for rulemaking related to the Commission’s regulations on candidate debates at 11 CFR 110.13.
The first petition, filed in May 1999, …
Read moreSeptember 1, 2009
AO 2009-15: Candidate committee may accept contributions for potential special election
An authorized committee of a candidate may accept contributions that may be used for a special or emergency election or runoff in 2009 or 2010, even though an election has …
Read moreSeptember 1, 2009
Final rules on reorganization of National Voter Registration Act regulations
The Federal Election Commission and the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) are jointly taking action to transfer regulations that implement the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) from the FEC …
Read moreAugust 31, 2009