[EL] FEC deadlocks
JBoppjr at aol.com
JBoppjr at aol.com
Fri Jul 1 06:18:23 PDT 2011
And the option is either an odd member commission or a speech czar. In
either event, a partisan majority emerges who can wield substantial power to
silence opposition. We experience some of that when Trevor Potter was
Commissioner and was tied at the hip with the Democrats on the Commission. This
has got to be worse. Jim Bopp
In a message dated 6/30/2011 10:04:10 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
BSmith at law.capital.edu writes:
That, too, has for years been the fall-back theory - well, they deadlock
on important things. To some extent, of course, deadlocks are more likely on
controversial or important things - it would be odd to think otherwise. Of
course, if you define important as anything on which there is a
"deadlock," you'll get a very high percentage of "deadlocks" on important votes.
Reformers have sometimes done this - one Democracy 21 bit on this meme listed a
3-3 vote by the Commission not to file an amicus brief in a state law case
as "important." Well.
By any reasonable measure the FEC deadlocks rarely, not frequently, and it
decides most issues that come before it (indeed, 3-3 votes decide most
issues, at least on the enforcement docket). It may well be that there are
more 3-3 votes than in the recent past, as back when the reformers when only
convinced that I was the anti-christ and claimed that the FEC was hopelessly
deadlocked and wouldn't enforce the law and blah blah blah. In fact, the
evidence shows that, so let's just say it is true that there are more 3-3
votes than at many times in the past. That is a far cry from the regular
suggestions that the FEC is all "deadlock" and "as good as dead."
I could do a search of Jerry Spring transcripts for "transvestite," list
the results, and come to the conclusion that 35% of Americans are
cross-dressers. Some people are, indeed, fascinated by transvestites, so I guess it
makes for good TV, but the fact that Jerry brings it up a lot doesn't make
it reflective of reality - even if it is called "reality" TV.
Oh, and the Republican commissioners vote on disclosure preserved the law,
it didn't change it. The Democrats wanted to change it.
Bradley A. Smith
Josiah H. Blackmore II/Shirley M. Nault Designated Professor of Law
Capital University Law School
303 E. Broad St.
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 236-6317
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Subject: Re: [EL] FEC deadlocks
I pointed to Michael Franz's post in particular, because he has done
empirical studies of deadlocks at the FEC and his impression that things have
changed in the McGahn era. The analysis needs to be not only quantitative,
but qualitative. The party line votes on disclosure, enforcement,
coordination and the Citizens United rulemaking will turn out to be quite important
as the 2012 election season gets into full swing. Indeed, the Republican
Commissioners' vote on disclosure of which contributions must be disclosed
to fund electioneering communications may be the single biggest change to
campaign finance law this election season aside from Citizens United itself.
On 6/30/2011 6:01 PM, Smith, Brad wrote:
Over the last two years the FEC has unanimously decided 30 of 42 advisory
opinion requests, and "deadlocked" on 4, or less than 10% for the
mathmatically challenged. This is actually a historically high rate of deadlocks,
but still far less than the impression one would get from listening to the
reform community. If history is any guide, the percentage of "deadlocked"
votes on substantive enforcement matters is even lower.
Reformers have tossed this chestnut around for 20 plus years, attempting
to fob off the failure of regulation in this area on lack of effective
enforcement rather than a complex law, muddled objectives, legal setbacks in
court, and a law and theories that simply do not work.
As they like to say, anecdotes do not constitute data.
Bradley A. Smith
Josiah H. Blackmore II/Shirley M. Nault Designated Professor of Law
Capital University Law School
303 E. Broad St.
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 236-6317
_http://www.law.capital.edu/Faculty/Bios/bsmith.asp_
(http://www.law.capital.edu/Faculty/Bios/bsmith.asp)
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Subject: [EL] FEC deadlocks
There's been a suggestion that the number of FEC deadlocks has been
exaggerated. Below is a post from Michael Franz on the question, included among
all the posts on my blog in the last couple of years in which the word
"deadlock" appears (I've removed from this list those posts which don't involve
the FEC):
Search Results for: deadlock
_The Bigger Story at Today’s FEC: No New Soft Money Loophole; Jim Bopp,
Like Stephen Colbert, Brings Some Unanimity to the FEC_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19997)
Posted on _June 30, 2011_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19997) by _Rick
Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
While Stephen Colbert got _all the attention_
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/fec-allows-colbert-to-form-super-pac-for-2012-elections/2011/06/3
0/AGxVGBsH_story.html) at the FEC today (link to _commission audio_
(http://fec.gov/audio/2011/2011063001.mp3) ), the more important substantive
decision was the unanimous vote of the FEC to prevent the reopening of a_ soft
money loophole_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19632) in campaign finance
law. It’s not every day (in fact, it’s usually not any day) that the FEC’
s actions _get praise_ (http://bit.ly/lm9Xwc) from Fred Wertheimer.
What happened and why?
