January 1993

Table of Contents

I Commlssioners

I 1993 Chairman and Vice Chairman

2 Court Cases

2 FEe v ; lntcrnaiionat Funding

Institute

8 U.S. SenatorJohn Seymour Commiuec v. Dianne Feinstein. et al.

8 New Liti gation

2 lnfurmat ion

2 NewFa" Servi ce Offered by Public

Records Office

:\ Regula tions

3 Prohibition0 11 Transfers from

onfederal Campaign '

3 Transfers Between Federal

Campaigns

3 Ex P,me Communications

<I Reports

.:\ Reruns Due in 1993

6 Advisor v Opinions

6 Public Appeara nces

7 Computer Resources

7 Computer Access to Advisory

Opinions

7 Public Funding

7 Robertson Campaign Disputes

Repayment Amount

7 December Matching Fund

Payments

S Federal Register

9 Publications

9 Updated MUR Index Available

10 Compliance

10 'IURs Released to rhe Public

II Index

Federal Election Commission

Commissioners

]993 Chairman and

Vice Chairman Elected

On December 15. 19<.>2 . the

Commission unanimously elected

SCOIl E. 1110mas as FECChairman

andTrevor Poucr as Vice Chainnan.

11'. 111001as, \ ho wa.. the 1992 Vice

Chairman, succeeds JOiU1 D. Aikens

as Chairman.

Mr. Thornns has been a Commissioner since 1986 and was Ihe 19R7

Chairman. He was reappointed by

President Bush and confirmed by lite

Senate in November 1991 for n

second six-year term.

Joining the agency as a legal intern

in 1975. Mr. Thoma s eventually

became an Assistant General Counsel

for Euforcernent. He also served as

Executive Assistam 10 former Commissioner Thomas E. Harris befo re

succeeding him as Commission er.

A native of Wyoming. he gruduated from Stanford University and

holds a J.D. degree from the Georgetown University Law Cenrer, He is a

member of the District of Columbia

bar.

Mr. Potter was confirme d by ihc

Senate as a Commissioner in November 1991 . During his fir st year in

office he served as Vice Chairman of

and as Chairmanof ill' Regulations

Task Force.

(1't/mil/lI ct! (11/ /'(l,l!,(' '2)

Volume 1<).Num

Note from the

Chairman

This year promises to 1:>1:

challenging and full of activit

There is a good ch mce of new

campaign finance reform legi

lation, which lite FEe would

have ((J implement and udmin

ister. In addition, several steps

are under way10 improve CXiSl

ing Fli operations. in hiding

liteenforcement process.

We start the year with 01K'

impro vcm .nt in place. the new

R ('('(I/'{/ design. which I hope

readers lind readable and

auractivc. 'Ilu: Recnn !staff

welcomes readers' comments

and suggestions on the de sign

and content of the newsletter.

S CO\l E.Thomas

hainnan
Fl',/eml f /cd r",)C OIm ll/ l ,t ;w / RECORfJ

FEe v, International

Funding Institute

On November30, 1992,!heSupreme

Court. without comment. refused to

review acourt of appeals' decision

upholding tbe consmurionalny of the

"s;lIc or use" restriction. 2 US c.

*4JR(aX4). That provision prohibits

anyone from sellin g or using, lor

soliciuuion or commercia l purposes.

the informalion on individual con -

rriburors listed in the FEC report s

filed by political cornminees. The

Supreme CO Ull 'S refusalto hear the

case left truacitle rulinc of the Court

of Appeals for the Disirici of Corumbia Circuit. In July 11.Jl)2. Ih.l \ court

rnmlill/lrd Oil jJlI x t 8 )

Fed er al Etccnun Commission

i)99 E Street, NW

Washington, DC 20463

O/

202/219·3420

202/219-3336 (T I'D)

Scull E. Thomas, Chainnnn

Trevor Puller, Vice Chairman

Joan D. Aikens, Commissioner

Lee Ann Elliott. Commissioner

Danny L. Mdl unllld,

Commissioner

john Warren Mc(;arQ',

Com missioner

waftcrj. Stewart. Sec retary

0( 111(' en:I1 Ex Officio

Commissione r

Donnald K. Anderson. Clerk

of the 1louse of Representatives.

Ex Otficlo Commissioner

John Co Surlna. Stan Director

Lawrence M. Noble.General

Counsel

Published by the Information

Division

Louise D. Widcs. Direc tor

Stephanie Fil erald Editor

Blake LanJ.:,c, Graphics Advisor

NewFax Service Offered

by Public Records Office

In aneffon 10 provide timely

disclosure of campaign finance reports and other FEe materials. the

Comm ission's Public Records Office

now offers a faxing service. The

charge is $2 for up 10 20 pages, plus

the regular charge for reproducing a

docume nt. Prepayment isrequired. so

individuals and groups !nUS) set up a

running. account in orde r LO lake

advantage of this servi ce (see below).

For those interested in the Cornmission's public meetings. the office

w ill. on a regular basis. fax. the agenda

of upcoming meetings. (The Commission holds public rneetlngs Oil Thursdays: the agenda and other meeting

documents are made available 10 the

public at 2:00 pm the preceding

T uesday .]

The office will also fax other

documents. such as summary pages of

campaign repor ts. lip to lhe 20-page

Iirnh.

To set up art account with the

office. send a check or money order

for at least $25 made c cno the Fed·

cral Election Commission. Please

include the name, fax number and

complete address and phone number

of the contact person for the account.

Send 10 the Public Records Office,

Federal Election Commission. 999 E

Street. NW. Washington, DC 20463.

