[EL] HuffPost: FEC enforcement "gag" order

[Craig Holman]

Colleagues:


On Thursday, July 25, the Federal Election Commission will vote on aproposal by departing Commissioner Don McGahn that would hamper the ability ofthe FEC staff to conduct investigations of violations of campaign finance law. Asis widely known, the agency has been beleaguered by Commission deadlocked votessince 2008, preventing many an enforcement action. Among the proposals: unlessthe Commission approves ahead of time – (1) Prohibit FEC staff from looking at certainpublic resources in the conduct of investigations, such as candidate web pages;and (2) Prohibit FEC staff from sharing information with the Department ofJustice, which handles criminal complaints of egregious violations of the campaignfinance law. Lisa Gilbert and I have published an op-ed about this maneuver intoday’s Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/craig-holman/a-parting-shot-to-neuter_b_3641120.html

 

Craig Holman, Ph.D.
Government Affairs Lobbyist
Public Citizen
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