July 2008 Federal Election Commission Volume 34, Number 7

Table of Contents

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 Court Cases

1 Shays v. FEC (III)

 Reporting

1 July Reporting Reminder

2 Advisory Opinions

 Statistics

5 Party Activity Summary through 

April 2008

6 Nonfilers

7 Index

Court Cases Reporting

July Reporting Reminder

The following reports are due in 

July:

• All principal campaign committees of House and Senate candidates must file a quarterly report 

by July 15.1 The report covers 

financial activity from April 1 (or 

the day after the closing date of 

the last report) through June 302;

• Principal campaign committees 

of Presidential candidates must 

file a report by July 15, if they are 

quarterly filers (the report covers financial activity from April 1 

through June 30), or by July 20, if 

they are monthly filers (the report 

covers activity for the month of 

June); and

1

 The July Quarterly Report is waived 

for committees filing the Kansas, Michigan, Missouri and Oklahoma Pre-Primary Reports, the Georgia Pre-Runoff 

Report, the Michigan Green Party PreConvention Report and the Maryland 

4th District Post-General Report.

2

 Principal campaign committees of 

candidates participating in a primary 

election taking place during the July 

Quarterly coverage period are also 

required to file a 12-Day Pre-Primary 

Report and will need to adjust their July 

Quarterly report coverage dates accordingly to avoid overlapping coverage 

periods.

Shays v. FEC (III)

On June 13, 2008, a three-judge 

panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals 

for the District of Columbia affirmed in part and reversed in part

the district court’s judgment in the 

Shays III case. Specifically, the appeals court agreed with the district 

court in finding deficient regulations 

regarding the content standard for 

coordination, the 120-day coordination window for common vendors 

and former campaign employees 

and the definitions of “GOTV activity” and “voter registration activity.” 

The appeals court reversed the district court’s decision to uphold the 

provision allowing federal candidates to solicit funds without restriction at state and local party events. 

These regulations were remanded to 

the FEC to issue “regulations consistent with the Act’s text and purpose.” The court did not vacate the 

regulations, so they remain in effect, 

pending further action. The appeals 

court upheld the FEC’s regulations 

regarding the firewall safe harbor 

for coordination by former employees and vendors, which the district 

court had found deficient. 

Background

In response to the court decisions and judgment in Shays I, the 
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Federal Election Commission

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 hearing impaired)

David M. Mason, Chairman

Ellen L. Weintraub, Vice Chair

Patrina M. Clark,

 Staff Director

Thomasenia Duncan, 

 General Counsel

Published by the Information

 Division of the Office of 

 Communications

Greg J. Scott, Assistant Staff

 Director

Amy L. Kort, Deputy Assistant 

 Staff Director

Meredith E. Metzler, Editor

http://www.fec.gov

• National party committees, political action committees (PACs) following a monthly filing schedule 

and state, district and local party 

committees that engage in reportable federal election activity must 

file a monthly report by July 20. 

This report covers activity for the 

month of June. Other PACs and 

party committees must file a quarterly report by July 15, covering 

April 1 through June 30.

Notification of Filing Deadlines

In addition to publishing this 

article, the Commission notifies 

committees of filing deadlines 

on its web site, via its automated 

Faxline and through reporting reminders called prior notices. Since 

January 1, 2007, prior notices have 

been distributed exclusively by 

electronic mail. They are no longer 

sent to committees via U.S. mail. 

See December 2006 Record, page 

1. For that reason, it is important 

that every committee update its 

Statement of Organization (FEC 

Form 1) to disclose a current e-mail 

address. To amend Form 1, electronic filers must submit Form 1 

filled out in its entirety. Paper filers 

should include only the committee’s 

name, address, FEC identification 

number and the updated or changed 

portions of the form.

Treasurer’s Responsibilities

The Commission provides 

reminders of upcoming filing dates 

as a courtesy to help committees 

comply with the filing deadlines set 

forth in the Act and Commission 

regulations. Committee treasurers 

must comply with all applicable 

filing deadlines established by law, 

and the lack of prior notice does not 

constitute an excuse for failing to 

comply with any filing deadline.