Here’s the back story: Jim Bopp announced the formation of a Republican “
super PAC”–a political committee which does not make any contributions
directly to federal candidates, and which, thanks to recent court and FEC
rulings may take unlimited contributions (from individuals, corporations, and
labor unions) to be spent on independent ads supporting or opposing federal
candidates. What made Bopp’s proposal unique is that he would use
Republican officeholders to raise unlimited sums for the Super PAC. It would not
only create a “shadow” Republican party—it would get elected officials back
in the business of raising unlimited sums from corporate, union, and
wealthy contributors, effectively reversing the “soft money ban” put in place by
McCain-Feingold. Not only did the Supreme Court uphold that ban in
_McConnell v. FEC_ (http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/02-1674.ZS.html) (in a
portion of the opinion not touched by Citizens United), even _Justice
Kennedy_ (http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/02-1674.ZX2.html) voted to
uphold key parts of the ban on elected officials soliciting unlimited funds to
benefit their political parties.
Democratic lawyers, including Marc Elias, in a savvy move, then filed an
Advisory Opinion request, asking the FEC to rule on whether such unlimited
fundraising is legal, or whether such solicitations need to be within the
$5,000 limit for PACs which are not “super-PACs.” So Elias got the FEC to
rule on whether Bopp’s plan is legal.
Today the FEC voted on that advisory opinion request, saying that elected
officials may not raise unlimited funds for super-PACs. I have not seen any
news reports yet, but Sean Parnell _tweets_
(https://twitter.com/#!/seanparnellCCP/status/86454867312381952) that the Commission, on a 6-0 vote,
approved a _revised version_ (http://fec.gov/agenda/2011/mtgdoc_1137b.pdf) of
Draft A to AO request 2011-12. It’s a good thing too, because it really
would have eviscerated the soft money limits.
Why was the FEC vote 6-0, when we’ve been seeing lots of 3-3 FEC
_deadlocks_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?s=deadlock) _recently_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19927) , with the Republican Commissioners refusing, in my view,
to fairly enforce the law?
I think Jim Bopp’s proposal was a bridge too far, even for the three FEC
Commissioners. Not only would there have been a public outcry, but I
imagine the issue would have ended up in the courts, and created great
uncertainty as the 2012 election season gets into full swing. It reminds me of when
Judge Kavanaugh _rejected_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=14454) a lawsuit
by Bopp seeking to end the soft money limits. Judge Kavanaugh, no friend
of campaign finance regulation, said that the time may come when the Supreme
Court would overturn McConnell and hold the soft money limits clearly
imposed by Congress as unconstitutional. But until then he was bound by
Congress and the Court.
So the three Republican commissioners deserve great praise today for their
vote in this case, but I have low expectations going forward, given the
Commissioners’ recent votes in coordination and disclosure cases, as well as
their position on the post-Citizens United rulemaking.
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19997&title=The%20Bigger%20Story%20at%20Today’
s%20FEC:%20No%20New%20Soft%20Money%20Loophole;%20Jim%20Bopp,%20Like%20Stephen%20Colbert,%20Brings%20Some%20Unan
imity%20to%20the%20FEC&description=)
Posted in _campaign finance_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10) ,
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_Breaking News: Stephen Colbert Brings Temporary Bipartisan Harmony to the
FEC_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19978)
Posted on _June 29, 2011_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19978) by _Rick
Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
An eagle-eyed reader notes a _new item_
(http://fec.gov/agenda/2011/mtgdoc_1138b.pdf) posted in connection with tomorrow’s meeting of the FEC:
amendments to _Draft A_ (http://fec.gov/agenda/2011/mtgdoc_1138a_and_b.pdf) of
the Colbert advisory opinion, proposed by five of the six commissioners (all
besides Republican Commissioner McGahn). This signals that things will go
very smoothly (and I would guess rather quickly) at tomorrow’s FEC
meeting.
The draft comes closer to the position of the Democratic Commissioners
rather than the Republican Commissioners’ initial position, and it seems to
lessen the possibility that the Colbert opinion could have (inadvertently)
opened up a wide expansion of the “press exemption” to further undermine
campaign finance laws.
Why would the Republican commissioners have agreed to this? The likely
reason, as my tipster suggests and I agree, is the negative publicity that
would come to the Republican commissioners had the FEC deadlocked and not
issued an AO resolving all of Colbert’s issues.
But don’t worry. Once the Colbert circus leaves the FEC tomorrow, the
agency will go back to its usual partisan deadlocks and Republican
Commissioner obstructionism, and be _as good as dead_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?s=as+good+as+dead) .
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19978&title=Breaking%20News:%20Stephen%20Colbert%20Brings%20Temporary%20Bipartisa
n%20Harmony%20to%20the%20FEC&description=)
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_chicanery_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=12) , _federal election commission_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=24) | Comments Off
_How is the FEC Like General Franco?_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19887)
Posted on _June 28, 2011_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19887) by _Rick
Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
It is_ still_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generalíssimo_Francisco_Franco_is_still_dead) _dead_ (http://www.slate.com/id/2282257/) . _BNA_
(http://news.bna.com/mpdm/MPDMWB/split_display.adp?fedfid=21230839&vname=mpebulalliss
ues&fn=21230839&jd=a0c8g0p2b8&split=0) :
The Federal Election Commission has deadlocked over whether to proceed
with an enforcement case involving allegations that Christine O’Donnell’s
2010 campaign for the U.S. Senate in Delaware was illegally coordinated with
the political action committee of the Tea Party Movement.
