[EL] Super-PAC coordination with Political Party Committees

[Tyler Culberson]

Question(s) to the listserv:

Do any of you have an opinion or a sense of the legality of
Super-PAC/Political Party Committee coordination? This is something that
remains quite unclear to me since Citizens United and Speech Now.

While working at the FEC we were given a briefing on the foreseen impact of
Citizens United and Speech Now to the regulatory and enforcement
responsibilities of the agency. I had asked for clarification on Super
PAC/Party coordination, but was provided none - presumptively because it is
not clear in the regulations or the rulings and I am unaware of any
official position the Commission has taken on the issue.

It does not appear that this has become an issue in federal elections, yet.
But, one could imagine that party committees struggling to raise money may
be interested in co-opting and coordinating with a lucrative Super-PAC at
some point. My guess would be we'll either see this occur in this general
election or the next.

-Tyler
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