Please note that filing deadlines 

are not extended in cases where the 

filing deadline falls on a weekend 

or federal holiday. Accordingly, 

Reporting

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reports filed by methods other than 

Registered, Certified or Overnight 

Mail, or electronically, must be 

received by the Commission’s (or 

the Secretary of the Senate’s) close 

of business on the last business day 

before the deadline.

Filing Electronically

Under the Commission’s mandatory electronic filing regulations, 

individuals and organizations that 

receive contributions or make expenditures, including independent 

expenditures,3 in excess of $50,000 

in a calendar year—or have reason 

to expect to do so—must file all reports and statements with the FEC 

electronically. Reports filed electronically must be received and validated by the Commission by 11:59 

p.m. Eastern Time on the applicable 

filing deadline. Electronic filers 

who instead file on paper or submit 

an electronic report that does not 

pass the Commission’s validation 

program by the filing deadline will 

be considered nonfilers and may 

be subject to enforcement actions, 

including administrative fines.

Senate committees and other 

committees that file with the Secretary of the Senate are not subject 

to the mandatory electronic filing 

rules. 

The Commission’s electronic 

filing software, FECFile, is free and 

can be downloaded from the FEC’s 

web site. New FECFile Version 

6.2.1.0 is available for download 

from the FEC web site at http://

www.fec.gov/elecfil/updatelist.

html. See page 3. All reports filed 

after June 9, 2008, must be filed 

in Format Version 6.2 (the new 

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 The regulation covers individuals and 

organizations required to file reports of 

contributions and/or expenditures with 

the Commission, including any person 

making an independent expenditure. 

Disbursements for “electioneering 

communications” do not count toward 

the $50,000 threshold for mandatory 

electronic filing. 11 CFR 104.18(a).

Advisory 

Opinions

Advisory Opinion Requests

AOR 2008-03

Application of disclaimer requirements to mobile billboard advertisements (MovingAds, Inc., April 17, 

2008)

AOR 2008-04

Refund and redesignation of general election funds received during 

publicly funded Presidential primary 

campaign (Chris Dodd for President, 

Inc., April 23, 2008)

AOR 2008-05

Status of law firm as a corporation or as a partnership for purposes 

of administering and financially 

supporting a separate segregated 

fund (Holland & Knight LLP, May 

15, 2008)
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version). Reports filed in previous 

formats will not be accepted.

Filers may also use commercial 

or privately developed software 

as long as the software meets the 

Commission’s format specifications, which are available on the 

Commission’s web site. Committees using commercial software 

should contact their vendors for 

more information about the Commission’s latest software release.

Timely Filing for Paper Filers

Registered and Certified Mail.

Reports sent by registered or certified mail must be postmarked on or 

before the mailing deadline to be 

considered timely filed. A committee sending its reports by certified 

or registered mail should keep its 

mailing receipt with the U.S. Postal 

Service (USPS) postmark as proof 

of filing because the USPS does not 

keep complete records of items sent 

by certified mail.

Overnight Mail. Reports filed via 

overnight mail4 will be considered 

timely filed if the report is received 

by the delivery service on or before 

the mailing deadline. A committee 

sending its reports by Express or 

Priority Mail, or by an overnight 

delivery service, should keep its 

proof of mailing or other means of 

transmittal of its reports.

Other Means of Filing. Reports 

sent by other means—including 

first class mail and courier—must 

be received by the FEC before the 

Commission’s close of business 

on the filing deadline. 2 U.S.C. 

§434(a)(5) and 11 CFR 104.5(e). 

Paper forms are available at the 

FEC’s web site (http://www.fec.

gov/info/forms.shtml) and from 

FEC Faxline, the agency’s automated fax system (202/501-3413). 

The 2008 Reporting Schedule is 

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 “Overnight mail” includes Priority or 

Express Mail having a delivery confirmation, or an overnight service with 

which the report is scheduled for next 

business day delivery and is recorded in 

the service’s on-line tracking system.

also available on the FEC’s web site 

(http://www.fec.gov/info/report_

dates.shtml), and from Faxline. 

For more information on reporting, 

call the FEC at 800/424-9530 or 

202/694-1100.

Filing Frequency for Party 

Committees

National committees of political parties must file on a monthly 

schedule in all years. 11 CFR 

104.5(c)(4). 

