Category: FEC

Federal Election Commission meeting tomorrow

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date November 18, 2009
Categories In FEC

The agenda for tomorrow’s meeting of the Federal Election Commission is available here.

Robocalls and the political do not call list approach

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date November 16, 2009
Categories In FEC

In reaction to a pending advisory opinion (Advisory Opinion Request 2009-27) before the Federal Election Commission, The Star Tribune advocates a political do not call list in this editorial. Sure, there are technological and regulatory ways around automated calls, but why should voters, especially during these tough times, have to pay for caller ID? If […]

HLOGA rule compliance update

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date November 16, 2009
Categories In FEC

Roll Call reports: Under new rules enacted by the Federal Election Commission this year, PACs are required to report before the end of March whether they are controlled by an entity that is registered to lobby. But such well-known lobbying groups as the National Mining Association, the Motion Picture Association of America and the National […]