June 2009 Federal Election Commission Volume 35, Number 6

Table of Contents

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1 Court Cases

 Public Citizen, Inc. v. FEC

1 Advisory Opinions 

4 Updated Electronic Format and 

FECFile Filing Software

 Compliance

5 MUR 5408: Rev. Al Sharpton, 

Sharpton 2004 and National Action 

Network

 Statistics

6 Growth in PAC Financial Activity 

Slows

 Outreach

7 July Reporting Roundtable

7 FEC to Hold Summer State 

Outreach Workshops

7 Index

Paper distribution of 

the FEC Record will 

end in July 2009. 

See page 3 for details.

Advisory

Opinions

AO 2009-06

Federal Officeholder’s State 

Campaign Committee May 

Raise Nonfederal Funds to 

Retire Debts 

A U.S. Senator who was formerly a lieutenant governor may, 

under certain circumstances, solicit, 

receive and spend funds outside of 

the Federal Election Campaign Act’s 

(the Act) amount limitations and 

source prohibitions for the sole purpose of retiring debts from a previous state campaign. 

Background

Prior to becoming a U.S. Senator, 

Senator Jim Risch served as Lieutenant Governor of Idaho. He set up the 

Jim Risch for Lieutenant Governor 

Committee (the Committee) as his 

campaign committee for this state 

office. As of December 1, 2008, the 

Committee had outstanding debts 

of more than $331,000, which is 

the balance of a loan Senator Risch 

made to the committee in connection 

with the 2002 primary election. 

The Committee wishes to raise 

funds in accordance with Idaho state 

law to retire this debt. Under Idaho 

law, individuals, corporations and 

Court Cases

Public Citizen, Inc. v. FEC

On April 24, 2009, Public Citizen, Inc., and two of its employees, 

Craig Holman and Taylor Lincoln 

(the plaintiffs), filed suit against the 

FEC in the United States District 

Court for the District of Columbia. 

The plaintiffs’ suit alleges that the 

FEC acted “contrary to law” when 

it dismissed their administrative 

complaint. That complaint alleged 

that another organization, Americans 

for Job Security (AJS), had unlawfully failed to register with the FEC 

as a political committee and had 

violated other legal requirements of 

the Federal Election Campaign Act 

(the Act).

Background

According to the lawsuit, Public 

Citizen, Inc. is a nonprofit membership organization headquartered in 

Washington, DC, that advocates the 

interests of consumers and members of the public before Congress, 

administrative agencies and the 

courts on a number of issues. The 

complaint alleges that AJS is a tax 

exempt organization under section 

501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue 

Code, which applies to “business 

leagues,” that is not registered as a 

political committee with the FEC.
Federal Election Commission RECORD June 2009

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Advisory Opinions

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Matthew S. Petersen, 

 Vice Chairman

Cynthia L. Bauerly, 

 Commissioner

Caroline C. Hunter, 

 Commissioner

Donald F. McGahn II, 

 Commissioner

Ellen L. Weintraub, 

 Commissioner

Robert A. Hickey,

 Staff Director

Thomasenia Duncan, 

 General Counsel

Published by the Information

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 Communications

Greg J. Scott, 

 Assistant Staff Director

Amy L. Kort,

 Deputy Assistant Staff Director

Myles G. Martin, 

 Editor

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other recognized legal entities may 

contribute up to $5,000 per election 

to state candidate committees. Also, 

if a political committee has debt 

outstanding, it may accept additional 

contributions to retire the debt, subject to the prescribed limits.

Analysis

Under the Act, federal candidates 

and officeholders cannot raise or 

spend funds in connection with a 

nonfederal election unless those 

funds comply with the amount 

limitations and source prohibitions 

of the Act. 2 U.S.C. §441i(e)(1)(B) 

and 11 CFR 300.62. However, the 

Act provides a limited exception for 

federal candidates and officeholders who also seek, or have sought, 

state or local office. Specifically, the 

restrictions on raising and spending 

funds for nonfederal elections do 

not apply to any federal candidate 

or officeholder who is or was also a 

candidate for a state or local office, 

so long as the solicitation, receipt or 

spending of funds: 

•	Is solely in connection with his or

her state or local campaign; 

•	Refers only to him or her, to other

candidates for that same state or 

local office, or both; and 

•	Is permitted under state law.

Because Senator Risch is a federal officeholder, and the Committee is 

directly established, financed, maintained and controlled by him, the 

Committee and its agents are subject 

to the Act’s restriction on raising and 

spending nonfederal funds. 2 U.S.C. 