State, district and local party 

committees that engage in reportable federal election activity must 

automatically switch to a monthly 

filing schedule. Once a committee 

triggers the monthly filing requirement, a committee must file the 

next regularly scheduled monthly 

report and must continue to file 

monthly for the remainder of the 

calendar year.

Political Action Committees

PACs (separate segregated funds 

and nonconnected committees) may 

file on either a quarterly or monthly 

basis in election years. A committee may change its filing frequency 

only once a year. After giving notice of change in filing frequency to 

the Commission and receiving the 

Commission’s approval, all future 

reports must follow the new filing 

frequency. 11 CFR 104.5(c).

Additional Information

For more information on 2008 

reporting dates:

• See the reporting tables in the 

January 2008 Record;

• Call and request the reporting tables from the FEC at 

800/424-9530 or 202/694-1100;

• Fax the reporting tables to yourself using the FEC’s Faxline 

(202/501-3413, document 586); or

• Visit the FEC’s web page at http://

www.fec.gov/info/report_dates.

shtml to view the reporting tables 

online.

—Elizabeth Kurland

FEC Updates Electronic 

Format and FECFile 

Filing Software

The Commission has updated its 

electronic filing format to Version 

6.2. On June 9, 2008, FECFile 

Version 6.2.1.0, 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 reflects 

the recent updates to the paper 

versions of FEC Form 1 (Statement 

of Organization) and Form 9 (24 

Hour Notice of Disbursements for 

Electioneering Communications) 

and improves functionality. A list 

of the changes to the software 

format is available at that link as 

well. 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 June 9, 

2008, must be filed in Format Version 6.2 (the new version). Reports 

filed in previous formats will not 

be accepted. Thus, for example, all 

electronic filers must file their 2008 

July Quarterly reports in Format 

Version 6.2.

FEC held rulemaking proceedings 

during 2005 and 2006 to revise a 

number of its Bipartisan Campaign 

Reform Act (BCRA) regulations. 

On July 11, 2006, U.S. Representative Christopher Shays and thenRepresentative Martin Meehan (the 

plaintiffs) filed another complaint in 

district court. The complaint challenged the FEC’s recent revisions 

to, or expanded explanations for, 

regulations governing coordinated 

communications, federal election 

activity (FEA) and solicitations by 

federal candidates and officehold-
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ers at state party fundraising events. 

The plaintiffs claimed that the rules 

did not comply with the court’s 

judgment in Shays I or with the 

BCRA. The complaint also alleged 

the FEC did not adequately explain 

and justify its actions.

On September 12, 2007, the 

district court granted in part and 

denied in part the parties’ motions 

for summary judgment in this case. 

The court remanded to the FEC a 

number of regulations implementing the BCRA, including:

• The revised coordinated communications content standard at 11 

CFR 109.21(c)(4);

• The 120-day window for coordination through common vendors 

and former employees under 

the conduct standard at 11 CFR 

109.21(d)(4) and (d)(5);

• The safe harbor from the definition of “coordinated communication” for a common vendor, 

former employee, or political 

committee that establishes a “firewall’’ (11 CFR 109.21(h)(1) and 

(h)(2)); and

• The definitions of “voter registration activity” and “get-out-thevote activity” (GOTV) at 11 CFR 

100.24(a)(2)-(a)(3).

On October 16, 2007, the Commission filed a Notice of Appeal 

seeking appellate review of all of 

the adverse rulings issued by the 

district court. On October 23, 2007, 

Representative Shays cross-appealed the district court’s judgment 

insofar as it denied the plaintiff’s 

“claims or requested relief.” 

Appeals Court Decision

The appellate court upheld the 

majority of the district court’s 

decision, including the remand of 

the content standard for coordination, the 120-day common vendor 

coordination time period and the 

definitions of GOTV activity and 

voter registration activity. While the 

district court had held the firewall 

safe harbor for coordination by 

former employees and vendors invalid, the court of appeals reversed 

the district court and upheld the 

safe harbor provision. The court of 

appeals reversed the district court’s 

decision to uphold the provision 

permitting federal candidates to 

solicit funds without restriction at 

state or local party events. 

Coordination Content Standard.