A report from the FEC general counsel’s office recommended an
investigation of the unsuccessful campaign of O’Donnell, a Republican, as well as the
Tea Party organization, called Our Country Deserves Better PAC—
TeaPartyExpress.org.
The subscription-only BNA report details additional new documents showing
campaign finance obstructionism by the three Republican FEC commissioners.
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19887&title=How%20is%20the%20FEC%20Like%20General%20Franco?&description=)
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_“Draft Limiting ‘Super PAC’ Fund-Raising May Not Be FEC’s Last Word on
Question”_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19632)
Posted on _June 24, 2011_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19632) by _Rick
Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
BNA_ reports_
(http://news.bna.com/mpdm/MPDMWB/split_display.adp?fedfid=21191867&vname=mpebulallissues&fn=21191867&jd=a0c8e1d4d4&split=0) on the
draft advisory opinion on next week’s agenda: “A draft advisory opinion ruling
released by the Federal Election Commission would reject a proposal to
allow national officials to help so-called Super PACs raise unlimited
contributions….However, FEC officials said June 24 that they expect a competing
draft to be released before the FEC meets to consider the pending advisory
opinion on Super PAC fund-raising. The yet-unreleased draft may conclude that
there should be no restrictions on federal and party officials’
fund-raising for these PACs.”
Let’s be clear: that competing proposal would get party leaders back into
raising soft money. If the FEC deadlocks again, and this leads to a green
light to such a turn of events, it would be a very bad development in my
opinion—reversing the other pillar of McCain-Feingold. It is not clear to me
whether there could be preemptive court action if, as I expect could well
happen, the FEC deadlocks on this issue on party lines.
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19632&title=“Draft%20Limiting%20‘Super%20PAC’
%20Fund-Raising%20May%20Not%20Be%20FEC’s%20Last%20Word%20on%20Question”&description=)
Posted in _campaign finance_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10) |
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_“U.S. Federal Election Commission Deadlocks on Greater ’12 Donor
Disclosure”_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19232)
Posted on _June 15, 2011_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19232) by _Rick
Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
Bloomberg _reports_
(http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-15/u-s-federal-election-panel-considers-increased-donor-disclosure-for-2012.html) . Quoth
Craig Holman: “I’ve never seen an FEC this bad before..They’re just giving
the green light to everyone saying, ‘We’re not going to enforce the laws;
you can do whatever you want.’”
As I’ve said, the FEC is _as good as dead_
(http://www.slate.com/id/2282257/) .
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=19232&title=“U.S.%20Federal%20Election%20Commission%20Deadlocks%20on%20Greater%20
’12%20Donor%20Disclosure”&description=)
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_“Pattern of FEC Deadlocks Continues In Cases Involving Website,
Disclaimers”_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18874)
Posted on _June 7, 2011_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18874) by _Rick
Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
BNA _reports_
(http://news.bna.com/mpdm/MPDMWB/split_display.adp?fedfid=21033513&vname=mpebulallissues&fn=21033513&jd=a0c8a4d2w2&split=0) . It also
has a report on _Danielczyk_
(http://news.bna.com/mpdm/MPDMWB/split_display.adp?fedfid=21033513&vname=mpebulallissues&fn=21033513&jd=a0c8a4d2w2&split=0)
and a_ possible ethics investigation_
(http://news.bna.com/mpdm/MPDMWB/split_display.adp?fedfid=21033514&vname=mpebulallissues&fn=21033514&jd=a0c8a4d2
y5&split=0) of Rep. Weiner.
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18874&title=“
Pattern%20of%20FEC%20Deadlocks%20Continues%20In%20Cases%20Involving%20Website,%20Disclaimers”&description=)
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_FEC Dismisses Case Against O’Donnell; Reasons Unclear_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18646)
Posted on _June 2, 2011_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18646) by _Rick
Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
_Here_ (http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0611/56122.html) ‘s a
Politico report. There’s a delay before the FEC releases its file. We’ll have
to see if this dismissal is because a majority of the Commission found no
problem with O’Donnell’s conduct, or if we have on our hands yet another 3-3
partisan deadlock.
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18646&title=FEC%20Dismisses%20Case%20Against%20O’
Donnell;%20Reasons%20Unclear&description=)
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_“FEC Appears Deadlocked, Postpones Vote On Party Request to Fund
Litigation Costs”_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=17722)
Posted on _March 16, 2011_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=17722) by _Rick
Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
BNA _reports_
(http://news.bna.com/mpdm/MPDMWB/split_display.adp?fedfid=20071783&vname=mpebulallissues&fn=20071783&jd=a0c6v2z8e7&split=0) .
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=17722&title=“
FEC%20Appears%20Deadlocked,%20Postpones%20Vote%20On%20Party%20Request%20to%20Fund%20Litigation%20Costs”&description=)
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_“Secret campaign ad financing in offing as FEC is deadlocked”_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=17588)
Posted on _February 28, 2011_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=17588) by
_Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
The LA Times offers _this report_
(http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-election-commission-deadlock-20110228,0,2505157.story) .