If you have any questions, please call

800/424-9530(ask for Public Records)

or 2CJ2n. 19-4 140. +

Commissioners

(n m/ill lteel { mill til/Xl: I )

Before his appointment. Mr. Pa

was a partner in a w ashington. DC

law firm and practiced in the areas 

campaign and election law and

federal ethics regulations. His prev

ous experience in government

includes serving as Assistant Gene

Counsel at the FederalCorrmumic

lio ns Commission from 1984 to 19

and as a Deparunem of Justice

attorney from 1982 fO 19R4.

A graduate of Harvard College 

the University of Virginia School o

Law, Mr. Perter was editor-in-chie

the Virginia Journal of internation

Law ill 198 1- 19R2. He is currently

Vice Chairman of the American B

AssociationCommiuee on Electio

Law, Administrative Law Section.

Mr. Potter is a resident of Fauquier

COlIiIlY. Virginia. +
Regulations

Prohibition on Transfers from

Nonfederal Campaigns: New

Application of Effec tive Date

The Commi ssion has resubmiued

10 Congress the new regulution

prohibiting ran fc of fund, and

;1:-SCIS lrom a candidatex uonfedcral

campaign 10 Ill:' or her federal

campuign. A lth ough the Commission

had anticipated that the regulation

would be effective at the Sian or the

IlJ94 election cycle. the rcsubmission

10 Congress for a new legislative

review period will delay the effecti ve

date. probably untilsometime ill

March 199.). However. the Conunission plans 10 apply the prohibition 10

tmnsters made bctore the e ffective

dale if they wen; imcnded 10 finance

elections held ancr ApriI I . IlJ9:\. The

new rule at II CFR I I0.3(d) will

replace the current regulation.

I I03 k )(6). which permits transfers

from nonfedera l campaigns as long as

they do not conrain impermissible

comributions.

Before a regulation becomes

effective. il IllUSI be before Congrc-s

lor 30 k gislalivc (l:tys. 2 U.S.c.

~4~g(d) The new rule was originally

unnsmincd 10 Congress in Augusl

11)92. bU I Congress adjourned before

:\0 kgisl:llivt: had elapsed. The

Commission hasnow resubmitted the

nile. i ll identical Iorm. 10 Ihe 103rd

Congress fc,)r <I new kgi slative re view

period.

A SSlIIll illg lhe revi t:w pcnod (,1ll!S

~olll lll in Marcil. the Conllnis..ion

plans wannounce Ihal Ihe prohibilion

:lpplies 10 all tr:lllslCrs from nonfeda nl lll pa i~ ll lIlade ill mll icipalion Ill' lc c!<:ral e1eclions held alkr

.A pril I. <J I)~, ardk o f when thc

IransICrs take place. II'made before

Ihe dkctive dale of Ihe regulalions.

such an wi1I 1111\'c 10 t1c relurned

\..... ilhin )0 Jays Ll fler the effective date.

The rcsul>millcd rule was puh.

lished in Ihe Fcdcml Rcgi:--Ier in t' LlrI)'

January along with a reviscd explan:llion and j ustifi cation explaining how

the agency iniends (0 apply the rule

during the 1994 ciCCIion cycle. The

Rrrord will announce the effective

date in a future issue. ..

Transfers Between Federal

Ca mpaigns: Commission

Terminates Rulemaking

On December II). 1992. the

Commission decided 10 lake no

further action on proposed rules that

would have imposed new requiTCrnerus Oll transfers belween commitlees uuthurized by the same ledcral

candidate for diflereni election cycles

or federal offices. nder the proposed

changes 10 II CFR II 0.3(c)(4) and

(e)15). an authorized committee

would have been permitted 10 transfer

only those contribution.' whose

donors had provided wriuen uuihorizations lor the transfer: other contribntions would have had 10 be excluded.

111 authorizations would have

operated as rcdcsignauons: thus. the

transferred funds would have counted

ai ~t the donors' contribution limit"

lor the recipient commiucc.

Under the current rulc-. such

transfers (Ire permissible wi thout

contributors' nuthorizations and

without the funds counting against the

coruribution Iimils orthe recipient

comrniuce (provide d Ihe candidate is

nOI running for more than one federa l

office at the same lime). Recognizing

Ihal lhe proposed rules would sign ili -

cant!), change this tong-slancling

policy. the Commission tk cidcd 10

lake no fUriher :lcl ion un lhe rulemaking. 11te ngency believed thaI. in this

case . any changes 10 currelll policy

would be morc approrri alcly handled

through Icgi slntion .

III Iheir eommenlS on Ihe NOliee of

Proposed Rulcmnking. (57 FR 36023.

Augusl 12. IlJ(2), lhe nalional

cornmillees of Ihe major political

pan ics oppo.'\cd the changes. arguing

lhal .he Commission lal.:k~<1 aUlbority

unckr the Federal EIeCl ion Campaign

Act (Ihe Aet) 10 impose re rictions

nol conlCll1pl:lled by Congress. By

F('dc'w l EIIT /illll ('"mllllll/fllI H

contrast. an advocacy orguniz.u

said ilnn the Commission shoul

prohibit all transferx between fe

campaigns authorized for di ffe

elections or offices, Dixagreein

these views. Ihe FEe, Office o

General Counsel believed tluu 

statute could be read n:- providi

Commission with the auihoriry 

restrict transfers bUI abo believ

a comp lete han would co nrrndi

le

The agency distinguished Ih

rulemaking from Ihe proposed 

prohibiting transfers (rom nonf

campaigns (see above article). 

rulernnking pertained to the tra

contribuuons raised with " sOrl

money" (funds tlnu arc impcnn

under the Act). Transfer" betwe

federal campaigns. by contrast. 

pose any danger of imperm issib

funds. Consequently. tbc Comm

saw no unrncdi.ue need \0 revis

ClIlTt:1I1 rcculations. ..