The court of appeals held that, 

while the Commission’s decision 

to regulate ads more strictly within 

the 90- and 120-day periods was 

“perfectly reasonable,” the decision to regulate ads outside of the 

time period only if they republish 

campaign material or contain express advocacy was unacceptable. 

Although the vast majority of communications are run within the time 

periods and are thus subject to regulation as coordinated communications, the court held that the current 

regulation allows “soft money” to 

be used to make election-influencing communications outside of the 

time periods, thus frustrating the 

purpose of the BCRA. The appellate court remanded the regulations 

to the Commission to draft new 

regulations concerning the content 

standard.

Coordination by Common 

Vendors and Former Employees.

The appellate court affirmed the 

district court’s decision concerning the 120-day prohibition on the 

use of material information about 

“campaign plans, projects, activities 

and needs” by vendors or former 

employees of a campaign. The 

court held that some material could 

retain its usefulness for more than 

120 days and also that the Commission did not sufficiently support 

its decision to use 120 days as the 

acceptable time period after which 

coordination would not occur.

Firewall Safe Harbor. Contrary 

to the decision of the district court, 

the court of appeals approved the 

firewall safe harbor regulation to 

stand as written. The safe harbor is 

designed to protect vendors and organizations in which some employees are working on a candidate’s 

campaign and others are working 

for outside organizations making 

independent expenditures. The appellate court held that, although the 

firewall provision states generally 

as to what the firewall should actually look like, the court deferred to 

the Commission’s decision to allow 

organizations to create functional 

firewalls that are best adapted to 

the particular organizations’ unique 

structures.

Definitions of GOTV and Voter 

Registration Activity. The court of 

appeals upheld the district court’s 

decision to remand the definitions 

of “GOTV” and “voter registration 

activity.” The court held that the 

definitions impermissibly required 

“individualized” assistance directed 

towards voters and thus continued 

to allow the use of soft money to 

influence federal elections, contrary 

to Congress’ intent. 

Solicitations by federal candidates at state party fundraisers. 

While the district court had upheld 

the regulation permitting federal 

candidates and officeholders to 

speak without restriction at state 

party fundraisers, the court of appeals disagreed. The court stated 

that Congress did not explicitly 

state that federal candidates could 

raise soft money at state party 

fundraisers; rather, Congress permitted the federal candidates to 

“appear, speak, or be a featured 

guest.” Congress set forth several 

exceptions to the ban on federal 

candidates raising soft money, and 

state party events were not included 

in the exceptions. Thus, the court 

found the regulation impermissible.

U.S. District Court of Appeals 

for the District of Columbia Circuit, 

07-5360.

 —Meredith Metzler
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Party Activity Summary 

through April 2008

From January 1, 2007, through 

April 30, 2008, receipts of the national committees of the Democratic 

party increased significantly while 

receipts of Republican national 

committees declined over the same 

period, when compared with earlier 

election cycles. Republican committees still raised more overall 

than their Democratic counterparts, 

though the gap is smaller now than 

in previous years. 

The three national committees of the Democratic party (the 

Democratic National Committee 

(DNC), the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) 

and the Democratic Congressional 

Campaign Committee (DCCC)) 

reported raising a total of $247 million during this period, an increase 

of 24 percent over a similar period 

in 2006, and 45 percent more than 

during the first 16 months of the 

2004 election cycle. The three Republican national party committees 

(the Republican National Committee (RNC), the National Republican 

Statistics

Senatorial Committee (NRSC) and 

the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC)) reported 

raising $260.4 million during the 

same period. This represents decreases of 11 percent from 2006 and 

19 percent from 2004 totals.

The DSCC and DCCC reported 

substantial gains, while total 

receipts declined slightly for the 

DNC. The highest growth came 

from the DCCC, whose $92.9 

million in receipts through April 

30, 2008, represented a 53 percent 

increase over 2006 levels. This 

total was $23.6 million more than 

the NRCC raised during the same 

period.

Each of the Republican party’s 

national committees reported revenue declines when compared to 

prior cycles. The RNC raised $143.3 

million from January 2007 through 

April 2008, down 5 percent from 

2006. The $47.9 million raised by 

the NRSC represented a decline of 

11 percent, while the NRCC raised 

$69.3 million, down 21 percent 

from 2006.

