FEC | Public Campaign

Apr24

FEC to Examine Technological Regulations to Potentially Allow More Small Donations

Submitted by Aaron Scherb on Apr 24, 2013

At the Federal Election Commission's open meeting on April 25, following last year's advisory opinions allowing text message campaign contributions, the Commissioners will discuss proposed rulemaking on "technological modernization." Simply put, the FEC wants to examine current regulations and see if there are ways that technology can be used to allow more small donations. Could Tweeting donations to campaigns soon be common practice?

Jan07

Clips round up for 1/7/2013

Submitted by John Papagiannis on Jan 07, 2013

Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
HuffPost: Cynthia Bauerly, FEC Commissioner, To Resign On February 1
Maybe this will actually force President Obama to appoint commissioners to the FEC? Even before Bauerly’s resignation, five of six positions were filled by commissioners on expired terms.

Dec05

Clips round up for 12/5/2012

Submitted by John Papagiannis on Dec 05, 2012

Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Roll Call: Record Spending in 2012 Elections Could Spur Rules Changes, Experts Say

Oct10

Clips round up for 10/10/2012

Submitted by John Papagiannis on Oct 10, 2012

If you're in DC on Thursday, Common Cause is hosting the premiere of, "The United States of ALEC" at the National Press Club.

Sep20

Public Campaign Statement on FEC Approval for Low Fees for Text Message Donations

Submitted by John Papagiannis on Sep 20, 2012

Public Campaign released the following statement today after the Federal Election Commission approved an advisory opinion in response to AT&T's request to charge low fees for text message campaign contributions:

Sep19

Clips round up for 9/19/2012

Submitted by John Papagiannis on Sep 19, 2012

Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Public Campaign: Romney: 'Frankly What I Need You to Do Is to Raise Millions of Dollars'

Sep05

Clips round up for 9/5/2012

Submitted by John Papagiannis on Sep 05, 2012

Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
The Nation: Change we can believe in, 2.0
Katrina vanden Heuvel on the president's talk of an amendment last week and its inclusion in the Democratic platform. National Journal.

Aug21

Clips round up for 8/21/2012

Submitted by John Papagiannis on Aug 21, 2012

First off, that "FBI is investigating congressman for skinny dipping in the Sea of Galilee" story? Yeah, it wasn't about skinny-dipping--it's about the ongoing investigation into Congressman Michael Grimm.

And yesterday was FEC day for presidential campaigns and many PACs. Here's a rundown of the top stories:

Aug15

Text Message Contributions in Time for 2012 Elections?

Submitted by Aaron Scherb on Aug 15, 2012

Late yesterday, the Federal Election Commission continued its work on text message campaign contributions by clarifying in Advisory Opinion 2012-26 that political campaigns, not wireless companies, would be responsible for certifying that donors comply with contribution and disclosure requirements. While the FEC approved text message donations, which Public Campaign and other groups support to help enhance the role of small donors, in June, wireless companies have bee

Aug01

Washington Post: FEC should encourage small donations

Submitted by Adam Smith on Aug 01, 2012

The Washington Post editorialized in support of text message campaign contributions today, noting that, "In an election cycle marked by the emergence of multimillion-dollar contributions, everything possible should be done to encourage small-money donors. Such a proposal is now before the Federal Election Commission (FEC), which is being called on to clear the way for campaigns to solicit and receive donations through text message."