§441i(e)(1)(B) and 11 CFR 300.62. 

However, soliciting, receiving and 

spending funds solely to retire debts 

outstanding from a previous state 

candidacy are actions that are solely 

in connection with that election to 

state office. See AO 2007-01. As 

long as (1) the Committee raises 

funds solely to retire debts outstanding from Senator Risch’s previous 

state candidacy, (2) the Committee’s 

fundraising solicitations refer only to 

James Risch, to one or more of his 

former opponents in the campaign 

for lieutenant governor of Idaho, 

or both, and (3) the Committee’s 

fundraising is permitted under Idaho 

law, the three criteria for the exception will be satisfied and the Committee’s proposed fundraising will 

be permissible.

Date Issued: April 23, 2009;

Length: 3 pages.

 —Isaac J. Baker

AO 2009-08

Use of Campaign Funds for 

Home Security Upgrades

Representative Elton Gallegly 

may use campaign funds to pay for 

enhanced security for his home without the payments being considered 

a personal use of campaign funds 

because the ongoing threat to his 

safety, and that of his family, would 

not exist irrespective of his candidacy or his duties as an officeholder.

Background

Representative Gallegly is a 

member of the US House of Representatives from California, and 

his wife is his longtime campaign 

manager. In October and November 

2008, Representative Gallegly ran 

for reelection. On October 23, 2008, 

a man approached Mrs. Gallegly at 

her home and claimed to be a gardener looking for work. Mrs. Gallegly told the man that she did not 

have any work for him, and asked 

him to leave her property. 

On October 27, 2008, Mrs. 

Gallegly found a hand-addressed, 

unstamped letter in her mailbox. 

The envelope was addressed “To: 

Elton and republican [sic] party,” 

and was signed by the man who had 

approached Mrs. Gallegly on her 

property four days earlier. The letter 

demanded that he be allowed to stay 

at the Gallegly residence “or anywhere filled with republicans [sic] 

for a guaranteed win of office.” Mrs. 

Gallegly contacted the local police 

department, which instructed the individual not to contact the Galleglys 

or go to their residence.

On November 7, 2008, the individual entered the Galleglys’ property again, and Mrs. Gallegly obtained 

a Restraining Order and an Order 

to Stop Harassment. However the 

individual violated the terms of the 

Restraining Order when he entered 

the Galleglys’ property a fourth time 

and hid in the bushes near the front 

door of their home. The individual 

was arrested and served thirty days 

in jail for violating the Restraining 
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No More Paper!

Electronic distribution of the 

FEC Record begins in July 2009

Beginning in July 2009, the FEC will no longer print and mail copies 

of its monthly newsletter, the Record, and will instead distribute it electronically. The Record will continue to be made available each month on 

the FEC web site at http://www.fec.gov/pages/record.shtml, and the FEC 

will notify all registered committees via e-mail each time a new issue is 

posted. 

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We appreciate your patience as we make this transition. Publishing 

the Record electronically, rather than on paper, will improve effi ciency, 

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service to readers who cannot access the publication on-line, we will offer copies through our automated fax system, Faxline, and will print and 

mail paper copies upon request. For more information, please contact the 

Information Division at 800/424-9530 or 202-694-1100.

sonal use” by any person. 2 U.S.C. 

§439a(b)(1) and 11 CFR 113.2(e). 

Personal use occurs when a contribution or amount is used to fulfi ll 

any commitment, obligation or expense of a person that would exist irrespective of the candidate’s election 

campaign or his duties as a federal 

offi ceholder. 2 U.S.C. §439a(b)(2).

Certain enumerated expenses are 

automatically considered personal 

use under the Act and Commission 

regulations, such as payments for 

mortgage, rent and household food 

items. See 2 U.S.C. §439a(b)(2) and 

11 CFR 113.1(g)(1)(i). However, if 

the expense is not listed under the 

Act or Commission regulations, the 

Commission will make a case-bycase determination of whether any 

other use of campaign funds is personal use. If a candidate can reasonably show that the expense resulted 

from his campaign or offi ceholder 

activities, the Commission will not 

consider it to be personal use. Explanation and Justifi cation for Final 

Rules on Personal Use of Campaign 

Funds, 60 Fed. Reg. 7862, 7867 

(Feb. 9, 1995). 