The RNC has reported improved 

fundraising recently with receipts 

totaling $57.6 million during just 

the first four months of this year, 

New Campaign Guide 

Available

 The 2008 Campaign Guide for 

Congressional Candidates and 

Committees is now available on the 

Commission web site at http://www.

fec.gov/info/publications.shtml. Paper 

copies will be available by August 

2008.

 For each type of committee, a 

Campaign Guide explains, in clear 

English, the complex regulations 

regarding the activity of political 

committees. It shows readers, for 

example, how to fill out FEC reports 

and illustrates how the law applies to 

practical situations.

 Please contact the Information 

Division at 800/424-9530 to order 

paper copies.

$11.8 million more than it raised 

from January through April of 

2006. DNC receipts in the first four 

months of 2008 totaled $22.8 million, $700,000 less than its tally in 

the same months of 2006.

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with the Commission is available 

through March 31, 2008.1 Democratic party committees at all levels 

reported significant increases in 

receipts during this period, while 

overall Republican party receipts 

declined from 2006. Democratic 

party committees reported receipts 

of $274.9 million from January 

1, 2007, through March 31, 2008.

This represented an increase of 24 

percent over a similar period in 

2004 and was 52 percent higher 

than the total raised through March 

of 2004, the most recent Presidential campaign cycle. Contributions 

to Republican committees totaled 

$287.6 million in the same period, 

a decline of 14 percent compared 

with 2006 and 17 percent lower than 

Republican party fundraising in the 

first 15 months of the 2004 Presidential campaign. 

Individuals are by far the largest 

source of federal funds for party 

committees. Republican committees 

reported receiving $246.3 million 

from individuals (86 percent of their 

receipts), while Democrats received 

$210.5 million (77 percent of their 

total). 

The Bipartisan Campaign Reform 

Act (BCRA) changed contribution limits, increasing the limit for 

individuals giving to national parties to $25,000, adjusted for inflation. The inflation-adjusted limit 

for the 2007-2008 election cycle 

is $28,500. All national committees, except the DSCC, continue to 

receive more dollars from contributions in amounts less than $200 

than from contributions in any other 

category. 

Political action committees 

(PACs) and other committees contributed $30.2 million to Republican 

party committees and $49.4 million 

to Democratic party committees 

in 2007-2008. Much of this total 

comes from House Democrats who 

contributed $22.5 million from their 

campaign accounts to the DCCC. 

House Republicans contributed 

$11.6 million to the NRCC. 

Additional information is available in a Press Release dated June 9, 

2008. The release, which is available on the FEC web site at http://

www.fec.gov/press/press2008/200

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are permitted to file reports on a quarterly basis, so the most current information for them covers only through March 

31, 2008.

Statistics

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80609party/20080609party.shtml, 

provides summary data tables for 

the financial activities of the two 

major political parties from January 1, 2007, to April 30, 2008, and 

comparisons for the same period in 

previous election cycles. National 

committees of the major parties are 

required to submit financial reports 

on a monthly basis.

 —Meredith Metzler

Nonfilers

Congressional Committees 

Fail to File Reports

The following principal campaign 

committees failed to file required 12 

Day Pre-Primary reports:

• Swanson for U.S. Senate Committee (AL);

• Pat Meagher for Congress (CA/41); 

and

• McMurry for Congress (CA/12).

The 12 Day Pre-Primary reports 

for the June 3, 2008, Alabama and 

California primary elections were due 

on May 22, 2008. The Commission 

notified committees of their filing 

obligations prior to the reporting 

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Index

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

the 2008 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.

