2001 Index Federal Election Commission Volume 27

ANNUAL INDEX 2001

How to Use This Index

The first number in each citation

refers to the “number” (month) of

the 2001 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 4.

Administrative Complaints

Lawsuits to compel FEC action,

– Judicial Watch, Inc. v. FEC, 10:3

– Kean for Congress v. FEC, 12:3

Administrative Fines

Challenges

– Cunningham v. FEC, 8:4

– Friends for Houghton v. FEC,

12:2

– Graham v. FEC, 12:3

– Kieffer v. FEC, 7:7

– Miles for Senate v. FEC, 3:3

Fines assessed, 3:6; 4:7; 5:7; 6:5;

7:8; 9:6; 10:5; 11:6

Legislative recommendation to

extend program, 4:1

Timely disclosure statistics, 6:5

Treasurer’s liability, 800 Line, 4:6

Use of funds from civil money

penalties, 6:6

Advisory Opinions (AOs)

Alternative Disposition

– 2000-33, 1:10

– 2001-5, 5:6

Summaries of AOs

– 2000-24: Preemption of state

election law mandating fixed

allocation ratio for administrative

and voter drive expenses, 2:2

– 2000-27: Status of United

Citizens Party of South Carolina

as state committee, 3:6

– 2000-28: Disaffiliation of trade

associations and their PACs, 2:3

– 2000-30: Nonconnected PAC’s

receipt and use of securities, 5:1

– 2000-32: Reporting uncollectable

loan, 1:9

– 2000-34: Name and acronym of

SSF, 2:5

– 2000-35: Status of Green Party of

Washington State as state committee, 1:10

– 2000-36: Disaffiliation of

nonconnected PACs, 2:5

– 2000-37: Use of campaign funds

to purchase and present Liberty

Medals, 2:6

– 2000-38: Registration of party

committee due to delegate

expenses, 2:7

– 2000-39: Status of Pacific Green

Party of Oregon as state committee, 2:8

– 2000-40: Donations to legal

defense fund of Member of

Congress, 3:7

– 2001-1: Use of political party’s

office building fund to pay

building renovation costs and

fundraising expenses of building

fund, 4:5

– 2001-2: Status of Green Party of

Kentucky as state committee, 4:6

– 2001-3: Use of campaign funds to

purchase automobile for campaign purposes, 5:5

– 2001-4: Use of electronic signatures via web site system for PAC

contributions by payroll deduction, 6:6

– 2001-6: Status of Green Party of

Maryland as state committee, 6:7

– 2001-7: Nonaffiliation of LLC

PAC with PACs of its five

corporate owners, 8:6

– 2001-8: Use of campaign funds to

purchase candidate autobiography

for distribution to contributors,

8:9

– 2001-9: Former Senator’s use of

excess campaign funds to pay

consulting expenses related to

media inquiries made after his

term expired, 9:1

– 2001-10: Employment of

candidate’s spouse by campaign

committee, 9:4

– 2001-11: Late transfer of funds

from state party’s federal to
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nonfederal account following

bank account transfer problem,

10:1

– 2001-12: Preemption of state law

governing contributions to

building fund; use of building

funds, 12:8

– 2001-14: Allocation of payments

for employee’s salary, benefits

and cell phone usage, 12:9

Affiliation

Disaffiliation of

– connected PACs, AO 2000-28,

2:3

– nonconnected PACs, AO 2000-

36, 2:5

Nonaffiliation of limited liability

PAC with PACs of its five

corporate owners, AO 2001-7, 8:6

Shared contribution limits after

disaffiliation, AO 2000-28, 2:3;

AO 2000-36, 2:5

Alaska Democratic Party

AO 2000-24, 2:2

Allocation

Employee’s salary, benefits and cell

phone usage using both “ballot

composition” and “funds received” methods, AO 2001-12,

12:9

Disclosure of activity, Michigan

Republican State Committee

audit, 5:1

Fundraising costs for building fund,

AO 2001-1, 4:5

Preemption of state law requiring

allocation of nonfederal activity,

AO 2000-24, 2:2

Refunds and rebates, Missouri

Democratic State Committee

audit, 12:6

Reimbursement of federal account,

Democratic Party of Illinois audit,

7:5

Transfer of funds from state party’s

nonfederal to federal account

outside of 70-day window, AO

2001-11, 10:1

See Also: Party Committee

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Cases resolved, 2:1; 4:7; 6:4; 7:9;

