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	LLRX.com -- ResearchRoundUp, Federal, State & U.S. Territory Sites with Election Resources, Oct. 16, 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Elections Division of the Secretary of State has the current candidate list and absentee ballot forms, as well as election results, campaign contribution disclosure reports, forms for voter registration and notices of candidacy, and links to the Federal Election Commission and the State Ethics Commission (which has lists of lobbyists and their expenditures).
		The Election Division of the Secretary of State has a box in place to post the results of the upcoming election by federal and state office.
		The Department of State’s division of Commissions, Elections, and Legislation posts the official list of candidates, election calendars for this year and next, and results of the most recent election, which are retrievable by office or county.
	www.llrx.com /columns/roundup5.htm (3337 words)

	Federal Election Commission v. Akins
		The FEC said that, although it was a "close question," these expenditures were not membership communications, because that exception applies to a membership organization's communications with its members, and most of the persons who belonged to AIPAC did not qualify as "members" for purposes of the Act.
		Of course, as the FEC points out, Brief for Petitioner 29-31, it is possible that even had the FEC agreed with respondents' view of the law, it would still have decided in the exercise of its discretion not to require AIPAC to produce the information.
		The FEC held that the statute's exception to the "expenditure" definition for communications by a "membership organization" did not apply because many of the persons who belonged to AIPAC were not "members" as defined by FEC regulation.
	pub.bna.com /lw/19980602/961590.htm (6592 words)

	American Civil Liberties Union : ACLU Amicus Brief in Federal Election Commission v. Akins
		The issue for this Court to resolve is whether AIPAC nonetheless can be regulated as though it were a "political committee" under the Federal Election Campaign Act because of the allegation that a small, though precisely undetermined, amount and proportion of its organizational resources were sporadically employed for campaign-related activities that benefitted certain federal candidates.
		Agreeing with the FEC, the district court held that the major purpose test for determining whether a group is a "political committee" was an essential restraining feature of campaign finance law, based on the concern that "issue-oriented groups might [otherwise] be silenced by the burdensome requirements of the FECA." Pet.App.
		Every candidate for federal office is required to designate a "principal campaign committee," which is to receive reports of contributions and expenditures made on the candidates's behalf from other political committees and to compile and file these reports, together with its own statements, with the Commission.
	www.aclu.org /scotus/1997/22756lgl19970818.html (6634 words)

	Federal Election Commission - dKosopedia
		The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is an agency created to administer and enforce the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1975 (FECA), the statute that regulates the financing of federal elections in the United States.
		The duties of the FEC, which is an independent regulatory agency, are to disclose campaign finance information, to enforce the provisions of the law such as the limits and prohibitions on contributions, and to oversee the public funding of U.S. presidential elections.
		The Commission is made up of six members, who are appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate.
	www.dkosopedia.com /wiki/Federal_Election_Commission (268 words)

	PoliticalMoneyLine
		FEC Chairman Michael Toner announced today that he has sent a letter to the President stating his intention to resign as commissioner during the winter of 2007.
		Republican FEC Commissioner Hans A. von Spakovsky, Democratic Commissioner Robert D. Lehnard and Democratic Commissioner Steven T. Walther were recess appointments made in 2006 that would have to depart at the end of the first session of the 110th Congress.
		Although she won the Special Election to fill the seat for the remainder of the 109th Congress, she did not win the General Election to be the Representative for TX-22 in the 110th Congress starting in January.
	www.tray.com /fecinfo (8959 words)

	FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION v COLORADO REPUBLICAN FEDERAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE - Legal Case Documents
		Federal Election Comm'n, 518 U.S. (Colorado I), we held that spending limits set by the Federal Election Campaign Act were unconstitutional as applied to the Colorado Republican Party's independent expenditures in connection with a senatorial campaign.
		The Federal Election Commission originally took the position that any expenditure by a political party in connection with a particular election for federal office was presumed to be coordinated with the party's candidate.
		Federal Election Comm'n, 518 U.S. 604 (Colorado I), the spending limits in §441a(d)(3) (referred to as the Party Expenditure Provision), were held unconstitutional as applied to the independent expenditures of the Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee (Party) in connection with a senatorial campaign.
	www.legalcasedocs.com /120/243/670.html (2192 words)

	Campaign Finance Law: Roles of the Federal Election Commission (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The FEC administers the public funding program by determining which candidates are eligible to receive the funds.
		Copies of reports filed by federal candidates are also available in the Secretary of State's office in each candidate's home state and in the public records office of the Clerk of the House or the Secretary of the Senate, as appropriate.
		In some cases, FEC staff refer apparent violations or deficiencies in reporting to the Commission for enforcement action (see below), but reporting problems are often resolved by asking filers to voluntarily correct or clarify something in their reports.
	www.opensecrets.org /basics/fec/role.asp (870 words)