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=17588&title=“
Secret%20campaign%20ad%20financing%20in%20offing%20as%20FEC%20is%20deadlocked”&description=)
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_“The FEC Is As Good As Dead; The new Republican commissioners are gutting
campaign finance law.”_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=17343)
Posted on _January 25, 2011_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=17343) by
_Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
I have written _this Jurisprudence column_
(http://www.slate.com/id/2282257/) for Slate. It begins:
Last week, the press was full of retrospectives on the one-year
anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. FEC, which freed
corporate cash for use in federal elections. The Federal Election Commission,
the six-member bipartisan body charged by Congress with administering and
enforcing federal campaign finance laws, marked the anniversary with a 3-3
partisan deadlock over proposed rules to revamp those laws in light of the
Citizens United opinion. Unfortunately, this was business as usual at the
FEC: For the past several years the three Republican FEC commissioners have
blocked enforcement of much of what remains of federal campaign finance
law. As we enter the 2012 election season, the FEC is as good as dead, and the
already troubling campaign finance world of secret unlimited donations is
bound to get worse.
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=17343&title=“
The%20FEC%20Is%20As%20Good%20As%20Dead;%20The%20new%20Republican%20commissioners%20are%20gutting%20campaign%20finance%20law.”&description=)
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_CU Anniversary Roundup_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=17306)
Posted on _January 21, 2011_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=17306) by
_Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
Political Activity Law _rounds up_
(http://politicalactivitylaw.com/2011/01/21/in-this-a-m-political-law-report-almost-all-citizens-united-on-its-one-y
ear-anniversay/) the opeds, including by _Joel Gora_
(http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704881304576093862005277084.html?mod=googlenews_ws
j) (WSJ), _Bossie and Olson_
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/20/AR2011012005149.html) (WaPo), and _Jamie Raskin_
(http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jamie-raskin/happy-birthday-citizens-u_b_811681.ht
ml) (Huffpo). He also links to an _NPR report_
(http://www.npr.org/2011/01/21/133083209/a-year-later-citizens-united-reshapes-politics) .
See also _this BNA report_
(http://news.bna.com/mpdm/MPDMWB/split_display.adp?fedfid=19020632&vname=mpebulallissues&fn=19020632&jd=a0c6b9f7v1&split=0)
on the FEC’s deadlock yesterday.
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=17306&title=CU%20Anniversary%20Roundup&description=)
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_FEC Has 3-3 Partisan Split on Citizens United Rulemaking_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=17301)
Posted on _January 20, 2011_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=17301) by
_Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
As _expected_ (http://electionlawblog.org/archives/018544.html) , the FEC
has deadlocked 3-3 on the NPRM. _Here_
(http://fec.gov/members/statements/GOPCommissionersCNPRMStatement1-20-11.pdf) is a statement of the three
Republican commissioners. If and when there is a statement from the Democratic
commissioners, I’ll link.
UPDATE: _Here_
(http://www.fec.gov/members/bauerly/statements/CLB_ELW_Statement_on_C_%20rulemaking.pdf) is a statement from Democratic Commissioners
Bauerly and Weintraub.
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=17301&title=FEC%20Has%203-3%20Partisan%20Split%20on%20<i>Citizens%20United</i>%20
Rulemaking&description=)
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_Another Day, Another BNA Report on a Partisan Deadlock at the FEC_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=17296)
Posted on _January 20, 2011_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=17296) by
_Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
See _Commissioners Deadlock on Case Involving Americans for Job Security,
Buck Campaign_
(http://news.bna.com/mpdm/MPDMWB/split_display.adp?fedfid=19009496&vname=mpebulallissues&fn=19009496&jd=a0c6b7a1x0&split=0) .
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k%20at%20the%20FEC&description=)
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_“FEC Seems Headed for Continued Deadlock On Rule Following Citizens
United Decision”_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=17282)
Posted on _January 18, 2011_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=17282) by
_Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
BNA _reports_
(http://news.bna.com/mpdm/MPDMWB/split_display.adp?fedfid=19006139&vname=mpebulallissues&fn=19006139&jd=a0c6b5a6c8&split=0) on an
_agenda_ (http://www.fec.gov/agenda/2011/agenda20110120.shtml) following a sad,
predictable pattern:
A 143-page draft expected to be supported by the FEC’s three Democratic
commissioners includes provisions that could require disclosure of all
contributors above a threshold level to groups spending money on federal
campaigns. The Democratic draft also includes a proposal to restrict campaign
spending by companies that have more than a minimum level of ownership or
control by foreign nationals.
A rival 91-page draft believed to be backed by the three Republican
commissioners excludes the proposals on disclosure and foreign nationals and
concentrates more narrowly on eliminating existing regulatory provisions that
restrict campaign spending by corporations and unions.