9:8; 11:7; 12:12

Frequently Asked Questions, 1:8

American Federation of Labor

and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)

_____v. FEC, 9:8

American Federation of State,

County & Municipal Employees

MUR 4762, 2:9

American Seniors Housing

Association

AO 2000-28, 2:3

Andersen Consulting PAC

AO 2000-36, 2:5

Audits

Buchanan, Patrick, 1996 Presidential campaign committees, 2:8

California State Republican Party,

7:6

Clinton, Bill, 1996 Presidential

campaign committees, 2:8

Democratic Party of Illinois, 7:5

Dole, Robert

– _____v. FEC, 5:6

– 1996 Presidential campaign

committees, 2:8

Legislative recommendation, FEC’s

ability to conduct audits for cause,

4:1

Michigan Republican State Committee, 5:1

Missouri Democratic State Committee, 12:6

Schumer ’98, 5:2

Sharpless 2000, 12:8

Ballot Composition Ratio

Employee’s salary, benefits and cell

phone usage allocated using both

“ballot composition” and “funds

received“ methods, AO 2001-14,

12:9

Bayne for Congress

Kieffer v. FEC, 7:7

Beaumont, Christine

_____ v. FEC, 2:8; 3:2; 5:6; 6:9

Becker, Heidi

Nader v. FEC, 4:8; 6:9

Buchanan, Patrick J.

Audit of 1996 Presidential committee, 2:8

_____ v. FEC, 1:10

Budget

FY 2002 request, 6:10

Supplemental FY 2001 request, 3:10

Building Fund

Capital improvement costs

– AO 2001-1, 4:5

– AO 2001-12, 12:8

Construction management, architectural fees, AO 2001-1, 4:5

Fundraising costs

– AO 2001-1, 4:5

– AO 2001-12, 12:8

Preemption of state law governing

contributions to fund, AO 2001-

12, 12:8

California State Republican Party

Audit, 7:6

Federal Election Commission

999 E Street, NW

Washington, DC 20463

800/424-9530

202/694-1100

202/501-3413 (FEC Faxline)

202/219-3336 (TDD for the

 hearing impaired)

David M. Mason, Chairman

Karl J. Sandstrom, Vice Chairman

Danny L. McDonald,

 Commissioner

Bradley Smith, Commissioner

Scott E. Thomas, Commissioner

Darryl R. Wold, Commissioner

James A. Pehrkon, Staff Director

Lawrence H. Norton, General

 Counsel

Published by the Information

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Greg J. Scott, Acting Assistant

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Amy Kort, Editor

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Campaign Funds

Audits

See: Audits

Brokerage loans and lines of credit,

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,

9:1

Use of

– to employ candidate’s spouse,

2001-10, 9:4

– to make donations to legal

defense fund of Member of

Congress, AO 2000-40, 3:7

– to pay consulting expenses related

to media inquiries made after

Senator’s term expired, AO 2001-

9, 9:1

– to purchase automobile for

campaign use, AO 2001-3, 5:5

– to purchase candidate’s autobiography for distribution to contributors, AO 2001-8, 8:9

– to purchase Liberty Medals, AO

2000-37, 2:6

See Also: Transfers

Candidates

Brokerage loans and lines of credit,

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,

9:1

Committee termination and debt

settlement, 800 line, 7:1

General Public Political Communications coordinated with candidates and party committees, final

rule, 1:2; effective date, 6:3

Special notice on reporting, 7:1

Clinton, Bill

Audit of 1996 Presidential campaign

committees, 2:8

Colorado Republican Federal

Campaign Committee

_____v. FEC, 8:1

Commission on Presidential

Debates

Named in

– Buchanan v. FEC, 1:10

– Nader v. FEC, 4:8; 6:9

– Natural Law Party v. FEC, 1:10;

3:2

Commissioners

Mason, David, named Vice Chairman, 1:3

McDonald, Danny

– FY 2002 budget request, 6:10

– “Innovations” competition

semifinalists, 6:11

– message from Chairman, 1:1

– named Chairman, 1:3

Committee for a Unified Independent Party

_____v. FEC, 12:1

Compliance

Administrative Fine Program

See: Administrative Fines

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Program

See: Alternative Dispute Resolution

Nonfilers

See: Nonfilers

Penalties Assessed

– MUR 4594: Prohibited contributions by a foreign national, 6:8

– MUR 4762: Prohibited union

contributions and other violations,

2:9

– MUR 5029: Contributions in the

name of another made by corporation and government contractor,

2:10

Treasurer’s liability in enforcement

actions, 800 line, 4:6

See Also: Enforcement

Conferences/Workshops

Notices, 2:11; 3:10; 3:11; 4:9; 5:7;

