Week of July 7 - July 11, 2014

Weekly Digest

Week of July 7 – 11

COMMISSION MEETINGS AND HEARINGS

On July 10, the Commission held an executive session.

The open meeting previously scheduled for July 10 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

Extension of Time Received

AOR 2014-06 (Paul Ryan). On July 9, the Commission received an Extension of Time until July 24 on Advisory Opinion Request 2014-06. Congressman Paul Ryan, Ryan for Congress, Inc., and Prosperity Action, Inc. ask whether certain proposed activities relating to the publication, distribution, and promotion of a book written by Congressman Ryan are permitted under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (the Act), and Commission regulations.

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

The Commission made public four campaign finance enforcement matters that were resolved through its Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) program, as follows. For more information, see the case documents in the Enforcement Query System.

ADR 693 – Citizens United Political Victory Fund and Kevin Allen, in his official capacity as treasurer. The respondent agreed to (1) develop and certify implementation of a compliance operations manual and (2) pay a civil penalty of $4,000.

ADR 697 – Caesars Entertainment Corporation PAC and Lindsay J. Garcia, in her official capacity as treasurer. The respondent agreed to (1) attend an FEC seminar and (2) pay a civil penalty of $3,950.

ADR 702 – Republican Party of Florida and Jeff Howell, in his official capacity as treasurer. The respondent agreed to (1) develop and certify implementation of a compliance operations manual and a process to track receipt of, and response to, communications with the Commission and (2) pay a civil penalty of $6,500.

ADR 704 – Campaign for Working Families and Dorie Velezis, in her official capacity as treasurer. The respondent agreed to (1) develop and certify implementation of a compliance operations manual and a process to track receipt of, and response to, communications with the Commission and (2) pay a civil penalty of $8,200.

LITIGATION

Stop Reckless Economic Instability caused by Democrats, et al. v. FEC (Case 1:14-cv-00397-AJT-IDD). On July 3, the plaintiffs filed a Motion to Voluntarily Dismiss Plaintiffs Niger Innis and Niger Innis for Congress in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. On July 7, the plaintiffs filed an Amended Complaint and a Motion to Amend and Supplement Complaint.

PRESS RELEASES

FEC Summarizes 15-Month Campaign Activity of the 2013-2014 Election Cycle (issued July 11)

UPCOMING COMMISSION MEETINGS

July 22: The Commission is scheduled to hold an executive session.

July 23: The Commission is scheduled to hold an open meeting.

UPCOMING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

August 21, 2014, Federal Election Commission, Washington, DC. Roundtable/Webinar on Pre-Election Communications. Additional information is available on the Educational Outreach page of the Commission website.

UPCOMING REPORTING DUE DATES

July 15: July Quarterly Reports are due. For more information on quarterly reporting dates, refer to the 2014 Quarterly Reporting page of the Commission website.

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

OTHER RESOURCES

The 2014 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 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.

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

The 2014 edition of the Federal Election Commission Campaign Guide for Congressional Candidates and Committees is now 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 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 Record news articles published 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.

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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