Category: FEC

Political law links for Thursday, November 3rd

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date November 3, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, California, Const Law Issues, Executive Branch, FEC, Foreign Laws, IRS, LDA, Maryland, Minnesota, Social Media

SOCIAL MEDIA USERS VOTE. ReadWriteWeb. “Over the last 17 years or so, the Internet has become a major player in how voters gain information and make decisions. Since 2008, social media has proven to be a powerful force for campaigns to get out its message. That was especially prevalent in the 2010 mid-term elections and […]

Wednesday’s political law links for Nov. 2nd

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date November 2, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, FEC, House, IRS, LDA, New York, Senate

CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL UPDATE. USAT. “Four years after Congress imposed restrictions on travel funded by outside groups, federal lawmakers are frequent fliers again, taking 415 privately funded trips between Jan. 1 and Sept. 30 — a nearly 75% jump in the number of trips they took during the same period in 2010, records show.” COMPLIANCE ISSUES. […]

Political law links for Tuesday, Nov. 1st

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date November 1, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, DC, Executive Branch, FCC, FEC, House, LDA, Maryland

CAIN AND PRIVATE CHARITY ISSUES. The Post. “‘It looks like a law school exam on potential campaign-finance violations,’ said Lawrence H. Norton of Womble Carlyle, a former general counsel at the Federal Election Commission.” JOINT GUIDANCE REGARDING REDISTRICTING. From the House Ethics Committee. “While congressional redistricting is constitutionally mandated, the redistricting process is a state […]