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=17282&title=“
FEC%20Seems%20Headed%20for%20Continued%20Deadlock%20On%20Rule%20Following%20Citizens%20United%20Decision”&description=)
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_“FEC Deadlocks on Whether E-Mail To Sean Hannity Followers Broke Law”_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=17255)
Posted on _January 15, 2011_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=17255) by
_Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
BNA _reports_
(http://news.bna.com/mpdm/MPDMWB/split_display.adp?fedfid=18964515&vname=mpebulallissues&fn=18964515&jd=a0c5x2q4w9&split=0) .
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=17255&title=“
FEC%20Deadlocks%20on%20Whether%20E-Mail%20To%20Sean%20Hannity%20Followers%20Broke%20Law”&description=)
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_“FEC Deadlocks 3-3 on Charges Involving Conduit Contributions,
Coordinated Spending”_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=17210)
Posted on _January 7, 2011_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=17210) by
_Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
BNA offers _this report_
(http://news.bna.com/mpdm/MPDMWB/split_display.adp?fedfid=18933706&vname=mpebulallissues&fn=18933706&jd=a0c5w1m6a0&split=0) .
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=17210&title=“
FEC%20Deadlocks%203-3%20on%20Charges%20Involving%20Conduit%20Contributions,%20Coordinated%20Spending”&description=)
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_“FEC Deadlocks on PAC Advisory Request: How the lack of a ruling impacts
the future of PACs”_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=15938)
Posted on _September 28, 2010_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=15938) by
_Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
The Strategist offers _this analysis_
(http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=pazqtmdab&v=001KOjYle_zlG_UZ6hIQhSudZomLvvg4hQ1PkKfORHIB1wLvv
0xdoyTl-7jaLshSBs-RTdKFSNQJL-hmH1naZ6ADfpk_20S9znl9_PV9Pi_Gkk=) .
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=15938&title=“
FEC%20Deadlocks%20on%20PAC%20Advisory%20Request:%20How%20the%20lack%20of%20a%20ruling%20impacts%20the%20future%20of%20PACs”&description=)
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_“FEC Deadlocks on Advisory Opinion Bid Asking for Unlimited Contributions
to PAC”_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=15909)
Posted on _September 24, 2010_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=15909) by
_Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
BNA _reports_
(http://news.bna.com/mpdm/MPDMWB/split_display.adp?fedfid=17833997&vname=mpebulallissues&fn=17833997&jd=a0c4g1q8d7&split=0) .
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=15909&title=“
FEC%20Deadlocks%20on%20Advisory%20Opinion%20Bid%20Asking%20for%20Unlimited%20Contributions%20to%20PAC”&description=)
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_May 28 CRS Report on DISCLOSE Act_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=14968)
Posted on _June 3, 2010_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=14968) by _Rick
Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
Yesterday I wrote _this post_
(http://electionlawblog.org/archives/016121.html) about a new CRS report which mentions the FEC’s potential role in
enforcing the DISCLOSE Act, if it passes. I have now received a copy of the
report and posted it _here_
(http://electionlawblog.org/archives/CRS_Disclose.pdf) . Here is the relevant language about the FEC:
Importantly, FECA requires that adopting rules and developing forms (among
other provisions) requires affirmative votes from at least four of the six
Commissioners. A series of deadlocked votes (e.g., 3-3 ties) among members
of the current Commission, however, suggests that disagreement among
Commissioners is possible–particularly on controversial or ambiguous aspects of
the legislation.55 If disagreements resulted in deadlock or failure to
implement the law as Congress intends, the DISCLOSE Act’s effectiveness could
be delayed or compromised.
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=14968&title=May%2028%20CRS%20Report%20on%20DISCLOSE%20Act&description=)
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_“FEC Deadlocks on Soft Money”_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=14924)
Posted on _May 27, 2010_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=14924) by _Rick
Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
CQ Politics _reports_
(http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/05/fec-deadlocks-on-soft-money-qu.html) : “The fourth time was not the charm: the
Federal Election Commission could not agree Thursday on whether members of
Congress could raise unlimited funds for organizations pushing state ballot
initiatives.”
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=14924&title=“FEC%20Deadlocks%20on%20Soft%20Money”&description=)
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_“New FEC Draft Would Grant AO Request To Preempt State Laws Barring ‘
Robocalls’”_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=13948)
Posted on _January 9, 2010_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=13948) by
_Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
_BNA_
(http://news.bna.com/mpdm/MPDMWB/split_display.adp?fedfid=15896914&vname=mpebulallissues&fn=15896914&jd=a0c1u9y3w5&split=0) : “The existence of
the new draft appeared to indicate that some in the FEC now are considering
granting the American Future Fund request. Such a move would override laws
in about a dozen states that currently ban or restrict nearly all
automatically placed calls, including calls from federal political committees.”
My prediction: 3-3 partisan deadlock.
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_“Deadlocked FEC Vote Dismisses Charges Of Illegal Contributions by
Florida Company”_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=13841)
Posted on _December 12, 2009_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=13841) by
_Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
BNA _reports_
(http://news.bna.com/mpdm/MPDMWB/split_display.adp?fedfid=15835185&vname=mpebulallissues&fn=15835185&jd=a0c1q6v8t3&split=0) on another
3-3 partisan split. In this case, though employees of the company
investigated went to jail for illegal contributions, the FEC Republican
commissioners voted against enforcement against the company under investigation. “
Documents placed on the FEC website Dec. 10 indicated that the PBSJ case–
designated Matter Under Review (MUR) 5903–was dropped after the six FEC
commissioners _deadlocked_ (http://eqs.sdrdc.com/eqsdocs/29044253724.pdf) 3-3, along
party lines, on _an FEC staff recommendation_
(http://eqs.sdrdc.com/eqsdocs/29044253895.pdf) to pursue the matter.”
