Category: FEC

Form 9 Revised

For obvious reasons, the Supreme Court’s opinion in Wisconsin Right to Life II necessitated a re-do of Form 9, the form used to report electioneering communications.  A revised form is online.  “REV. 12/2007” appears in the lower right-hand corner of the form, yet I did not recall seeing this form online until recently.  When viewing […]

Outside Groups to Spend $150 Million

The AP reports: A loose coalition of liberal and labor organizations expects to spend about $150 million this fall to push its causes and help Democrats win the White House and strengthen their grip on Congress. Participants include the two main labor coalitions — the AFL-CIO and Change to Win — as well as MoveOn.org […]

Bill Disapproves of Prior Written Approval

A trade association with corporate members seeking to expand political participation faces obstacles to growing its PAC.  These PACs are allowed to solicit contributions from the  stockholders and executive and administrative personnel, and their families, of the trade association’s corporate members, if the corporation has given prior written approval (a separate and specific approval of the  […]