Payments for a home security 

system are not specifi cally listed 

as a personal use under the Act or 

Commission regulations. In this 

case, the Commission concluded 

that Representative Gallegly’s payment for the home security system 

from his campaign funds would 

not be personal use. The Commission found that the content of the 

individual’s letter and the timing of 

his actions strongly suggest that it 

was Representative Gallegly’s role 

as a candidate and offi ceholder that 

resulted in the threats. Also, the security upgrades were recommended 

by the U.S. Capitol Police specifi cally because of the continuing threat 

posed by the individual. Because the 

on-going harassment occurred as a 

result of Representative Gallegly’s 

re-election campaign and public position as a Member of Congress, the 

Order and was released on probation. After his release, the individual 

violated the terms of his probation 

and was arrested again. At the hearing, the judge set the individual’s 

bail at $100,000, citing the risk he 

posed to the Congressman’s and 

Mrs. Gallegly’s safety. 

Representative Gallegly consulted 

the U.S. Capitol Police about the 

incidents with the individual. The 

U.S. Capitol Police recommended 

various upgrades to Representative 

Gallegly’s home security system 

which would cost between $6,000 

and $7,500. Representative Gallegly 

wishes to pay for the upgrades using 

campaign funds. He confi rmed that 

the security upgrades would not 

involve any structural improvements 

to, and are not intended to increase 

the value of, the Galleglys’ property.

Analysis

The Federal Election Campaign 

Act (the Act) and Commission 

regulations prohibit campaign funds 

from being converted to “per-
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Advisory Opinions

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need for the proposed upgrades to 

the Congressman’s security system 

would not exist irrespective of the 

Congressman’s campaign or duties 

as a federal officeholder. Therefore 

the use of campaign funds to pay 

for these security system upgrades 

would not constitute personal use of 

campaign contributions, and would 

not be prohibited by the Act or Commission regulations. 

Date Issued: May 7, 2009;

Length: 4 pages.

 —Zainab Smith

Court Cases

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Under the Act and Supreme Court 

precedent, organizations whose 

“major purpose” is the nomination 

or election of federal candidates and 

that receive contributions or make 

expenditures in excess of $1,000 

in a calendar year must register as 

political committees with the FEC. 

Political committees are subject to 

a $5,000 per calendar year contribution limit from individuals and 

may not receive contributions from 

corporations or labor organizations.

On April 11, 2007, the plaintiffs 

submitted an administrative complaint to the Commission asking the 

Commission to take action against 

AJS for failing to register as a 

political committee, failing to report 

contributions and expenditures, accepting contributions in excess of 

$5,000 from individuals and accepting contributions from corporations. 

The administrative complaint also 

claimed that the major purpose of 

AJS was supporting or opposing 

candidates for federal office, which 

thus subjected it to the registration 

and reporting requirements of the 

Act.

The Commission was equally 

divided on whether to find reason to 

believe that AJS had violated the Act 

and on February 25, 2009, voted to 

dismiss the complaint and to take no 

further action on the matter.

Complaint

The plaintiffs allege that the 

Commission acted “contrary to law” 

in its dismissal of the administrative complaint against AJS. Under 

2 U.S.C. §437g(a)(8), dismissal of 

such a complaint is contrary to law if 

it rests on an impermissible interpretation of the Act or its implementing regulations or if it is otherwise 

arbitrary and capricious or an abuse 

of discretion.

The plaintiffs seek an order 

declaring that dismissal of their administrative complaint against AJS 

is contrary to law, an order directing 

the FEC to conform to the court’s 

declaration within 30 days and all 

other proper relief.

 —Myles Martin

Advisory Opinion Requests

AOR 2009-12

Use of campaign funds for legal 

expenses (Coleman for Senate, April 

3, 2009)

AOR 2009-13 

Political committee status of 

group of single-member LLCs with 

common vendor (Black Rock Group, 

May 27, 2009)

Updated Electronic 

Format and FECFile

Filing Software

 The Commission has updated its 

electronic filing format to Version 

6.4. On May 14, 2009, FEC File 

Version 6.4.1.0, supported by the 

new format, became available 

for download from the FEC 

web site at http://www.fec.gov/

elecfil/updatelist.html. The new 

format includes new FEC Form 

3L, which requires disclosure 

of contributions to candidates, 

political party committees 

and Leadership PACs that are 

bundled by lobbyist/registrants 

or lobbyist/registrant PACs 

above a certain threshold amount 

within a reporting period. More 

information on these requirements 

is available on the FEC web 

site at http://www.fec.gov/info/

guidance/hlogabundling.shtml.