6:10; 8:10; 9:10; 10:6; 11:5; 12:13

Roundtables

See: Roundtable Sessions

Connected Organization

Administrative expenses, definition

of, FEC v. NRA, 8:3; 10:3

Disaffiliation of corporations, AO

2000-28, 2:3

Disaffiliation of trade associations,

AO 2000-28, 2:3

Express advocacy communications,

payment of, MUR 4762, 2:9

LLC as connected organization,

2001-7, 8:6

Name and acronym of SSF, AO

2000-34, 2:5

See Also: Corporation

Constitutional Issues

Contributions alleged unconstitutional

– Hooker v. All Campaign Contributors, 1:10

– Hooker v. Sundquist, 4:8; 12:3

Coordinated party expenditure

limits held constitutional, Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee v. FEC, 8:1

Corporate prohibition alleged

unconstitutional

– Beaumont v. FEC, 2:8; 3:2; 5:6;

6:9

– FEC v. National Rifle Association, 8:3; 10:3

Confidentiality of FEC investigations, AFL-CIO and DNC Services Corp./DNC v. FEC, 9:8

Debate regulations alleged unconstitutional, Committee for a United

Independent Party, Inc. v. FEC,

12:1

Disclaimer regulations alleged

unconstitutional, FEC v. Public

Citizen Inc., 12:4

Express Advocacy definition

alleged unconstitutional, Virginia

Society for Human Life, Inc. v.

FEC, 11:1

Presidential Election Campaign

Fund Act and Matching Payment

Act alleged unconstitutional,

– Hooker v. All Campaign Contributors, 1:10

– Hooker v. Sundquist, 4:8; 12:3

Publication of information from

closed Matters Under Review

(MURs) alleged unconstitutional,

AFL-CIO v. FEC, 9:8

Contributions

Alleged unconstitutional

– Hooker v. All Campaign Contributors, 1:10

– Hooker v. Sundqist, 4:8; 12:3

Definition of, Advance Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking concerning

definition of political committee,

4:1
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Disaffiliated PACs’ limits on

contributions, AO 2000-28, 2:3;

AO 2000-36, 2:5

Disbursements not considered

contributions

– donations to legal defense fund of

Member of Congress, AO 2000-

40, 3:7

– stock sold to an unknown purchaser, AO 2000-30, 5:1

Donations to committee for delegate

expenses considered contributions, AO 2000-38, 2:7

Earmarked, Missouri Democratic

State Committee audit, 12:6

Excessive

– Missouri Democratic State

Committee audit, 12:6

– Schumer ’98 audit, 5:2

– Sharpless 2000 audit, 12:8

In-Kind

– bulk purchase of book, AO 2001-

8, 8:9

– FEC v. Friends for Fasi, 6:8

– FEC v. National Rifle Association, 8:3; 10:3

– MUR 4594: Contributions by a

foreign national, 6:8

– MUR 4762: Union contributions,

2:9

Internet use, Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking, 11:1

Misdirected, Toledano v. FEC, 7:8;

12:4

Prohibitions on corporate contributions

See: Contributions, Prohibited

Securities and stocks, AO 2000-30,

5:1

See Also: 48-Hour Notices

Contributions, Prohibited

Corporate

– Beaumont v. FEC, 2:8; 3:2; 5:6;

6:9

– Buchanan v. FEC, 1:10

– Committee for a Unified Independent Party v. FEC, 12:1

– Democratic Party of Illinois audit,

7:5

– FEC v. National Rifle Association, 8:3; 10:3

– MUR 4762: Prohibited union

contributions and other violations,

2:9

– MUR 5029: Contributions in the

name of another made by corporation and government contractor,

2:10

– Nader v. FEC, 4:8; 6:9

– Natural Law Party of the United

States of America v. FEC, 1:10;

