Trump's attacks on Federal Elections Commission demand a fight for free and fair vote
Among the independent agencies President Trump wants to take over is the FEC, which ensures fair, transparent elections and ...
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Democrats ask judge to block Trump executive order giving him more control over FEC
They say that the order violates the Federal Election Campaign Act, known as FECA, by demanding that commissioners and their employees defer to Mr. Trump and Bondi's interpretations of the law and ...
Brennan Center for Justice1dOpinion
Voting Rights Act at 60: Congress Could Hit New Low with SAVE Act
The new legislation would require American citizens to produce documents like a passport or birth certificate to register to ...
New Jersey Globe10d
FEC torn on limiting Sherrill’s, Gottheimer’s ability to put federal campaign money into gubernatorial super PACs
Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) submitted a request for an advisory opinion from the Federal Election Commission (FEC) ...
JD Supra5d
Forming a Corporate Political Action Committee
Corporations often establish federal political action committees (PACs) to support the election of officials who are aligned with their ...
Fair Election Fund urges FCC to hold CBS accountable for 'unlawful conduct’ related to ’60 Minutes’ interview
President Trump has alleged election interference over CBS' handling of a "60 Minutes" interview, and feels the network aided ...
The Hill15d
The SAVE Act would make it harder to vote — and not just for noncitizens
The ostensible purpose of the SAVE Act is to curb voting in our federal elections by those who do ... burdens those lacking such resources. The Campaign Legal Center argues that the act “would ...
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Lawsuit Challenges Reporting Requirements for Conduit PACs
A new lawsuit out of Texas is challenging the requirement that conduit PACs report the personal information of small donors.
New Canadian Leader’s Balancing Act: Negotiate With and Fight Trump
Mark Carney will most likely be in power just a few weeks before a federal election is held. To win, he will try to convince ...
Fox News12d
Fair Election Fund urges FCC to hold CBS accountable for 'unlawful conduct’ related to ’60 Minutes’ interview
but has also exploited the ‘media exemption’ under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1974, as amended (FECA)," James Tyrell, counsel to the Fair Election Fund, wrote in the letter to the ...