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=13841&title=“
Deadlocked%20FEC%20Vote%20Dismisses%20Charges%20Of%20Illegal%20Contributions%20by%20Florida%20Company”&description=)
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_“FEC votes to render no opinion on Brunner campaign plan”_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=13655)
Posted on _November 5, 2009_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=13655) by
_Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
And it was _not_
(http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/11/05/brunner_fec.html?sid=101) because of a partisan
deadlock.
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=13655&title=“
FEC%20votes%20to%20render%20no%20opinion%20on%20Brunner%20campaign%20plan”&description=)
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_“Election Commission Decisions Deadlocking on Party Lines”_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=13469)
Posted on _September 27, 2009_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=13469) by
_Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
The NY Times offers _this report_
(http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/27/us/politics/27elect.html) .
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=13469&title=“Election%20Commission%20Decisions%20Deadlocking%20on%20Party%20Lines
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_“Commissioners Deadlock Again on Rulings About Key Campaign Finance Law
Questions”_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=13166)
Posted on _July 30, 2009_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=13166) by _Rick
Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
BNA _reports_
(http://news.bna.com/mpdm/MPDMWB/split_display.adp?fedfid=14103976&vname=mpebulallissues&fn=14103976&jd=a0b9e6r4f3&split=0) ($).
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=13166&title=“
Commissioners%20Deadlock%20Again%20on%20Rulings%20About%20Key%20Campaign%20Finance%20Law%20Questions”&description=)
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_“FEC Ready to Consider Competing Drafts Of Advisory on ‘Political
Committee’ Status”_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=13103)
Posted on _July 16, 2009_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=13103) by _Rick
Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
BNA _reports_
(http://news.bna.com/mpdm/MPDMWB/split_display.adp?fedfid=13967070&vname=mpebulallissues&fn=13967070&jd=A0B9A2K1J2&split=0) ($): “The
Federal Election Commission is set to consider July 16 two competing draft
advisory opinions regarding a key legal issue — ‘political committee’
status — with the dueling drafts suggesting that the FEC commissioners may again
be headed for deadlock over a contentious question of campaign finance
law. The rival rulings drafted by FEC staff attorneys respond to a request for
an advisory opinion (AO 2009-13) on behalf of a consulting company called
Black Rock Group. The company is headed by two veteran political
professionals with strong ties to Republican candidates and organizations, Carl Forti
and Michael Dubke.”
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=13103&title=“
FEC%20Ready%20to%20Consider%20Competing%20Drafts%20Of%20Advisory%20on%20‘Political%20Committee’%20Status”&description=)
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_FEC Republican Commissioners Go on the Offensive_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=13091)
Posted on _July 14, 2009_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=13091) by _Rick
Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
_Caroline Hunter_
(http://www.rollcall.com/issues/55_6/guest/36730-1.html?type=printer_friendly) (Roll Call): “Any superficial allegations about what
has happened over the past year reflect fundamental misperceptions about
why the commission exists and how the commission operates. As borne out by
the FEC’s deliberately crafted and statutorily prescribed structure,
limitations and powers, the law is not currently as some envision it.”
_Don McGahn_ (http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0709/24874.html)
(Politico): “One choice is for commissioners to reject this activist approach,
regardless of how the resulting ‘deadlock’ is portrayed. I have done just
that.”
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_FEC Considering Alternative Drafts AOs on Coleman Paying His Legal Bills
with FEC Funds_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=12903)
Posted on _June 19, 2009_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=12903) by _Rick
Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
See _here_
(http://minnesotaindependent.com/37285/fec-coleman-campaign-lawsuits) . It is possible that the FEC will adopt a different position than
those in these drafts, or that there could be a deadlock.
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g%20His%20Legal%20Bills%20with%20FEC%20Funds&description=)
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_“Reformers Fear Quick Vote on Sullivan Could Discourage Other Changes at
FEC”_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=12889)
Posted on _June 17, 2009_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=12889) by _Rick
Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
BNA has a _must-read_
(http://news.bna.com/mpdm/MPDMWB/split_display.adp?fedfid=13006704&vname=mpebulallissues&fn=13006704&jd=A0B8W7Y3X6&split=0) (or
at least must-read if you have a paid subscription) report. “Despite these
complaints [about deadlock at the FEC, officials and outside observers
indicate privately that McGahn and Walther apparently continue to benefit from
strong support on the part of key congressional leaders, including Senate
Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Senate Majority Leader Harry
Reid (D-Nev.). There appears to be little support on Capitol Hill for
replacing either or both until sometime in 2010, at the earliest…Another veteran
reformer, Craig Holman of the watchdog group Public Citizen, said he was
surprised in May when Obama nominated Sullivan to replace Weintraub but
mentioned nothing about replacement of other FEC commissioners, including
McGahn. Holman noted that Weintraub, the one commissioner now slated for
replacement, has been among the most vocal at the FEC in criticizing the
Republican commissioners for voting to drop enforcement cases.”