Committees using commercial 

software should contact their 

vendors for more information 

about the latest software release.

Please note that, for electronic 

filers, any report filed after May 

14, 2009, must be filed in Format 

Version 6.4 (the new version). 

Reports filed in previous formats 

will not be accepted. Thus, for 

example, all electronic filers must 

file their July Quarterly reports in 

Format Version 6.4.

 The Commission has 

additionally released new paper 

versions of FEC Form 1 and 

FEC Form 3L to allow paper 

filers to comply with the new 

requirements. The paper version 

of these forms are available on 

the FEC web site at http://www.

fec.gov/info/forms.shtml. The 

paper versions of these forms may 

only be used by committees not 

required to file electronically with 

the FEC.

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June 2009 Federal Election Commission RECORD

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Compliance

MUR 5408: Rev. Al 

Sharpton, Sharpton 2004 

and National Action Network

The Commission reached settlement agreements totaling $285,000 

in civil penalties with Rev. Alfred 

C. Sharpton, Sharpton 2004 and 

the committee’s treasurer, Andrew 

Rivera; and National Action Network, Inc., a non-profit organization 

Sharpton founded and served as 

President of since its inception.

Background

During his 2004 Presidential 

campaign, Sharpton traveled extensively and routinely mixed travel 

for his campaign committee and 

National Action Network. An FEC 

audit and investigation revealed that 

National Action Network and other 

entities paid $387,192 in campaign 

expenses. The FEC determined that 

National Action Network made 

payments totaling $107,615 for 

committee expenses and $73,500 in 

payments to consultants and vendors 

for campaign-related work, violating the prohibition against corporate contributions. Sharpton’s sole 

proprietorships, Rev-Als Production and Sharpton Media LLC, also 

paid $214,577 in campaign travel 

expenses and an additional $65,000 

came from unknown sources. None 

of these in-kind contributions were 

disclosed in the committee’s disclosure reports.

Outcome

Sharpton, his Presidential campaign committee, Sharpton 2004, 

and Andrew Rivera, in his official 

capacity as treasurer, agreed to pay a 

civil penalty of $208,000 for failing 

to report accurately all receipts and 

expenditures, receiving excessive 

and prohibited in-kind contributions 

and accepting impermissible corporate contributions. They also agreed 

to refund $10,500 in unresolved 

excessive contributions, disgorge 

$9,000 in excessive contributions 

and refund $181,115 to National 

Action Network or disgorge funds 

to the U.S. Treasury. National Action Network, Inc. and Sharpton, as 

president, agreed to a civil penalty 

of $77,000 for making prohibited 

contributions to Sharpton 2004. 

Respondents also agreed that they 

misstated receipts and disbursements 

and cash on hand, understated by 

$231,753, received $15,000 in loans 

from unknown sources and received 

$10,500 in excessive contributions 

from individuals.

 —Myles Martin

PACronyms, Other 

PAC Publications 

Available

 The Commission annually 

publishes an alphabetical listing 

of acronyms, abbreviations and 

common names of political action 

committees (PACs).

 For each PAC listed, the 

index provides the full name 

of the PAC, its city, state, FEC 

identification number and, if not 

identifiable from the full name, its 

connected, sponsoring or affiliated 

organization.

 This index is helpful in 

identifying PACs that are not 

readily identified in their reports 

and statements on file with the 

FEC.

 To order a free copy of 

PACronyms, call the FEC’s 

Disclosure Division at 800/424-

9530 or 202/694-1120.

 PACronyms is also available 

on diskette for $1 and can be 

accessed free on the FEC web site 

at www.fec.gov.

 Other PAC indexes, described 

below, may be ordered from the 

Disclosure Division. Prepayment 

is required.

•	 An alphabetical list of all

registered PACs showing each 

PAC’s identification number, 

address, treasurer and connected 

organization ($13.25).

•	 A list of registered PACs

arranged by state providing 

the same information as above 

($13.25).

•	 An alphabetical list of

organizations sponsoring PACs 

showing the name of the PAC 

and its identification number 

($7.50).

 The Disclosure Division can 

also conduct database research to 

locate federal political committees 

when only part of the committee 

name is known. Call the telephone 

numbers above for assistance or 

visit the Public Records Office in 

Washington at 999 E St. NW.

Back Issues of the 

Record Available on 

the Internet

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other issues of the Record starting 

with January 1996 are available 

on the FEC web site as PDF files. 

