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On June 25, 2015, a bill was introduced in the U.S. Congress to restructure the Federal Election Commission (FEC). House Resolution 2391, The Restoring Integrity to America’s Elections Act, would amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reduce […]

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On June 22, 2015, a lawsuit was filed against the Federal Election Commission (FEC) asking the court to direct the FEC to find the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) has made and accepted prohibited in-kind contributions when hosting presidential debates. […]

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Grand Fork Democrats in District 43 have filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) against state Republican officials and a political action committee (PAC) for receiving foreign campaign contributions. Gov. Jack Dalrymple, state Sen. Lonnie Laffen, and the […]

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On February 11, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) will hold a public hearing regarding proposed rules in response to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in McCutcheon v. FEC. More than 30 witnesses have been scheduled to testify, including James Bopp, […]

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On February 3, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) published its price index adjustments for expenditure limitations and lobbyist bundling disclosure threshold in the Federal Register. The lobbyist bundling disclosure threshold has increased to $17,600 for 2015 from $17,300 in 2014. […]

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The Federal Election Commission (FEC) has published the 2015-2016 election cycle contribution limits, which have been indexed for inflation. As required by the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002, the FEC must adjust certain contribution limits every two years. The […]

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Today, the Federal Election Commission elected Ann Ravel as its chairwoman. Ravel replaces Lee E. Goodman, who was appointed with Ravel to the commission in 2013. The chairmanship is a rotating, one-year position. No commissioner may serve as chair more […]

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On November 25, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia ruled corporations and labor organizations making electioneering communications are required to disclose all donors making contributions over $1,000. Under 11 C.F.R. §104.20(c)(9), the Federal Election Commission’s regulation […]

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Today, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) issued an advisory opinion allowing national convention committees to accept contributions separate from national party committees. The decision was supported by Democratic commissioner Ann Ravel and the three Republican commissioners, Lee Goodman, Caroline Hunter, […]

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Today, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) is considering final rules concerning independent expenditures and electioneering communications by corporations and labor organizations. In response to the 2010 Citizens United v. FEC U.S. Supreme Court decision, the commission has written rules expected […]

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September 23, 2014  •  

Tuesday Lobbying and Campaign Finance News Update

Lobbying “Bottom Line” in The Hill. Oklahoma: “State Capitol lobbyist Bart McSpadden dead at 46” by Mark Friedel in the Claremore Daily Progress. Campaign Finance “Democrats relying on big donors to win” by Kenneth P. Vogel and Tarini Parti in […]

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September 18, 2014  •  

FEC Working to Improve Its Website

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is seeking input on the redesign of its website and access to its campaign finance data and information. The FEC held a public forum on September 17 to discuss the website improvement plans being made […]

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Federal Election Commission Vice Chairwoman Ann Ravel announced the commission has reached an agreement allowing it to conform its campaign finance rules with the recent rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court. The commission plans to approve the rules on October […]

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Today, the Republican National Committee (RNC) filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court District of Columbia asking that political parties be able to collect unlimited political contributions for independent expenditures. In RNC v. Federal Election Commission (FEC), the […]

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