Commission Eslablishes

Interim Rules on Ex Part 

ic o n

On December 9. IlJ92. the C 

mission established IIC\\' interi m 

governi ng ex parte commumca

made to Commissioners and III

mdividuuls working under thei

personal supervision. (Ex pane?

communicurions are wriuen all

communicmions from persons 

Ihe lll is n. The regulatio

also apply 10 Ihe Special Depul

the two ex offic io Commission

10 Ihe Depu lies' illlmedi:llc sla

Thc illlcrim nile;., prohibil ex 

communicalions in conncclion 

ongoing FEC audits anclliligal

complemenling Ihe biln on ex p

onllnun ica liol\~ concem ing ell 

Illenl minlers, found al II CFR 

and 111 .22. Additionally. undc

new ni les. ex pane comll llinicn

on ru1cmaking pro <.J ill :md

advisory npilllons arc penll illed 

III11:-; 1 be made puhlic.

{O Ill/iI/ IICd 0 1/ 
Fcdei II I Elt'niol/ ("olllllli" siw / NI:.( ·()flO ,111111/'/1 '\' I'

Guide to 1993 Reporting

(A ll committees must also ti le a 1992 year-end report, due January .1 1. 99

I This ("at('g(JI:I' iucludcs IIIIll;II ('( .~ I!/ caudukurs ret irins; deb/sj i'olll II/JI"l'I'iOlrs elc«-

tion or I'UI/I I;II,l:jOl' ofuturc rlcction.

P"csIII<'II/;((/,'OIlIil, ;I/('c's IIIC1J.file 0 1/ (';111('1" (/ quurterb:or 111011("'.1' busis, Those II'is!Ji

III chani;« Ihri,.jil;lIg/,.('qucIlt Y durini; 1993 shoulr! /lIl/il \'111t'Commission m writing ,

t PACs (/11(11'111'1,1' conunluccs 11111.1' liI(' 01/ either a srm ianuua ! (II' 1II/lIIlhly basis. Coaun

tees lI"i~lI ll 10chtlll.v.c III('iz i ilil/g [ l'ecIl/em,\' ellrillg 199J IIII .\I IIO iJ h e CfJllIllliH lIl1I 

II'ri/illg 1\'11("11 jilill;': a rel/orll//ulel' Ihe ("(ll/IlIIi llc'/"S 1'1/1'1'1'111 .\"c h('ell/le. A I'I'II/lllil/('(' 1/111)

d um,!:e ;/sjilillgjrrqll'l/c." I/llly 011("(' 1'1'1'm/C'lIdar yen,.. II CFR /O·I.5(eJ .

independent expenditure: made

shortly before an election. Sec II CFR

104.4(b) and (c) and 104.5(g).

When liming permit s, the Record

will alert committees to special

election reponing dates in 1993.

• A list of .uuc fi ling offices is

available trom the Commission.

/-I OII ,I'£, OI/{l Senate Cuni lidate CU

1II;II ('c,\. Principal campaign commi

lees of House andSenate candidate

lite with th Clerk or the House or t

Secretary of the Senate. as appropri

ate. JI CFR 105.1 and 111

principal campaign commiuee mus

simultaneously rile a copy of each

report and statement with the Secre

tary orSWIt: (or equivalcru officer) 

the state in which the candidate seek

(or sougln) election, 2 U.S.c.

4 ~ (2 )( B).

Presidential Committees. Princip

campaign comminces or Presidenti

candidates lilt: with Ihe I-Ee. I I CF

105.3. TIle principal campaign corn

minee rnuxt simultaneously file iI

copy of each report and statement

wi th the Secretary of Slate (or cquiv

lcm officer) of each state in which t

committee make expenditures, I I C

IOR.2.

Reporting Frequency

Semiannual Q ua r tcrf Monthly

./

./ , Of - ./

,/ or .1 ,/

L ate Fili ng

The Federal Election Campaign

A CI does not permit the Commission

to grant extensionsorti ling deadline '

under any circumstances. Filing larc

reports could result in enforcement

action by the Commission.

Where 10 File

Comrn iuee treasurers IllUSI file

FEC reports with the appropriate

federal and suue ti ling offices. Please

note that:

• The addresses for the federal offices

(FEe. Clerk of the House and

Secretary of the Senate) appear in

the instructions to the Summary

Page of FEC FOIlllS 3 and 3X.

Hou...e nnd Senate

Candidate C Olll 11 1luccs I

Type of Fil er

PACs and Party

Conuni trees

Presidential Candidate

Committees

Reports Due in 1993

This article on fil ing requirements

tor l) is supplemented by the

reponi ng tables ttuu follow.

II is the re..ponsibil ity of the

commiuee treasurer 10 file required

reports 0 11 lime. To assist treasurers,

the Com111 ission sends com miuees

FEC reporting forms and notices of

upcoming repon ing deadlines,

For lunher information on reponing or 10 order exira form s, call the

FEC: l-iOO/424-9530 or 202/219·3420.

Yenr-Eml Reports Cover ing

1992 Activity

All commiueesmUSI fi le :1 1992

year-end report due January 3 1. 1993.

The coverageand reporting dates are

found in Table I on page 5.

Report s Covering 1993 Activity

To find out what reports your

com m iuee mUSI ti le in 1993. check

rhe Guide 10 Reponin g table. below.

Then check the accompanying iabk s

on repon ing dates. page 5. Please note

Ihal ir any special elections are held in

1993. cnnuniuccs active in those

elections may have 10 file special

election reports, as explained below.