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 The web site also provides 

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for each completed year of the 

Record, dating back to 1996. The 

Annual Record Index lists Record

articles for each year by topic, 

type of Commission action and, in 

the case of advisory opinions, the 

names of individuals requesting 

Commission action.

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Federal Election Commission RECORD June 2009

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Statistics

Growth in PAC Financial 

Activity Slows

Financial activity by political 

action committees (PACs) continued 

its upward climb in 2007-2008, according to figures compiled by the 

FEC, though at a slower rate than in 

recent election cycles. From January 1, 2007, through December 31, 

2008, PACs raised $1.2 billion, up 

10.5 percent over 2005-2006, and 

spent $1.18 billion, up 11.8 percent 

over the previous two-year cycle. 

Comparable growth rates ranged 

from 18 percent to more than 30 

percent during 2004 and 2006. Cash 

on hand as of December 31, 2008, 

for the 5,210 PACs totaled $308.6 

million.

PAC contributions to federal candidates in 2007-2008 totaled $412.8 

million, up 11 percent over 2005-

2006. Most of the money—$385.9 

million—was given to candidates 

seeking election in 2008. The remaining $27 million went to candidates running for office in future 

years, or to debt retirement for 

candidates in past cycles.

The charts below summarize PAC 

contributions to House and Senate 

candidates from 1998 through 2008, 

broken down by contributions to 

Democratic and Republican candidates.

Incumbents continued to receive 

most of the PAC contributions, 

as they have in previous elections. House candidates received 

$308.3 million from PACs, up 7.8 

percent from the previous cycle, 

while Senate candidates received 

$100.1 million, up 16.3 percent over 

the 2005-2006 cycle. Republican 

Congressional candidates received 

$178.9 million, a decrease of 13.9 

percent from the previous cycle, 

while Democrats received $233.9 

million, an increase of 44.9 percent.

In addition to the $412.8 million 

in contributions, PACs made $135.2 

million in independent expenditures 

for and against candidates, resulting 

in more than a 250 percent increase 

over the 2005-2006 cycle, and more 

than a 100 percent increase over 

2003-2004, another Presidential 

election cycle. Of the $135.2 million, $85.3 million was spent on behalf of various candidates and $49.8 

million was spent against them.

Some PACs (mostly 

nonconnected committees) also 

maintain nonfederal accounts and 

must therefore use a combination 

of federal and nonfederal funds to 

pay for activities that relate to both 

federal and state or local elections 

(e.g. overhead expenses, etc.). In 

addition to federal receipts and disbursements, PACs reported spending 

a total of $21,810,174 in nonfederal 

funds (sometimes called “soft” 

money) for these shared expenses in 

2007-2008.

The full Commission press 

release on PAC activity is available 

at http://www.fec.gov/press/press2

009/20090415PAC/20090424PAC.

shtml.

—Myles Martin

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1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008

House Candidates

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PAC Contributions to Democratic and Republican House and Senate Candidates—1998-2008

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June 2009 Federal Election Commission RECORD

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FEC Conference 

Schedule for 2009

Conference for Campaigns, 

Party Committees and 

Corporate/Labor/Trade PACs

September 15-16, 2009

Hyatt Regency

Chicago, IL

Conference for Campaigns, 

Party Committees and 

Corporate/Labor/Trade PACs

October 28-29, 2009

Sheraton at Fisherman’s Wharf

San Francisco, CA

Outreach

July Reporting Roundtable

On July 8, 2009, the Commission 

will host two roundtable sessions 

on reporting, including disclosure 

requirements under the Honest 

Leadership and Open Government 

Act of 2007 (HLOGA). The reporting workshops will address common filing problems and provide 

answers to questions committees 

may have as they prepare to file 

their July Quarterly, July Monthly 

or Mid-Year reports. The electronic 

filing sessions will provide hands-on 

instruction for committees that use 

the Commission’s FECFile software 

and will address questions filers may 

have concerning electronic filing. 

Attendance is limited to 50 people 

per reporting session and 16 people 

per session for the electronic filing workshops; the fee is $25. The 

registration form is available on the 

FEC’s web site at http://www.fec.

gov/info/outreach.shtml#roundtables

and from Faxline, the FEC’s automated fax system (202/501-3413, 

request document 590). For more 

information, please call the Information Division at 800/424-9530, or 

locally at 202/694-1100.