Administrative Fines

Update, 2:4; 4:9

Advisory Opinions

Alternative Disposition of Advisory 

Opinion Request, AOR 2007-36, 

3:8

2007-19: Nonprofit Corporation 

Qualifies as Membership Organization, 1:15

2007-22: Campaign Committee May 

Accept Volunteer Services from 

Foreign Nationals, 1:16

2007-23: State Party Committee 

Status for Independence Party of 

New York, 1:17

2007-24: Payment for Joint campaign Activities, 1:18

2007-25: Limited Liability Partnership Taxed as a Corporation, 2:7

2007-26: Disposal of Excess State 

Campaign Funds by Federal Candidate, 1:19

2007-27: Nonconnected Committee 

Solicitations for SSF Contributions, 2:8

2007-28: Federal Candidates/Officeholders Fundraising for Ballot 

Measure Committees, 2:8

2007-29: Donation to a Candidate 

for Local Party Office is Not Personal Use, 1:21

2007-30: Matching Credit Card 

Contributions Under Public Funding Program, 1:21

2007-31: Earmarked Contributions Forwarded to a Presidential 

Candidate by a Nonconnected 

Committee’s Checks Not Matchable, 2:9

2007-32: Political Committee Status 

of Independent Expenditure Organization, 3:8

2007-34: Federal Candidate’s Endorsement of Nonfederal Candidate, 2:10

2007-35: Internet Toolbar Affinity 

Program for Political Committees, 

3:8

2008-2: Eligibility for Candidate 

Salary Payments, 6:4

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Update, 3:4; 5:4

Commission

Commission Amends Rules that 

Govern its Procedures, 3:3

Commission Publishes Notice of 

New and Revised Systems of 

Records, 2:4

Message from the Chairman, 1:1

New Chairman Elected, 1:2

New Vice Chair Elected, 3:2

Compliance

MUR 5888: Failure to File Timely 

Under Millionaires’ Amendment, 

2:1

MUR 5895: Personal Use and Prohibited Contributions, 3:1

Nonfilers, 3:4; 4:9; 6:5; 7:6

Correction

2008 Coordinated Party Expenditure 

Limits, 4:10

Court Cases

______ v. FEC

– Citizens United, 2:1

– DNC, 6:2 

– Morgan, 1:4

– SpeechNow.org, 4:6

– Shays III, 6:1, 7:1

– Tierney, 5:2

Beam v. Gonzales, 5:3

FEC v. ______

– Adams, 5:1

– Hearn, 1:5

– Reform Party of the USA, 4:1

Marcus v. Mukasey, 5:3

Legislation

House Delegate for Northern Mariana Islands, 6:5

Public Funding

Commission Certifies Primary 

Matching Fund Payments, 2:3

Dodd and Biden Certified for Matching Funds, 1:22

Kucinich and Hunter Certified for 

Matching Funds, 2:4

Outreach

Conference for Corporations and 

their PACs, 2:10

Conferences Scheduled for 2008, 

1:23; 2:11; 3:14; 4:10

June 23-24 Conference for Trade Associations, Membership Organizations and Labor Organizations, 

5:6; 6:6

Orlando Regional Conference for 

House and Senate Campaigns, 

Political Party Committees and 

Corporate/Labor/Trade PACs, 

1:23

Seminar for Nonconnected Political 

Action Committees, 4:10; 5:6

Party Activities

2008 Coordinated Party Expenditure 

Limits, 3:6; 4:10

Regulations

Final Rules and Explanation for 

Electioneering Communications, 

1:1

Reports

April Reporting Reminder, 4:1

deadline. Committees that failed to 

file the required reports were subsequently notified that their reports 

had not been received and that their 

names would be published if they 

did not respond within four business 

days. 

The Federal Election Campaign 

Act requires the Commission to 

publish the names of principal campaign committees if they fail to file 

election-sensitive reports. 2 U.S.C. 

§437g(b). The agency may also 

pursue enforcement actions against 

nonfilers and late filers on a case-bycase basis.

 —Meredith Metzler

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Federal Election Commission RECORD July 2008

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California Special Election Reporting: 12th District, 3:4

Illinois 14th District Special Election Reporting, 1:13

Indiana Special Election Reporting: 

7th District, 2:5

July Reporting Reminder, 7:1

Louisiana Special Election Reporting: 1st and 6th Districts, 2:6 

Maryland Special Election Reporting: 4th District, 6:4

Mississippi Special Election Reporting: 1st District, 4:3

Reports Due in 2008, 1:5

Statistics

House and Senate Candidate Committees Raise $507 Million in 

2007, 5:1

Number of PACs Increases Slightly 

in 2007, 3:7

Party Activity Summary through 

April 2008, 7:5

Party Committee Contributions 

Update, 4:7

Index

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Web Site

Enhanced Presidential Campaign 

Finance Map, 6:5