3:2

– Virginia Society for Human Life

v. FEC, 11:1

Foreign National

– FEC v. Friends for Fasi, 6:8

– Legislative recommendation, 4:1

– MUR 4594: In-kind contributions

by a foreign national, 6:8

In the name of another

– MUR 5029: Contributions in the

name of another made by corporation and government contractor,

2:10

Conventions

Committee registration due to

delegate convention expenses,

AO 2000-38, 2:7

Coordinated Expenditures

Excessive coordinated party expenditures

– California State Republican Party

audit, 7:6

– Missouri Democratic State

Committee audit, 12:6

Limits on coordinated party expenditures held constitutional,

Colorado Republican Federal

Campaign Committee v. FEC, 8:1

Coordination

General Public Political Communications coordinated with candidates and party committees, final

rule, 1:2; effective date, 6:3

Corporation

Communications, 800 line, 12:1

Connected organization

See: Connected Organization

Exemption from ban on expenditures, FEC v. NRA, 8:3; 10:3

Incorporated membership organization

See: Membership organization

Incorporated trade association

See: Trade Association

Name and acronym of SSF, AO

2000-34, 2:5

Nonaffiliation of LLC PAC with

PACs of its five corporate owners, AO 2001-7, 8:6

Payroll deduction

See: Payroll Deduction

Permissible assistance given to

nonconnected PAC, AO 2001-7,

8:6

Treasury funds, prohibition on use

of

See: Contributions, Prohibited

Web site

– Endorsement press releases on

web site, Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking, 11:1

– Hyperlinks on corporation and

labor organization sites, Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking, 11:1

Costa, Robert J.

Named Deputy Staff Director for

Audit and Review, 10:3

Court Cases

Commission statement on In re:

Sealed Case, 3:1

_____ v. FEC

– AFL-CIO, 9:8

– Beaumont, 2:8; 3:2; 5:6; 6:9

– Buchanan, 1:10

– Committee for a Unified Independent Party, 12:1

– Cunningham, 8:4

– DNC, 3:2

– Dole, 5:6

– Friends for Houghton, 12:2

– Graham, 12:3

– Judicial Watch, Inc., 10:3

– Kean for Congress, 12:3

– Kieffer, 7:7

– Miles for Senate, 3:3

– Nader, 4:8; 6:9

– Natural Law Party of the United

States of America, 1:10; 3:2

– Virginia Society for Human Life,

Inc., 11:1

FEC v. _____

– Colorado Republican Federal

Campaign Committee (Colorado

II), 8:1

– Friends for Fasi, 6:8

– National Rifle Association, 8:3;

10:3
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– Toledano, 7:8; 12:4

Other

– Hooker v. All Campaign Contributors, 1:10

– Hooker v. Sundquist, 4:8; 12:3

Standing

– failed to prove, Committee for a

Unified Independent Party v.

FEC, 12:1

– failed to prove, Hooker v. All

Contributors, 1:10

– failed to prove, Hooker v.

Sundquist, 4:8; 12:3

Credit Cards

Candidates’ use of advances and

lines of credit, Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking, 9:1

Commission expands acceptance of

credit cards, 11:7

Cunningham, Jeremiah T.

_____v. FEC, 8:4

Debates

See: Presidential Debates

Debts

Campaign debts

– candidate committee termination

and debt settlement, 800 line, 7:1

– reporting debts from brokerage

loans and lines of credit, Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking, 9:1

Delegates

Contributions to send delegates to

convention trigger committee

registration, AO 2000-38, 2:7

Democratic National Committee

AFL-CIO v. FEC, 9:8

_____v. FEC, 3:2

Democratic Party of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

AO 2000-38, 2:7

Democratic Party of Illinois

Audit, 7:5

Democratic Party of Virginia

AO 2001-11, 10:1

Democratic Party of Wisconsin

AO 2001-12, 12:8

Dewayne Graham for Congress

Committee

_____v. FEC, 12:3

Disclaimers

Failure to include, FEC v. Public

Citizen, 12:4

Disclosure

See: Reporting

Dole, Robert

Audit of 1996 Presidential campaign

committees, 2:8

_____v. FEC, 5:6

Election Administration

Advisory panel

– appointees, 4:5

– meeting, 6:1

Commission makes supplemental

FY 2001 budget request, 3:10

Legislative recommendation to

clarify Office of Election Administration responsibilities, 4:1

National Voter Registration Act

report sent to Congress, 8:1

Voting Systems Standards, Volume

I, approved for public comment,

8:6

Election-Cycle Reporting

Reminder, 7:1

Reporting requirements, 1:4

Elections

See: Election Administration

Electronic Filing

Failure to file electronically, 7:9

FECFile 4

– required, 5:7

– software available, 2:2

– training, 5:7

Mandatory electronic filing enacted,

1:7

Password, how to request, 3:1

Reminder, 7:1

Reporting requirements, 1:4

Statements of Organization

– amending to disclose e-mail

address, 2:1

– available on FECFile 4, 2:2

Update, 9:7

Voluntary electronic filing, 1:7

24-hour notice, paper copy followup, Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking, 6:1

