Category: FEC

Fines?

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date November 14, 2008
Categories In FEC

CQMoneyline says the FEC “fined” John Edwards and Rev. Al Sharpton yesterday. Sharpton will have to pay $497,000 in fines to the government for accepting prohibited contributions. Edwards faced fines of $681,000 for four separate offenses involving violations of contribution limits. But the commission voted to reduce his fine to $173,000… In fact, these were […]

Fix Public Financing?

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date November 14, 2008
Categories In FEC

Fred Wertheimer offers fours ways to fix the presidential public financing system.

FEC Actions

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date November 14, 2008
Categories In FEC

The FEC approved Draft B of an advisory opinion dealing with the media exemption. The Commission also discussed a number of audit reports.