Week of June 30 - July 4, 2014

Weekly Digest

Week of June 30 – July 4

COMMISSION MEETINGS AND HEARINGS

No Commission open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week.

ADVISORY OPINIONS

Advisory Opinion Request

AOR 2014-05 (Henry Ford Health System Government Affairs Services PAC).  On July 3, the Commission made public Advisory Opinion Request 2014-05.  The requestor asks whether the PAC, the separate segregated fund of a subsidiary corporation, may solicit contributions from employees of the parent corporation and the parent''''s other subsidiaries, and whether the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (the Act), preempts certain provisions of Michigan law. The Commission must issue a response no later than 60 days after receipt of the complete request, or specifically by September 2, 2014.

AOR 2014-06 (Paul Ryan). On July 3, the Commission made public 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 Act and Commission regulations. The Commission must issue a response no later than 20 days after receipt of the complete request, or specifically by July 21, 2014, because this request was submitted by a federal candidate within 60 days before a federal election.

AOR 2014-07 (Crowdpac). On July 3, the Commission made public Advisory Opinion Request 2014-07. The requestor asks whether its planned web-based contribution platform is permissible under the Act and Commission regulations. The Commission must issue a response no later than 60 days after receipt of the complete request, or specifically by September 2, 2014.

AOR 2014-08 (Nick for New York). On July 3, the Commission made public Advisory Opinion Request 2014-08. Nicholas Di iorio and Nick for New York ask whether Mr. Di iorio, a candidate for the House of Representatives, may participate in a reality television show featuring candidates for office, and whether he may be paid in return for his participation. The Commission must issue a response no later than 60 days after receipt of the complete request, or specifically by September 2, 2014.

ADMINISTRATIVE FINES

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

AF 2596 – Steve Hobbs for Congress and Jim Kainber, in his official capacity as treasurer. The Commission made a final determination and assessed a civil penalty of $990.

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

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

ADR 676 – American Bridge 21st Century and Rodell Mollineau, in his official capacity as treasurer. The respondent agreed to (1)certify that a representative of the Committee participated in an FEC conference, (2) develop and certify implementation of a compliance operations manual and a process to track receipt of, and response to, communications with the Commission, and (3) pay a civil penalty of $6,200.

UPCOMING COMMISSION MEETINGS

July 10: The Commission is scheduled to hold an open meeting. The Commission is also scheduled to hold an executive session, which has been rescheduled from July 8.

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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