It confirms my fears that there’s nothing coming out of the Obama
administration on FEC reform in the near term, and that the pattern of 3-3 splits
along party lines (primarily for ideological, not narrow party, reasons)
will continue. At worst, soon-to-be Commissioner Sullivan will vote with the
three Republicans in rulemakings and on AOs to further weaken enforcement
at the FEC. If trends continue, expect to see much less regulation, and much
less enforcement of regulation, as we enter the 2010 and 2012 election.
I will have more later today on the newest schism at the FEC.
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_“New FEC Pick Must Respect Law’s Boundaries”_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=12878)
Posted on _June 16, 2009_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=12878) by _Rick
Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
Steve Hoersting has written _this Roll Call oped_
(http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_146/guest/35852-1.html) . A snippet: “The unease over Sullivan
simmering among self-styled reform organizations is an extension of their
attacks on the FEC for “partisan deadlocks” and a supposed failure to enforce
“the law.” However, the split votes represent genuine disagreements
between the commissioners and are shaped by Supreme Court rulings– not
partisanship or flouting the law.”
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&description=)
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_“Senate Panel To Vote on Federal Election Commission Nominee”_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=12833)
Posted on _June 11, 2009_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=12833) by _Rick
Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
CQ Politics offers _this report_
(http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000003140097) . BNA _reports_
(http://news.bna.com/mpdm/MPDMWB/split_display.adp?fedfid=12914656&vname=mpebulallissues&fn=12914656&jd=A0B8W1M7K8
&split=0) ($) on bipartisan support for Sullivan, and says: “Schumer
indicated during the hearing that he was aware of concerns about the FEC’s
recent operations, including an increasing number of 3-3 deadlocked votes on
enforcement matters and other items. The chairman indicated that his
committee may focus on further FEC oversight in the future but did not want to bog
down the Sullivan nomination.”
A hearing on the problems at the FEC would be _quite warranted_
(http://electionlawblog.org/archives/013813.html) . I wonder if Mr. Sullivan, if
confirmed, will be joining Commissioner Bauerly (former counsel to Senator
Schumer) in these partisan votes and statements of reasons. Commissioner Walther
has generally voted with Bauerly and Weintraub, but he has not joined
Bauerly and Weintraub in many of their statements of reasons in cases splitting
the commissioners on party lines.
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p
=12833&title=“
Senate%20Panel%20To%20Vote%20on%20Federal%20Election%20Commission%20Nominee”&description=)
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_“Latest FEC Deadlock Frees McCain From Charges of Raising ‘Soft Money’”
_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=12770)
Posted on _June 1, 2009_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=12770) by _Rick
Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
BNA Money and Politics Report offers _this report_
(http://news.bna.com/mpdm/MPDMWB/split_display.adp?fedfid=12879701&vname=mpebulallissues&fn=12879701
&jd=A0B8U9M8N4&split=0) ($). Meanwhile, the FEC commissioners are even
splitting along _party_ (http://eqs.nictusa.com/eqsdocs/29044241171.pdf)
_lines_ (http://eqs.nictusa.com/eqsdocs/29044241180.pdf) over the “reason to
believe” standard for investigations.
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=12770&title=“
Latest%20FEC%20Deadlock%20Frees%20McCain%20From%20Charges%20of%20Raising%20‘Soft%20Money’”&description=)
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_“The Republican Commissioners and the Meaning of the Deadlocks at the FEC”
_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=12702)
Posted on _May 19, 2009_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=12702) by _Rick
Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
Written version of a _recent presentation_
(http://www.moresoftmoneyhardlaw.com/news.html?AID=1452) by Bob Bauer.
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=12702&title=“
The%20Republican%20Commissioners%20and%20the%20Meaning%20of%20the%20Deadlocks%20at%20the%20FEC”&description=)
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_Franz on FEC Deadlocks_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=12686)
Posted on _May 15, 2009_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=12686) by _Rick
Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
Responding to _this post_ (http://electionlawblog.org/archives/013660.html)
, Mike Franz sends along the following thoughts:
I saw your post on FEC deadlocks–I’ve been pondering this myself,
especially in light of my forthcoming piece. I don’t have the vote data updated
yet for this current time period, but my suspicion is that this is very
unprecedented. And very much an indication of increased partisanship on the
Commission.
If I read the Wal-Mart statements correctly (and I only scanned them), the
Democratic Commissioners voted against the advice of the General Counsel’s
report. Granted, this action was for stronger regulation, but the
perception–I believe–is that GOP commissioners “disrupt” the regulatory process
by dissenting from the Democratic Commissioners’ AND the General Counsel’s
desire to more strongly enforce the law. In other words, in the Wal-Mart
case, the GOP commissioners were voting WITH the recommended legal advice.