 —Kathy Carothers

FEC State Outreach 

Schedule for 2009

Workshops for Candidates, 

Party Committees and Political 

Action Committees

June 24-25, 2009

Tallahassee, FL

July 28-29, 2009

Columbus, OH

August 5-6, 2009 

Kansas City, MO

FEC to Hold Summer State 

Outreach Workshops 

Throughout the summer, Communications Specialists from the 

FEC’s Information Division will 

visit several cities to provide education for committees and staff. These 

informal state outreach trips will 

provide PACs, party committees and 

candidate committees with information on areas of the law specific to 

their needs. The workshops will be 

held in Tallahassee, FL; Columbus, 

OH; and Kansas City, MO. (See box 

below).

For questions about these workshops, or to register for one of the 

sessions, please contact staff in the 

Information Division at 800/424-

9530 (or locally at 202/694-1100) or 

send an e-mail to Conferences@fec.

gov with your contact information 

(name, organization, phone number, 

fax number and e-mail address). 

Please identify the particular city in 

which you wish to attend a session.

 —Kathy Carothers

Index

The first number in each citation refers to the numeric month of 

the 2009 Record issue in which the 

article appeared. The second number, following the colon, indicates 

the page number in that issue. For 

example, “1:4” means that the article 

is in the January issue on page four.

Advisory Opinions

2008-14: Internet campaign TV station’s activities qualify for press 

exemption, 1:7

2008-15: Nonprofit corporation 

may use general treasury funds to 

broadcast radio advertisement, 1:8

2008-16: State party committee status 

for Libertarian Party of Colorado, 

1:9

2008-17: PAC may pay expenses incurred by Senator’s co-author, 2:5

2008-18: Drug discount card program 

would result in prohibited corporate contributions, 2:6

2008-19: Campaign committee 

employee may serve as Leadership 

PAC’s treasurer, 2:8

2008-20: Non-profit corporation may 

reimburse its PAC for advertising 

expenses, 3:5

2008-21: Solicitation of members of 

corporation’s wholly owned mercantile exchanges for PAC contributions, 4:5

2008-22: Senator’s committee may 

repay certain personal loans with 

campaign funds, 3:5

2009-01: Renewal of Socialist 

Workers Party’s partial disclosure 

exemption, 5:1

2009-02: Independent expenditures 

by single member LLC, 5:5

2009-04: Recount and election contest funds, 5:6

2009-06: Federal officeholder’s state 

campaign committee may raise 

nonfederal funds to retire debts, 6:1

2009-08: Use of campaign funds for 

home security upgrades, 6:2

Commission

Message from the Chairman, 1:1; 

2:1; 3:1

New Chairman and Vice Chairman 

elected, 1:14
Federal Election Commission RECORD June 2009

PRESORTED STANDARD

U.S. POSTAGE

PAID

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 

999 E Street, NW

Washington, DC 20463

Official Business

Penalty for Private Use, $300

New York Special Election Reporting: 20th District, 3:9

Reports Due in 2009, 1:2

Statistics

Growth in PAC Financial Activity 

Slows, 6:6

Semi-annual PAC Count, 4:8

800 Line

Best Practices for Committee Management, 4:1

Retiring campaign debt, 1:10

Compliance

MUR 5408: Rev. Al Sharpton, 

Sharpton 2004 and National Action Network, 6:5

Contribution Limits

Contribution limits for 2009-2010, 

3:8

Court Cases

______ v. FEC

– Cao, 2:2 

– Public Citizen, Inc., 6:1

– Republican National Committee, 

1:1

Outreach

Conferences Scheduled for 2009, 

1:15; 2:10; 3:14; 4:10; 5:7; 6:7

FEC to Hold Summer State Outreach 

Workshops, 6:7

July Reporting Roundtable, 6:7

Roundtable on New Lobbyist Bundling Disclosure Rules, 3:14

Party Activities

Coordinated party expenditure limits 

for 2009, 3:7

Public Hearing

Hearing on Commission activities 

and procedures, 1:6

Comment period extended, 2:1

Commission holds public hearing on 

agency practices and procedures, 

3:10

Regulations

Final Rules on repeal of Millionaires’ 

Amendment, 2:4

Final Rules on reporting contributions bundled by lobbyists, registrants and their PACs, 3:1

Reports

April Reporting Reminder, 4:1

California Special Election Reporting: 32nd District, 4:4

FEC Form 3L Due May 20, 5:1

Illinois Special Election Reporting: 

5th District, 2:8