Com mittees Act ive

ill SpeciaI <: ions

Conuniuees authorized by candichues nmniug in flny 1993 special

election must file election report s in

uddition 10 regularly scheduled

reports. I I CFR I04..'i(h). Th ey are

abo required 10 comply with the 4Rhour notice requirement for contri bution«or S1.000 or more (including

loans) received short ly before an

election, See II ern 104.5{1}

PACs and puny committees

supporting candid.uex running in

special elections may also have 10 file

PfC- and post-election reports unless

ihev file on a monthlv. rather than

l\ J1 basis. Ii CFR 104.5(c) 3)

•.IIld 104.5(h). However. all PACs nrc

subject 10 2<l-hour reponing or
Table 4: 1993 Quarterly Reports

(Option available 10 Previdential commiuees only .)

Tab le 3: 1993 lonthlj Reports

Table 2: 1993 Semiannual Reports

Tabl e 1: 1992 Year-End Report

m e'lu ired of all ccmmiuees.)

Filing Dale I

Filing Dale I

Fil ing .lI~ I

January 31. )9lJ3

February 20

March 20

April 20

May 20

June 20

July:W

AlIgllsl 20

September 20

OClober 20

November 20

December 20

January 31. 1994

J\l

January 31, I~94

Period Covered

Period Covered

Closing date

of lasl report

through

December 3 1. 1992

January I - 3I

February I - 28

March 1- 31

April 1- 30

May I - J 1

June 1- 30

July 1- .11

August I - 31

September I - 30

October 1- 3I

November I -.1 0

D cernbcr ) - .11

January I - June 30

July 1- December 31

Period Covered

Ye:.r-End

Mid-Year

Year-End

Repurl

Report

Report

February

'larch

April

May

June

July

A ugust

September

October

November

December

Year-End

e ll/ Il/ida/(' l mJl lll il/c' £' S with ,H,,/"(,

Than ()Ul' !\ lI t!Jo(;: n / Committrc. If a

campaign includes more than one

auihorizecl commiuee. lhc principal

campaign conuniuee files. with its

own report. the reports prepared by

the other nuthorized conun iuecs as

well a, a consolidated report (FEC

Form 3Z or page .'i nl FEC Form .\P.

1IS apprupriurc). 11CFR I()4.3ln.

PAC", (I/Id Purtv (lI/tI/l;I/ .~

Generally. PAt's and parry committees file with the FEe. There arc.

however. I \\'0 exceptIons: ComIII iuees

support ing only OII candidates ti le

with the Clerk 01" 1Ill' House: those

supporting only Senate candidates file

with 11K Secretary orthe Senate.

II CFR lOS.I and IO,'i.1.

PACs ilnd pany cnmmiuces mllsl

simultaneously Ii le copies oj reports

and suuemcnts with l ilt Secretary of

Sial (or cquivnlent officer). as

follows:

• Committees mukmg contributions or

expenditures in connection with

House and Senate campaigns Iilc ill

the state in which the candidate

seeks election. The comrniuee is

required III file only tluu portion of

the report applicable 10 the candidarc

in Ih al Siall: (e.g.. the 5 UI11 I11:"1I)' Page

and (he schedule shO\ ing the

contribution or cxpcndi rure.).

2 U.S.e. ~4.W(:I )(8)

• C01l1 111 iuees l1lilk ing contribill Il or

expenditures in connection with

Presidemial candidates Iile ill the

states in wlnch thl' Presidential

corrunittce and the donor corumiuec

have their headquarter-, I I CFR

lUg..:.J . •

Report Period Covered Filing Dale I

I$1Quarter

2nLl Quarter

3rd Quarter

Year-End

January I - March 3I

Apri l l -Julle 30

July I - September 30

October I - December 3J

April 15

July 15

October 15

January J. 1994

I Rcpon« ,\'/'I/I hy registered 01" cenificd mait must hr PO,\tll/lII'/;cd In 111(' .lilill'::,{,I

reports.1'("11 1 hy mira 111('111 /,1' IIutsI IJ(' received by iJl('j ed",.,,1and stat«filing ,{tin

/!I(// II(//!'. II eFR IOo/ ,5(("j,
Frdrrut l-lrrtinn ' oll/lIIi ,\'J' o " UI:" ORO

AdvisOIy

Opinions

:\0 1992-38

Loan from Presidential

Campaign's Legal and

Compliance Fund to Public

Funding Account

Alter the general election. the

Clinton/Gore '92 Campaign Commitlee may accept a temporary $ 1 million

loan from its general election legal

nnd compliance fund (GELAC fund)

provided (he campaign comrn iuee

repays ihc loan immediately upon lhe

receipt or reimbursement payments

from the U.S. Secret Service.

TIle campaign wasexperiencing a

cash flow problem "her the general

election and was wailing to receive

about SI.2 mill ion in anticipated

reiI11l1u rscmc11 ts lrorn the Sec ret

Service lor rransporuuion and related

services provided (0 Secret S (v ice

stair. The temporary loan would

permit the campaign to pay urgent

expenses before il received the Secret

Service reimbursements.

Under the public luruling laws, a

campaign tluu receives full public

funding lor the general ekclion-a!\

(he CIinton/Gore campaign t1id- lllust

limit campaign spending 10 the

amount or the grant and may not

accept any coruributions 10 pay for

quali fied campaign expenses.

2 U.S.c. *4.:1 1a(b)( I) and 26 U.S.c.

*9003(bl( I) and (2). Howe cr. the

campaign's GELAC fund may accept

private contributions 10 pay for COSIS

ussociuted with complying wi th the

law. I I ern 9003.3(;) . These

compl inncc-rclaied payments are not

subject to the spending limit. II CFR

lJ002. 11 (b)(S).

Other regulations also pro ide

exceptions from the spending ceiling

and allow certain expenses (0 be paid

from the GELAC fund,

First. iomcwhar analogous 10 a

loun based on future Secret Service

payments. u GELAC fund may make

loam 10 the campaign account before

"

the campaign receives its public

funding payment. although the loan

must be repaid shortly after the

payment is made. I I CFR

900~ (a)(2)( i)(G) and 900 l4(b)(2).