	July 14, 2004 Hearing
		The FEC then stood by passively while the soft money system grew to more than half a billion dollars by the 2002 election, and made a mockery of the law.
		The FEC has also failed to act to stop the new schemes to evade the longstanding Federal Election Campaign Act, involving the so-called 527 groups.
		In opposing any action by the Commission to address the problem with Section 527 groups in this election, Commissioner Weintraub said that (at this stage in the election cycle, it is unprecedented for the FEC to contemplate changes to the very definitions of terms as fundamental as (expenditure(and (political committee(.
	rules.senate.gov /hearings/2004/071404_mccain.htm (823 words)

	National Commission on Federal Election Reform on Reform Elections.org
		The National Commission on Federal Election Reform released its final report to Congress and the White House on July 31, 2001.
		Between March and June 2001, the Commission held four public hearings and organized task forces on the federal election system, election administration, and constitutional and federal election law issues.
		The Commission was organized by the University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs and The Century Foundation.
	www.reformelections.org /ncfer.asp (956 words)

	Federal Election Commission - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Federal Election Commission (or FEC) is an independent regulatory agency created in 1974 by the United States Congress to administer and enforce campaign finance legislation in the United States.
		Rather, the FEC aims the bulk of its public education budget at the candidates, campaigns and committees which it regulates.
		Critics of the FEC, including major campaign finance reform supporters such as Common Cause and Democracy 21, have complained that the FEC's bipartisan structure renders the agency "toothless." These same critics claim that most FEC penalties for violating election law come well after the actual election in which they were committed.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Federal_Election_Commission (1021 words)

	'Fahrenheit 9/11' ban?=The Hill.com= (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		In a draft advisory opinion placed on the FEC’s agenda for today’s meeting, the agency’s general counsel states that political documentary filmmakers may not air television or radio ads referring to federal candidates within 30 days of a primary election or 60 days of a general election.
		Since the FEC considers the Republican presidential convention scheduled to begin Aug. 30 a national political primary in which Bush is a candidate, Moore and other politically oriented filmmakers could not air any ad mentioning Bush after July 30.
		At issue in the FEC’s opinion is whether documentary films qualify for a “media exemption,” which allows members of the press to discuss political candidates freely in the days before an election.
	www.thehill.com /news/062404/moore.aspx (808 words)

	People For the American Way - Raise Your Voice, Save Your Voice
		The FEC should not rush to decide an issue in the middle of an election year that Congress considered and rejected and that would have such a significant impact
		As you are probably aware, the Federal Election Commission (“FEC”) proposed in February additional rules for enforcing the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (“BCRA”), also known as the McCain-Feingold law.
		The FEC should not rush in the middle of an election year to decide these issues, which Congress previously had the opportunity to consider and rejected.
	www.pfaw.org /pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=14751 (609 words)

	Federal Election Commission - SourceWatch
		The Federal Election Commission (FEC) was created by Congress in 1975 to "administer and enforce the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) - the statute that governs the financing of federal elections.
		The duties of the FEC, which is an independent regulatory agency, are to disclose campaign finance information, to enforce the provisions of the law such as the limits and prohibitions on contributions, and to oversee the public funding of Presidential elections." [1]
		Federal Campaign Finance Law, 1996 with some modifications from the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA).
	www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Federal_Election_Commission (427 words)

	UJC - WASHINGTON PROFILE: Federal Election Commission
		The Federal Election Commission (FEC) was established by the United States Congress in 1975 to administer and enforce the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA).
		As an independent regulatory agency, the primary duties of the FEC are to make public campaign finance information, to enforce FECA provisions (such as the limits and restrictions of campaign contributions by individuals and groups), and to oversee the public funding of presidential elections.
		Each year, the chairmanship of the commission rotates among its members, to ensure that no one member serves as chair more than once during his or her term.
	www.ujc.org /content_display.html?ArticleID=175372 (205 words)

	PRESS RELEASE: Sharpton Fined by Federal Election Commission In Response to NLPC Complaint
		According to a conciliation agreement between Sharpton and the FEC, accepted by the FEC on January 14, 2004 and released today by NLPC, the Sharpton campaign is being fined $5,500 for violating federal election laws.
		The FEC agreed, citing the Sharpton autobiography Al on America published in October 2002, in which Sharpton repeatedly stated he was running for president.
		The FEC found that the Sharpton campaign failed to file its 2002 year end and 2003 April quarterly reports on time, as well as failed to file a statement of candidacy and a statement of organization on time.
	www.nlpc.org /view.asp?action=viewArticle&aid=262 (334 words)

	Reform Elections.org
		While it is true that no single catastrophe of election administration grabbed headlines this year, it is quite dangerous to suggest that the problems voters encountered on Election Day were not serious.
		As election mishaps hindered voting on Tuesday from Cleveland to Denver, some people were already calling for giving up on the new electronic voting machines, which were themselves put in place to prevent another hanging-chad fiasco like that in Florida in 2000.
		The convergence of close elections, tremendous political ramifications, new voting machines and new voting rules could mean major problems both at the polls and after they close.
	www.reformelections.com (1479 words)