Electronic Mail

Amending Statements of Organization to disclose e-mail address for

electronic filers, 2:1

24-hour notices filed by, Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking, 6:1

See Also: Internet; Web Sites

Electronic Signature

Electronic filing password, how to

request, 3:1

Obtained through web site using

“click through” process, AO

2001-4, 6:6

24-hour notices, Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking, 6:1

E-Mail

See: Electronic Mail

Enforcement

Confidentiality of FEC investigations

– AFL-CIO v. FEC, 9:8

– In re: Sealed Case, Commission

statement, 3:1
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See Also: Compliance

Excess Campaign Funds

See: Campaign Funds

Express Advocacy

Corporate communications to

restricted class, 800 line, 12:1

Regulation found unconstitutional,

Virginia Society for Human Life,

Inc. v. FEC, 11:1

Fasi, Frank

FEC v. _____, 6:8

MUR 4594, 6:8

Federal Election Campaign Act

Amended to permit candidates to

finance campaigns via brokerage

loans and other lines of credit, 9:1

Recommendations for amendments,

4:1

See Also: Constitutional Issues

Federal Election Commission

Administrative Fine Program

See: Administrative Fines

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Program

See: Alternative Dispute Resolution

Budget

See: Budget

Commissioners

See: Commissioners

Credit card acceptance expanded,

11:7

Electronic Filing Office

See: Electronic Filing

In re: Sealed Case, Commission

statement, 3:1

“Innovations” competition, semifinalists, 6:11

Legislative recommendations, 4:1

Office of Election Administration

See: Election Administration

See: Voting System Standards

Publications

See: Publications

Staff

– Costa, Robert J., named Deputy

Staff Director for Audit and

Review, 10:3

– General Counsel advertisement,

2:8

– Lerner, Lois, Acting General

Counsel, resigns, 9:9

– Lerner, Lois, designated Acting

General Counsel, 1:4

– Noble, Lawrence, General

Counsel, resigns, 1:3

– Norton, Lawrence H., appointed

General Counsel, 10:1

– Wides, Louise, Assistant Staff

Director for Information Division,

resigns, 9:9

Federal Register

Notices, 4:3; 6:3; 9:3; 11:3

Final Rules

See: Regulations

Foreign Nationals

Contributions from

– FEC v. Friends for Fasi, 6:8

– legislative recommendation, 4:1

– MUR 4594, 6:8

See Also: Contributions, Prohibited

Forms

See: Reporting

Freedom of Information Act

Publication of information from

closed Matters Under Review

(MURs) alleged unconstitutional,

AFL-CIO and DNC/DNC Services

v. FEC, 9:8

Friends for Fasi

FEC v. _____, 6:8

MUR 4594, 6:8

Friends for Houghton

_____v. FEC, 12:2

Fundraising

Joint fundraising, Schumer ’98, 5:2

Paying costs of employee who

raises funds for building fund, AO

2001-1, 4:5

See Also: Solicitations

General Public Political Communications

Definition and final rules for

coordination with candidates and

party committees, 1:2; 6:3

Generic Voter Drives

Misreported disbursements, Democratic Party of Illinois audit, 7:6

Graham, Dewayne

Graham v. FEC, 12:3

Green Party of Kentucky

AO 2001-2, 4:6

Green Party of Maryland

AO 2001-6, 6:7

Green Party of Washington State

AO 2000-35, 1:10

Hooker, John J.

_____ v. All Campaign Contributors, 1:10

_____ v. Sundquist, 4:8; 12:3

Hyperlinks

Corporate web site links to candidate or party committee site,

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,

11:1

Independent Expenditures

Date “made,” Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking, 6:1

Definition revised, final rules, 1:2;

effective date, 6:3

See Also: 24-Hour Notices

Information

Commission expands acceptance of

credit cards, 11:7

Internet

Individual activity, Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking, 11:1

See Also: Web Sites

Issue Ads

Virginia Society for Human Life,

Inc. v. FEC, 11:1
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Jackson, Jesse L.