Second. either the campaign

account or the GELAC fund may pay

for unreimbursed Secret Service

cost'. and such payments do nOI count

against the spending limit. I I CFR

9003.3(a)(2)(i)( I-1) and 9004.6(a). See

also the Explanation and Justification

for II CFR 9004,6<ll 56 FR 35903

(July 29. 1991),

The proposed loan COIll PO I1S with

the underlying principles of these

regulations, However. the loan may

be used only 10 defray qualified

campaign expenses. and ir musi be

repaid immediately upon the earnpaign' s receipt of the Secret Service

reimbursemcrus. Any shortfall thai

occurs because the Secret Service. for

valid reasons. fails 10 make full

repayment 10 the Cli nton/Gore

Campaign will result in an improper

use of GELAC fund contributions and

have legal consequence"

Date Issued: November 17. 1992:

Length: .:I pages. Chairman Joan D.

Aikens wrote a dissenting opinion

( 4 pages); COI1lIll issioner Trevor

Potter wro te a concurring opi nion

( I page). ...

Public Appearances

1/19 American niversity

Washington, D .

Scott TI 0m

Chairman

lichacl Dickerson

Public Records

1/25 Public Affairs Council

Washington, DC

Lee Ann Elliott

Commi.sioncr

Dorothy Yeager

lnformutlon Services

dvisory Opinion Reque rts

Recent requests for advisory

opinions (AORs) arc listed below.

The full text of each AO R is availab

for review and comment in the FEe

Public RecordsOffice.

AOR 1992-42

Application of election lim its (0

contributor checks written ulier the

J992 general election 10 replace pre

general checks lhal were 10';( ill the

mail. (Lewis lo r Congress Commi tlee. December 10. 1<)92. 4 pages plu

atrachrncnts)

AOR 1992-43

Compliance by federal candidate. al

a slate officeholder. with stale law\

restrictions on polirical Iundraising b

stateofficials, (Senator Tim Erwin.

Washington Stille. December '2 J.

9~ 2 pages)

AOR 1992-44

Suuus of political organizution as

natio nal party cornmiuee. (J ational

Comrniuee of the .S. Taxpayers

Party. December 22. I<)l)2. J pages

plus attachrnenrs) ...
I Candulatcs hav« IW}lI1'Sled $41U.769/i),.1heJ(///II(lI'Y !l) l)3 1'''.1'111('11 1

December Matching Fund Payments I

l) 66

209.6lJ2

4.2 .,1).405

12 _1

2.008.713

:U 1,'i.lJ9 

2.912,X 14

2X') Jl27

$ 5.04l<.204

10,11 8.252

$41,8/5.153

Cumulati ve

Total

legal grounds. questioning the C

mission's imerprcuuion 01"rbe l

They also said that. within li ve 

they would produce documents 

supporting a suhxtantial reductio

the repaymcru, For example. the 

audit report found that, based Oi

available records. the campaign 

exceeded the Iowa and cw Ha

shire expenditure lirnirs by $ 1.1 

lion. According 10 campaign co

however, the new record, woul

show tluu theexcessive spendin

less than hall Ihal amount. thus 

ing the repayment by ubou: $2( 

(11IC' campaign submitted the ,Il

tiona!records on December 9, 

The Commi ...sion wi ll review 

new records and remarks made 

hearing when making irs linal n

mcnt determination. +

Derernber

Candidate Payment

Republicans

Patrick Buchannn $4 12. 9 17

George Bu ~h 0

Democrats

Larry Agran 0

Jerry Brown 0

Bill Clinton 0

Tom Harkin 11 .990

Bob Kcrre y 4.:l.11R

Paul Tsonga s 13.609

Douglas Wilder 0

Nrw Alliance Part y

Lenora Fulani SJ.4lJ4

latural Law Part y

John Hagelin 176.954

Total $7l3,093

-

Public Funding

Robertson Campaign Dispute

Repayment Amount

AI a December 2. 1992. hearing,

Pal Robertson 's 198R Presidt:lll iat

campaign argued lhal the FEe should

reduce the amo unt of public tund s the

campaign had 10 repay to the U.S

Treasury. In the final audit report.

approved in March 1992. the Commission made an inilial determination

Ihal rhe campaign repay S3R85 44.

The campaign conuniuec. Americans

lor Robertson. Inc.. had received

$ 10.4 mill ion in matching funds.

Counsel for the campaign. Gordon

Robertson and Carol Laham. contested several repayment is.' ucs on

I TIll' sIIJ1('\'III''' : AK ,1\7..ell. co .cr.

CA. /-II.IL. IA. LA MD. MA. MI .su. NV. Ni . HM . 011. TN. tx.iff . vr. \\'/\

und \VI. For tlu: nantes 1/1/.1 wMr( '.I'.\(',1""

thoS ((/(C ojlif'C,'.«(/1/ Iltt' PI/Mh ' N('n/l'(l.

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to Ad visory Opinions

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computer access 10 the full IC'..:1 of

advisory opinions (AOs) issued since

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Court Cases

I,I>IlIi" l/nll' ,.1/1 IHI!!.c· ! j

I.Ul M.: h.Jt I~ rh.u ....: 1.· ioll U8(;(i( ~) i...

con.'lilutional un its r;k:e ;lIl<l I~

applied 10 Ihe detcnd.uus conduct

becau se it "advau...cs an importan t

gu\-c l1ll1lental illle rest"-pRlIe<'tin1-

Ihe value 01;l pulillC.11 couuuiuec's

tl1l ri Du liQ-,lI1d "i" uo bro ader

rh.rn nccc ss.u y In lhnl task." [The

(k t:isitIO was summarized in the

September 19'>2 Re'.',ml. )

The FEC h;td filed :l gfli the

lrucrn.uion.n Fltnd in),! Insunuc (IF!),

American Culzcns lor Pofiticat Arrion . luc . (ACPA). 01 political committee. •1I1d Robert E. Dolan. ' I.S ncusurer

01 ACPA Accord ing lit rbc fi tl~s

01f: l(.'t, IF!." (on, uhitlg Ilnn headt'11

hy Mr. Oul;ln. l:nowi nFly 1I 1'1:: .

