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During 2005, the Democratic and Republican Party committees raised over $430 million and spent nearly $325 million.(1) While the fundraising totals are down slightly from the last non-election year, …

In an effort to provide more information to the regulated community and the public, the Commission is making its open meetings and public hearings available as audio recordings through the …

The Commission has made public two more cases resolved in the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) program. The respondents, the alleged violations of the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act) and …

The Commission recently publicized its final action on 32 new Administrative Fine cases, bringing the total number of cases released to the public to 1,261 with $1,691,998 in fines collected …

In March 2006, the Commission announced conciliation agreements in two enforcement cases (Matters Under Review or MURs) that involved prohibited corporate contributions and contributions in the name of another. Respondents …

On April 3, 2006, the Christian Civil League of Maine, Inc. (CCL) filed a complaint with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia asking the court to find …

The Tancredo for Congress Committee may donate funds to Defend Colorado Now (DCN), a state ballot initiative committee. However, donations in the proposed amounts would constitute “financing” of DCN by …

A corporation may provide a link from its government relations intranet site to its PAC’s password-protected website. To access the PAC’s site, members of the restricted class may all use …

On February 9, 2006, the Commission approved an interim final rule regarding voter identification and get-out-the-vote (GOTV) activities limited to nonfederal elections. The Commission is seeking public comment on all …

On March 27, 2006, the Commission approved new regulations governing certain types of Internet communications. The rules will take effect on May 12, 2006. The questions and answers that follow …

The Commission has approved regulations that narrowly expand the definition of “public communication” to include certain types of paid Internet content. This change complies with the district court’s determination in …