	NICAR Data \|\|Federal Campaign Contributions
		In the first nine months of the last two year election cycle, he raised more than two and a half times the campaign cash he received during the same period in 2001.
		Using campaign finance disclosure reports filed with the Federal Election Commission and analyses done by the Center for Responsive Politics, the reporter built a database of 37 freshmen House members.
		They also took a look at Tennessee money in federal elections, and found that local races were not competitive, and that Republicans in particular were funneling contributions to out-of-state candidates.
	www.ire.org /datalibrary/databases/viewdatabase.php?dbaseindex=14 (850 words)

	Conservative Leaders Urge FEC to Stay Out of the Internet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Should the FEC attempt to monitor each day's e-mail across America for impermissible activity, it would soon realize that not only that this task not only should not be done but that it cannot be done.
		Respect for the law is not enhanced when those who seek to obey federal agencies learn that the sheer size of their regulatory burden ensures the law will be enforced either selectively or not at all.
		The Commission should announce that its fact-finding hearings have convinced it that Internet regulation is simply not possible and that its respect for the First Amendment rights of American citizens demands that it refrain from trying to do so.
	www.englishfirst.org /FECInternetjointletterJuly705.htm (244 words)

	UPA Joins in Urging the Carter-Baker Commission on Federal Election Reform to Consider Design and Usability as ...
		Projects include collaborative work with election officials in Illinois, Oregon and Utah (and ongoing discussions in other states) on the redesign of election materials and environments to improve access and minimize voter and election worker errors.
		Election design models have been exhibited at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington D.C. and will be exhibited at the Pompidou Center in Paris this summer.
		We would like to encourage design and usability representation in Commission investigations because many of the problems identified in past elections could be alleviated or prevented by improving the design and usability of voting ballots and systems, instructional materials and environments.
	www.upassoc.org /about_upa/for_the_press/press_releases/press.050516.html (542 words)

	Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. v. Federal Election Commission - Medill - On the Docket
		Federal Election Commission - Medill - On the Docket
		FEC, a constitutional challenge to the entirety of McCain-Feingold.
		WRTL urged the Court to address its constitutional challenge to the federal prohibition on the use of corporate treasury funds to finance "electioneering communication" and to decide if “as-applied” challenges to the broadcast rule are ever permissible.
	docket.medill.northwestern.edu /archives/003084.php (1013 words)

	Federal Election Commission information and related industry information from Hoover's
		The FEC, or Federal Election Commission, was created by Congress in 1975 (following reports of serious financial abuses in the 1972 presidential campaign) to administer and enforce the Federal Election Campaign Act.
		An independent regulatory agency, the FEC is the watchdog for campaign contributions, disclosure, and financing of US federal elections.
		The FEC's six commissioners are presidentially appointed; no political party's members may hold a majority of the seats.
	www.hoovers.com /fec/--ID__122319--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml (351 words)

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		In contrast, the commission has acted with great speed to further the common interests of both parties in eroding the McCain-Feingold ban on soft money that is not subject to federal contribution limits.
		A better way to ensure that the new agency is impartial is to make the F.E.C. a five-member body drawn entirely from the ranks of the retired federal judiciary.
		By this stage in their careers, they would have their eyes on the history books and would be reluctant to tarnish their reputations by blatant acts of partisanship.
	islandia.law.yale.edu /ayers/acknyta.htm (636 words)

	McConnell v. Federal Election Commission - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Federal Election Commission, 540 U.S., is a case in which the United States Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of most of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002.
		The case takes its name from Senator Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky, and the Federal Election Commission, the federal agency that oversees U.S. campaign finance laws.
		The case was brought by groups such as the California State Democratic Party and the National Rifle Association, and individuals including U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell, the Senate Majority Whip, who argued that the legislation was an unconstitutional infringement on their First Amendment rights.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/McConnell_v._FEC (500 words)

	Commission on Federal Election Reform
		The Commission on Federal Election Reform, co-chaired by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and former U.S. Secretary of State James A. Baker, III, issued its report with 87 recommendations on September 19, 2005.
		The Commission was organized by American University's Center for Democracy and Election Management (CDEM) and remains an ongoing project of CDEM to make sure that future elections are an improvement on the past ones.
		Former President Jimmy Carter and former Secretary of State James A. Baker III were interviewed by Court TV on the proposals of the Commission on Federal Election Reform, which CDEM organized.
	www.american.edu /Carter-Baker (322 words)

	People For the American Way - Coalition To Protect Nonprofit Advocacy Opposes Proposed Restraints On Free Speech Under ...
		As a result, the vast majority of nonprofits risk becoming federally regulated political committees if they spend minimal amounts of money on certain types of communication and other activities that express views on an officeholder’s performance and public policy.
		Under the most draconian proposal, the FEC could “look back” at a nonprofit group’s activities over the past four years – to a time before McCain-Feingold was ever passed and long before the FEC ever proposed these rules – to determine whether the group qualifies as a federal political committee.
		If group qualifies, the FEC would require the organization to raise hard money to repay prior expenses that are now subject to the new rules.
	www.pfaw.org /pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=14911 (1128 words)

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