POI1t"J contributor names and uddre.s\{>, in developing a m;lllillg list

Ih;1I wa.' rrmcd to abnu live customcrs. 00t' of wholll W:b ACPA , ACPA

u-cd rhc h, lli K' , t·ver;lllllililiogs,

cllrl;ull' nrcucd fo r di...mis.." I.

d .lim inl! fhat sec;io n 418(;1)14 ) vinlated II FiN Ll m~nt: Ihe FEC

lhen mo ved 10 rlil)' the t:olls(il\lIiollal l!w..'.,liull IV lhe COltn or;lp PC';tIs.

\Vh Ctl lh,1l eU(ltl up he ld thl.' COnsltlu'

lionahtv or the sale' Of liM:: fcstfll·tioll.

tle:: l'cnd:lllll' ' Iltl!t.lu SuprClll":: COU ll

\'

L1mler ;1prcviou-.;Iy issued order

th"l was slo l)'ed cll lr ll fhe Sllpr lll~

COII ll pe titio n r\'view. thc c ast: w"" ren1<JtHkd 10 the U.S. Disfrtl.'1COli n

l or till.' DistrICt 01 Columbia for

pl"(l('Cl'liill,gS(,·oo...ish,.'1ll wilh lhe:: court

uf ,lpfX'al:-' holding' . +

u.s.Senal orJohn Sc\'mour

Commillee \'. nn Feinstein,

01 <I i.

all NOVCllllxr ,1. It)l)2, fhe u.s. l)i'lrk f COlin for Ihl.' ~' lll r; Oi'fril.'t

('If(;llifomi;\ ~lll -..:d Ihi»suit.

lUling thai the FEC hh txdusiw

jllrbtlio.: ti(tll ewcr lhe <l 11c:g:;ltiotl\ r:lised

in lilt: t:lJl11 pf<J im. as tm: FEe. all

illlen'Ctllll. had argucd ill ils lIlolioll lO

~llli (CiVIl Action No. CV 92-

6143-RMTIE' l.)

Plaintiffs comcndcd that -ohciralion lcuc r- moiled by the Fein ...rein for

Scnme Comnuncc consunned mai l

"mud under the R.td;(:fc.'Cring lnrlucnced OIlId COlllJPI Organizanon

{RICO, Ac t. The leuers in qucsuon

alle gedl y "Oli~'j lccl c;lJ11);lrktd couriblt1l7ms in excess or the Feoeml

ElectionCampaign At ! (FECA )

limi!s by ~kin rh.u coruribmionsof

over $ 1.000 he madc payable 10 rbe

DemocmucSenatorialCampaign

Commmce. "Feinstein Tally." Pla intiff.; argued tluu thcse solicitations

should he considered RICO violations

because they 1,II,el)' represented Ih:1I

' Ilch cOl1l ll ioo~ were lawful Jlld

could be u.'>t::rl for Ihe exclusive hellefit of the candidnc.

The C() 1l11. however. found thar Ihl.'

FEC ha-, exclusive iunsdicrinn ove r

the merits of FECA claitn..., +

New Litigation

Lyndon H. Lakouchc. Jr. \'. FEe

(92 · 1555)

Lyndon LIRutK:he iHlt,llhe

L1RoLiche DCtllOCralil.' Campaigtl 'KS

p;lilion the COurl lOrc" iew the FEC's

final n::paymcnl tl (, mli ll on tOll

Sc pll:mhc r 17. 11)92.lhe FEe required

lhe C llnp;lign 1('1 rep.lY$ 151.260 in

matching fund s 10 lhe U,S. Trea.\u ry.)

Federal Register

copk.... l}f 1,,:dC'ral Register nolices

arc 3vaib blc fnJl1\ Ihe Public ~,,'tlftl.s

Irll.

1992-22

II CFR Part:'> 100and II-t Ddinilion of":"-k mbd' llf Memlxn.hip

AS'I)(,.'ialion: Ol:ulg.... IIf Public IIt:aring Time (57 FR [)c.ccml:ll:r

1. 1992)

J2

II e FR P;ln 20 I: E~ Pane Com·

l11 unieatinl\s, ll tl1 Rules wilh

Rt.:q uesl for COIllmcnl.s (57 FR

';l( 133. IA-ccmbcrlJ. I992)

___ .I", ''' ''''' f

Petitionersspecific ally ask the co ur

10 rule o n whe ther Ihe FEC'

repayment dererminnion and the

rnerbods it used to dc icrmin e the

repayment amount were a rbitrary.

cnpncious and nOI ill accordance w

the law. They a lso ask the court to

consider whether rbc FEe waived i

rigfus to rcqtlire repayment of match

ing funds !be Campaign received al

the cnndidure's dale of ineiig ibituy

becau se the FEC h,ld cert ified the

funds based 011 debt staremenrs

submiued in good fanh by th e

Campaign.

U.S. Court of Appeals fo r Inc

District orColumbia Circuit.' App.

No. 92-1555. October 22. IW2.

Commu n Cause v. FEe

(92-2538)

Pursuantto 2 U.S,C. §4.17g. Cum

man Cause usks the coon to declare

thatthe FEes failure 10 <te l on all

adrnuu-arauvecomplaint is conm..iry

10 law. Common U~ further a~

rbe court 10 order rhe agency 10 conform with §437g within .10 days and

to aW;lrd CO:-l'" .1nd allomey'" Ices 10

Common C m:-e.

