Pending advisory opinion requests as of June 30, 2022
Advisory opinion requests (AORs) pending before the Commission as of the end of the month are listed. Procedures for commenting on pending AORs are described here.
- AOR 2022-06
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Advisory opinion requests (AORs) pending before the Commission as of the end of the month are listed. Procedures for commenting on pending AORs are described here.
The value of a research book paid for by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) may be allocated equally to the DSCC and two authorized committees as long as the …
Read moreA limited liability company (LLC) may create a customized website to enable its corporate separate segregated fund (SSF) client to solicit the public for contributions to candidates and political committees …
Read moreCandidates seeking nomination to the House of Representatives from New York are entitled to separate contribution limits for a court-ordered August 23 primary.
Congressional candidates in New York were …
Read moreJill Stein for President Committee (the Committee) need not establish a separate, segregated account to raise funds designated as “other receipts” to pay administrative fines, but it may not use …
Read moreAdvisory opinion requests (AORs) pending before the Commission as of the end of the month are listed. Procedures for commenting on pending AORs are described here.
Campaign funds may be used to pay for a security gate at the residence of a Member of Congress because the payment constitutes an ordinary and necessary expense incurred in …
Read moreAdvisory opinion requests (AORs) pending before the Commission as of the end of the month are listed. Procedures for commenting on pending AORs are described here.
Joan Farr for U.S. Senate OK and Joan Farr for U.S. Senate KS (the Committees) may distribute copies of Farr’s book to contributors as rewards for their contributions because candidates …
Read moreA prospective candidate’s disability benefits do not constitute “earned income” under the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act) and Commission regulations, and therefore may not be used to calculate a …
Read moreOn December 16, 2021, the Commission considered an advisory opinion request from the DSCC and DCCC. The request asked whether text messages sent to the committees’ supporters via short code …
Read moreSchiff for Congress ("the Committee"), the authorized committee of Congressman Adam Schiff, may rent its email list to a publishing company under the circumstances proposed by the Committee and Congressman …
Read moreAdvisory opinion requests (AORs) pending before the Commission as of the end of the month are listed. Procedures for commenting on pending AORs are described here.
Retail Benefits, Inc. (RBI) may provide customized fundraising software to political committees and will not incur reporting obligations under the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act) and Commission regulations.
Advisory opinion requests (AORs) pending before the Commission as of the end of the month are listed. Procedures for commenting on pending AORs are described here.
Certified Voter, LLC (Certified Voter) may sell sponsored advertisement services to political committees for a commercially reasonable fee without the services resulting in an in-kind contribution.
Certified Voter …
Read moreAdvisory opinion requests (AORs) pending before the Commission as of the end of the month are listed. Procedures for commenting on pending AORs are described here.
On August 11, 2021, the Commission considered an advisory opinion request from Congressman Scott Fitzgerald. The request asked if the Congressman’s state campaign committee is affiliated with his federal leadership …
Read moreProviding an online platform for individuals to solicit and make contributions to political committees will not cause PAC Management Services LLC (“PACMS”) to:
The Democratic Party of Illinois may raise nonfederal funds while Representative Robin Kelly chairs its governing committee, as long as the party’s nonfederal account is administered by a special committee …
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