Week of February 3 - February 7, 2014

Weekly Digest

Week of February 3 - 7

COMMISSION MEETINGS AND HEARINGS

On February 4, the Commission held an executive session.

The open meeting previously scheduled for February 6 was canceled. Click here for agendas and related documents for open meetings. Click here for audio recordings for selected meetings, hearings and presentations.

ADVISORY OPINIONS

Supplement Received

AOR 2013-18 (Revolution Messaging, LLC). On February 4, the Commission made public a supplement to Advisory Opinion Request 2013-18 from Revolution Messaging. The requestor asks whether the proposed mobile phone banner advertisements are exempt from the disclaimer requirement of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended.

ENFORCEMENT

The Commission made public one closed case, as follows. For more information, see the case documents in the Enforcement Query System.

MUR 6758
COMPLAINANT: FEC-Initiated
RESPONDENTS: Rob Zerban for Congress and Randy Bryce, in his official capacity as treasurer
SUBJECT: In the normal course of carrying out its supervisory responsibilities, the Commission initiated proceedings and found reason to believe that Rob Zerban for Congress and Bryce, in his official capacity as treasurer, (the Committee) failed to disclose $438,682.66 in disbursements on a pre-general report. Zerban was a 2012 candidate for Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District.
DISPOSITION: The Commission entered into a conciliation agreement providing for the Committee to pay a civil penalty of $8,500.

ADMINISTRATIVE FINES

The Commission made public three campaign finance enforcement matters that were resolved through its Administrative Fines (AF) program, as follows. For more information, see the case documents in the Enforcement Query System.

AF 2686 – Trust Women PAC and Tiffany Reynolds-Richardson, in her official capacity as treasurer. The Commission made a final determination and assessed a civil penalty of $3,712.

AF 2760 – Oklahoma Leadership Council and Anthony J. Ferate, in his official capacity as treasurer. The Commission made a final determination and assessed a civil penalty of $320.

AF 2764 – Jesse Young for US Congress and Jan Brainard, in her official capacity as treasurer. The Commission made a final determination and assessed a civil penalty of $3,520.

LITIGATION

Libertarian National Committee, Inc. v. FEC (Case 13-5094). On February 7, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a Per Curiam Order, granting the Commission’s motion for summary affirmance.

OUTREACH

On February 5, Chairman Lee Goodman met with a multinational group of civic, political, and governmental leaders to discuss transparency and accountability as they apply to the work of the Commission as part of the State Department''''s International Visitor Leadership Program. 

UPCOMING COMMISSION MEETINGS

February 25: The Commission is scheduled to hold an executive session.

February 27: The Commission is scheduled to hold an open meeting.

UPCOMING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

February 11-12, 2014, Tampa, Florida, Regional Conference for House & Senate Campaigns, Political Party Committees and Corporate/Trade/Labor PACs. Additional information is available on the Educational Outreach page of the Commission website.

UPCOMING REPORTING DUE DATES

February 20: February Monthly Reports are due. For more information on monthly reporting dates, refer to the 2014 Monthly Reporting page of the Commission website.

The Commission posted the filing deadlines for the Special Election in Florida’s 19th Congressional District. For information on reporting dates for this election, refer to the Special Election Report Notice.

The Commission posted the filing deadlines for the Senate Special Election in Oklahoma. For information on reporting dates for this election, refer to the Special Election Report Notice.

OTHER RESOURCES

The 2013 Legislative Recommendations are available on the Commission’s website.

 The August 2013 edition of the Federal Election Commission Campaign Guide for Political Party Committees is available on the Commission’s website.

The 2013 edition of the Combined Federal State Disclosure and Election Directory is available in the Public Records section of the Commission website. This publication identifies the federal and state agencies responsible for the disclosure of campaign finances, lobbying, personal finances, public financing, candidates on the ballot, election results, spending on state initiatives and other financial filings.

The Official 2012 Presidential General Election Results are available in the Library section of the website. This listing was compiled from the official election results published by state election offices.

An index to the Record news articles published in 2013 is available on the Commission website. The Record news page is available in the Publications section of the Commission website. Sign up to receive email notification when new articles are posted.

The FEC Annual Reports from 1975-2006 are now available on the website. Beginning in 2007, the Commission consolidated its Annual Report with its Performance and Accountability Report (PAR) to provide a single account of the agency''''s activities for each fiscal year.

The 2014 edition of Title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations can be downloaded from the website. To order printed copies, call (800) 424-9530 (press 6) or send an email to info@fec.gov.

Instructional videos are available on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/user/FECTube?feature=watch. These videos are also available on the Commission''''s E-Learning resources page at http://www.fec.gov/info/elearning.shtml.

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