CommOn C lU'IiC' claims thai lhe

FECfailed 10 lake required aclion on

<iiI administrative eomplJilll Commo

OIU'!<Cfiled in Deeemocl 1990. Inlh

admini.'i.lrl'll ive complaim, COlilmon

~use alleced lhal fh... N;ttional

Re L1b li c:t~ Scn.llonn l Commtllet'

(NRSC) hnd m"de excessive co ntribUliom and cxpendllufCii in conoe<:-

~n with Ihe 1988 Momill\,1 Senate

election and failed 10 repon them

J.cctlr.l1c1y, Common :'I U~ abo

cb imed Ihalfhe MOnlaoa Repuhlica

Pany had violaled Ihe Jaw by pan ici

paling in the NRSCs allegccJ violaliollS.

U.S. OiMnet Coon for Ih..: Di..."ic

ofColumbi;l. Civil At:lioll No. 1l2·

25]8. No...ember 10, 1992. •

! COInmiuiOl1 !'C'/JI/Y'I Il·'I/ dl'(c·nllin{f/irlJl

(II'/! (lh cN/y ICI';r 'Hlhle hy 111;( nml'/.

16 U.t c' §CJU-I/lIIJ
•

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•

Regulations

j l' l l1I/i l/lwd ';,m/J'flXl ' J )

Th e Commission seeks comments

onthe imc rim nile... ( I I CFR Pan

2(1 ), which wen: published in the

Fedcrn ! Register 0 11 December 9.

It.J92 (57 FR 5R 1:n) and became

effective onihat date. The ConuuissiOIi may rcevcnsuc the rule) III li ght

of comm..'l1I" received. Comments are

due b)' January g and should be

, uhmillcd ill writing 10 Su...an E.

Propper. Assistant General Counsel.

999 E Stree t. NW. Washington, DC

20.:l6 .~

The interim niles are bricny

vumnariecd below.

Audi t.. an d Liugnncn

11l(" b an on ex parte communications in connection with FEe audits

applies both to uudus of Presidenti al

publi c funding recipients and 10 audits

ot conuninccs whose reports do 1101

111ee1 threshold requirements for

subsu r nial complia nce with the law

43 audits).

In the case of the Presidential

audits. the ban on ex pane communicanons bcains when the Commission

sends a Ieiier askine the commiuee to

;nake prcpanuions j'or nudu ficldwork. The ball each when the Commission issues the final audit report

or. if repayment of public fundsis

reqlliro.:-d. whe1l 1he cOlllll1i llee makes

lh(' repaymenl lO Ihc U.S. Trc:l ry

the COlllmission authorizes. suit 10

pursue repayment.

T ht':Commission !lpel.:itically il Sh

for COlllll)(: ll h on whether rc!>trictions

on c:< pm1": communicalions-a

cOlllpk lC' ball or. ahCl11 alivcly. a

e~lllirclTIe ll lhal sucll l.:o1ll1ll unicaliulls be made puhlic- should app ly

earlier ill ihe public r'tllldillg proces.s.

for exmnplc. fmm the time Ihe

Prc de tlal call11idate se el igibility

to receive public functs.

llle prOhibition all e x pa ne

communicalions ill conneclion wilh

§4)8{h) alldils begins when a proposed audil refcrral is circulaled and

cnds when Ihe Commission ues the

fllla l audil report.

TIle prohibition involving lingauon

takes e ffect whe n the Commission

uurborizcs a suit 01', in the cusc or

defensive tiug.uion, when Still is riled

against the Commission. II exlends

throu gh the conclusion ofthe litigation.

II' a Conunlssioncr or staff member

unable to prevent a prohibited ex

parte communication, he or she must

deli ve r u statemen t onrbc substance

and circumstances to the FEe s

Ethics Ofrtciat flhe General Ccunsd ):

Ille sta temen t wilt become part of the

file.

Rulcmaking Proceedi ngs and

Ad \' ~o .v Opinions

The Commission encourages the

public to subm it formal. wrinen

comments 0 11 rutcr uekmgs nnd

advisory opinion request.. dll rin~ Ihe

public conuuer upe riod. Ex pane

communications made during the

rulcmakina or advisory opinion

process a~ permirtcd. but. under the

new rules, public disc losure

required .<;0 thai all persons will ha ve

equalnonce of the iuformauon before

the Commission. A wnne n communi -

calion or a wriuen summa ry of an oral

conversation must be rransmined 10

Ihe CommissionSecretary's O ffice

within 48 hours or before the next

Commission discussion ctthe matter.

whichever is earlier. The commllnicalion will lhcn be pl:lced on lhe public

record.

nli reslriction lake s effect when

an advisory opinion rcquesl or

propose<J rulcmaking is circulaled to

the Commissioners and en<Js when Ihc

adviso\)' opinion issued or lhe

CommissiOI1 takes final tlcliol1 on the

rulemaking.

Ex{"eptions

The prohihiliolls and restrictions

do nOI .'lpply t(1e}i. parte conll nunieal ions on tile ... .a IU of penlling lIl allcr

nor do thcy ap ply 10 Ihe views

re ~ell by {l mmi~s (l li r.; and

s!;Iffduring: J'll blllo: appear:mcc... . +

,

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orn«. Unless otherwise noted. civil penallies resulted Irum conciliation :lJ;ree -

mtlll' reached between Ihe rcspor de ras

and till: Commission.

(,' UI 25 1

Respondent : John Price (UT)

Compla lnunt: FEe ill"i itll'd

Subject: Annual comribulK)I) lillli\

for indi vidu:lb

Uisp••"ilio n: Dcchned 1001X" :l

MUR

MUR .I.I LI

Responden ts: (;I) David Thiboda ux

for n ~ >;- \), Eugene N.