All told, the argument I make in the paper, that Commissioners dissent
more often now than in years past, is confirmed with the FEC in the last year
(this despite my not having the data on this last year). But I don’t think
I expected this many 3-3 splits. I still feel that much of this current
partisanship is driven by serious disagreement about the scope of the law, and
not a conscious project by GOP commissioners to undermine the spirit of
the law. But maybe these views are not all that different at the end of the
day.
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=12686&title=Franz%20on%20FEC%20Deadlocks&description=)
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_More FEC Deadlocks_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=12680)
Posted on _May 15, 2009_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=12680) by _Rick
Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
_Here_
(http://news.bna.com/mpdm/MPDMWB/split_display.adp?fedfid=12380744&vname=mpebulallissues&fn=12380744&jd=A0B8T0M0N5&split=0) ($). _Michael
Franz_ (http://www.bowdoin.edu/~mfranz/research.htm) , are the number of
deadlocks unprecedented?
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=12680&title=More%20FEC%20Deadlocks&description=)
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_“Reform Groups Call for Change at FEC, Citing Deadlocked Votes, Case
Dismissals”_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=12567)
Posted on _May 1, 2009_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=12567) by _Rick
Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
BNA offers _this important report_
(http://news.bna.com/mpdm/MPDMWB/split_display.adp?fedfid=12076124&vname=mpebulallissues&fn=12076124&jd=A0B8Q3U6Z6&s
plit=0) ($).
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=12567&title=“
Reform%20Groups%20Call%20for%20Change%20at%20FEC,%20Citing%20Deadlocked%20Votes,%20Case%20Dismissals”&description=)
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_Brad Smith and Bob Bauer on FEC Deadlocks_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=12435)
Posted on _April 14, 2009_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=12435) by _Rick
Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
_Here_
(http://www.campaignfreedom.org/blog/detail/what-does-it-mean-when-the-federal-election-commission-deadlocks) and _here_
(http://www.moresoftmoneyhardlaw.com/news.html?AID=1447) .
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=12435&title=Brad%20Smith%20and%20Bob%20Bauer%20on%20FEC%20Deadlocks&description=)
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_“Deadlock: Rise of the Endless Election”_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=12412)
Posted on _April 10, 2009_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=12412) by _Rick
Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
Politico offers _this interesting report_
(http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0409/21049.html) .
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=12412&title=“Deadlock:%20Rise%20of%20the%20Endless%20Election”&description=)
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_“FEC Deadlocks on the Rise”_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=12397)
Posted on _April 9, 2009_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=12397) by _Rick
Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
Roll Call offered _this report_
(http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_114/news/33831-1.html) on Monday ($). See also _this BNA report_
(http://news.bna.com/mpdm/display/link_res.adp?lt=email&fname=A0B8J2N9B2&lf=eml) ($).
(http://www.ad
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_“New Life for 527s? FEC Deadlocks Over Chamber of Commerce Spin-Off “_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=11828)
Posted on _January 6, 2009_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=11828) by
_Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
_This post_
(http://womblepoliticallaw.blogspot.com/2009/01/political-gps-new-life-for-527s-fec.html) appears at “Political GPS” (Larry Norton and
Jim Kahl).
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=11828&title=“
New%20Life%20for%20527s?%20FEC%20Deadlocks%20Over%20Chamber%20of%20Commerce%20Spin-Off%20“&description=)
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_“GOP Members Deadlock FEC, Undermining Positions on 527s, Embezzlement,
Disclosure”_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=11808)
Posted on _January 2, 2009_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=11808) by
_Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
BNA Money & Politics Report offers _this must-read report_
(http://news.bna.com/mpdm/MPDMWB/split_display.adp?fedfid=11175428&vname=mpebulallissues&fn=
11175428&jd=11175428) ($).
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=11808&title=“
GOP%20Members%20Deadlock%20FEC,%20Undermining%20Positions%20on%20527s,%20Embezzlement,%20Disclosure”&description=)
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_“FEC DEADLOCKS OVER PROPOSED ISSUE ADS: DOES THIS SIGNAL A SHIFT TO MORE
PARTISANSHIP ON THE COMMISSION?”_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=11150)
Posted on _October 28, 2008_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=11150) by
_Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
Larry Norton, former FEC General Counsel and now in private practice, has
started a blog with his partners. _This blog post_
(http://womblepoliticallaw.blogspot.com/2008/10/political-gps-with-only-7-days-and.html) asks: “
Does this deadlock portend ‘a new era of partisanship on the Commission,’ as
suggested by FEC-watcher, Professor Richard Hasen? We think not.”
Welcome to the blogosphere!
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=11150&title=“
FEC%20DEADLOCKS%20OVER%20PROPOSED%20ISSUE%20ADS:%20DOES%20THIS%20SIGNAL%20A%20SHIFT%20TO%20MORE%20PARTISANSHIP%20ON%20THE%20COMMISSION?”
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_“FEC Deadlocks Over Issue Ads”_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=11060)
Posted on _October 23, 2008_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=11060) by
_Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
CQ Politics offers _this report_
(http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?parm1=5&docID=news-000002978532) . With the new commissioners, will we be
entering a new era of partisanship on the commission?
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=11060&title=“FEC%20Deadlocks%20Over%20Issue%20Ads”&description=)
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Loyola Law School
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