Oantd l ll i. treasurer (L\): t tl) AnvriC.1I 1Conlnion for Lcpiskuive Reform.

e h;u"k .. R. Pllillips. m-asurcr ITX );

(e) M r. John Chance (LAI: (d) Mrs.

John Cb.mcc (LA ): (e) Jack Lnwron.

Jr.(LA): II) Mr. h d, Lawt on. 51.

{LA): er al. (g)-(1 )

Complalnanr: Democr.uic SI<.lIC

CcrumlCommiucc of Louisiana.

JamevJ. Brady. chairman

Subject: Affilialion: improper

declosurc: excessive comribunonDisposuron: (aH.l) Reason 1(1 believe

b,ll luok 00 funher .Klil'll ( WIlIt' seru

admoni ..:hlltent k ucrsj. fgHll no

reason Inle rievc

MUR 3J.17

Respondents: la) DeI 1lOC' r.1I ror

&'OnOlllk Rttovey-LaRauchc in

'92, K'llhy A. M;lgmw. lrc<lslI rcr

(VA):(hi Sd lillcr In:-.:li1\lIc. (nc. (DC);

(1: ) HaOlillon Sy.,;{em Di'ilribulor. .

rnc..Charles E. Hughl:'s. president

(N} }: (d) Cllll l1n illce 10 S'\\IC lhe

Chddr('11 111 Iraq (DC): (I:) i~' md A.

Bl.lCk (M A): (f) Mari:m Rtld: (MAl

Com plainant: M,u k A. Sremni-ki

(M A )

Su bject : Disclaimer

Disposition: (3H U) No reason lU

believe: (e)-(I) n:.l..:on 10 belie ve but

root, 110 ftlt1tler action (>;('nl ,,<101ol1 i:-.:hOle lll Icllel"l

MUR .1-l-10

Respondent : Joseph A. Cannon (UT )

Coml)laina nl: FEC initialed

Subject: AnnU;11conrnb unou limit

for individuals

Disposition: $600 civil penally

MUR .1486

Respondents: (a) Genera l Electric

Comp.lOy Ce T): (11) Kidde r. Peabody

Group Inc. (NY)

Complai nant : T he lntcm.uional

::.~ lC lioll of M"c1llni 'U1U

Ae~ p;II.."'C workers. AFL·ClO (DC~

Subject: Soli..-uanon of voluntary

conmbunons

Disposition: (:t)-tb) 1r 5Un J}{ votes

tv lind no rea"on to believe

MUR 3550

Respondents. (3) AllUY Schlaf'ly lor

Congres... Andy Sc.:hlany. m::I,,urer

IVA): (b) TilllOlhy L Brown (VA):

(c) John S. Watker( VAl

Com plainant: Michael Herrich IVA)

Subject: Discl.nmers

Disposition: (a) No reason {a believe:

(b)-(cl re<lS()1110 believe buttook no

further action (sent ndmcnishmcm

leucrs )

j\1 UR 356-J

Respond ents: Erwin for Conercs,

'92Commiuee. Nor ma J. Hickok.

treasurer (WA)

Ccmptainant: Jim Cozad(W A)

Subject : Failure 10 fik: report (111lime

Disposition : Reas on 10 believe but

took on further a<:llotl (scmaJ moni!>hrnent leucr}

,\ IliR JS77

Hesilondcnls: Fred Phdp$. Sr.

Comphtinanl: Glori" O'Dell

Subject: FAilure (u l'i 1c rcpun

Di sp .~ il No re<1~ 10 bellev('

) W Illon ' " 

IU 3,79

Respondents: Concerned v oters.

Inc.• wilsouC. Lucom. treasurer.

ch air man a.'ID)

Complai nant: FEe initiated

Subject : Disclaimer

Disposition: Reason 10believe but

1001.. no further ,1l."1luU

M UR 362&'3602

Respondent s: (;1) Bush-Quayle 'y:!

Prill101 ry Comuuncc. Inc.•J. Stanley

Hockuby. treasurer <DC): (b) James

A. Baker, III (DC,

Complain a nts: Frcd Macponnld

(e A) 1J61K): Clar!'; R. Kerr (AZ)

(.1602)

Subjec t: In-kind conmbmions

Dtsposithm: (.1Hbl No reason to

belie",

MUR 69

Respondents: Hoosiers for Hogsen

Comnuncc. John W. Boyd. trca..ure

li N)

Ccmptarnant: FEe initiated

Subjec t: Excessive co nrnb nuons

Drsposuron: Reason 10 b...llcve but

rook no further ocnon

MUR .1717

Resp ondents: Ia} Integru Political

Action Comnuucc Ifonnerly. Pennbnncorp PAC). Donald E. Warner,

treasurer (PAl: Ib} Pennsylvania

Bankers Public Affairs Comrnince

(fe deral), Joseph N. Tosh. tre asurer

(P/q

Complainant : FEe initialed

Su bject: Excessive contributions

Disposition : f.l)-( b ) Reason to belie

bur took no funhcr action (sent

....fmoni-hmeru lcncrs) +
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Index

The Iirsr number in each citation

refers 10 the " number" (month) orthe

199:1 RCl'OI'd :\ ue in which the article

appeared. The second Humocr. following the colon, indi ';\ICS ihc page

number ill rluu issue.

Advisory Opinions

AO 1992-1:): LO:ll1 from Presidential

campaign's legal and compliance

fund 10 public fllnding aCe01l11 1, 1:6

Court Cases

FEC v ,

- lruernational Funding lnstiturc. I ::l

v, FEC

- Common Calise l) :) }: I:X

- Lyndon H. LaRollchc (lJ2-15: .'i),

I:R

U.S. Senator John Seymour ConunuIcc v . Dianne Feinstein, I :X

Reporting

Schedule for 11)1):\. I:.'