AO 2001-10, 9:4

Joint Fundraising

Improper allocation of expenses,

Schumer ’98 audit, 5:2

Kean for Congress

_____v. FEC, 12:3

Kerrey, J. Robert

AO 2001-9, 9:1

Kieffer, Marilyn

_____ v. FEC, 7:7

Labor Unions, Incorporated

See: Corporations

Legislation

Amendments to FECA to permit

candidates to finance campaigns

via brokerage loans and other

lines of credit, 9:1

Recommendations for FECA

amendments, 4:1

Lerner, Lois

Named Acting General Counsel, 1:4

Resigns from Commission, 9:9

Limited Liability Company

Nonaffiliation of LLC PAC with

PACs of its five corporate owners, AO 2001-7, 8:6

Limited Liability Partnership

Disaffiliation of PACs, AO 2000-

36, 2:5

Lines of Credit

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on

candidates’ brokerage loans and

lines of credit, 9:1

Loans

Lines of credit

See: Lines of Credit

Terminating committee debt settlement, 7:1

Uncollectable loan made by candidate to nonfederal campaign, AO

2000-32, 1:9

See Also: Debts

Longevity International Enterprises

MUR 4594: Prohibited foreign

national contributions, 6:8

Los Angeles County Democratic

Central Committee

AO 2001-14, 12:9

Major Purpose Test

Applied to regulatory definition of

“political committee,” Advance

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,

4:1; rulemaking held in abeyance,

11:3

Martinez, Matthew, Congressional Committee

AO 2000-32, 1:9

Matching Payment Act

Hooker v. All Campaign Contributors, 1:10

Hooker v. Sundquist, 4:8; 12:3

Non-qualified campaign expenses,

reimbursement for, 1996 Presidential audits, 2:8

Receipt of non-matchable funds,

1996 Presidential audits, 2:8

See Also: Presidential Election

Campaign Fund Act

Matters Under Review (MURs)

See: Compliance

See Also: Enforcement

Mason, David

Named Vice Chairman, 1:3

McDermott, Jim

AO 2000-40, 3:6

McDonald, Danny

FY 2002 budget request, 6:10

“Innovations” competition semifinalists, 6:11

Message from Chairman, 1:1

Named Chairman, 1:3

MCFL Exemption

Applied to

– National Rifle Association, FEC

v. National Rifle Association, 8:3;

10:3

– North Carolina Right to Life,

Beaumont v. FEC, 2:8; 3:2; 5:6;

6:9

Meeks, Gregory W.

AO 2001-3, 5:5

Membership Organization

Definition of, 3:11; 4:11

See Also: Corporation

Michigan Republican State

Committee

Audit, 5:1

Miles for Senate Committee

_____v. FEC, 3:3

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter &

Co. PAC

AO 2001-4, 6:6

MSE Technology Applications,

Inc.

MUR 5029, 2:10

Nader, Ralph

_____ v. FEC, 4:8; 6:9

National Multi Housing Council

AO 2000-28, 2:3

National Rifle Association

FEC v._____, 8:3
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Natural Law Party of the USA

_____ v. FEC, 1:10; 3:2

Noble, Lawrence

Resigns as General Counsel, 1:3

Nominating Conventions

See: Conventions

Nonfederal Elections

Contributions from foreign nationals

to mayoral candidate

– FEC v. Friends for Fasi, 6:8

– MUR 4594, 6:8

Preemption of state election law

mandating fixed allocation ratio

for administrative and voter drive

expenses, AO 2000-24, 2:2

Nonfederal Funds (Soft Money)

Deposit into federal account,

Democratic Party of Illinois audit,

7:5

Nonfilers

Committees failing to file reports,

4:7; 7:9; 12:14

See Also: Administrative Fines

North Carolina Democratic Party

AO 2001-1, 4:5

North Carolina Right to Life

Beaumont v. FEC, 2:8; 3:2; 5:6; 6:9

Norton, Lawrence H.

Appointed General Counsel, 10:1

Nuclear Management Company,

LLC

AO 2001-7, 8:6

Office of Election Administration

See: Election Administration

Pac.com

AO 2000-30, 5:1

Pacific Green Party of Oregon

AO 2000-39, 2:8

Party Committee

Allocation

See: Allocation

Building Fund

See: Building Fund

Coordinated party expenditure

limits

– exceeded, California State

Republican Party audit, 7:6

– exceeded, Missouri Democratic

State Committee audit, 12:6

– held constitutional, Colorado

Republican Federal Campaign

Committee v. FEC, 10:1

General Public Political Communications coordinated with candidates and party committees, final

rule, 1:2; effective date, 6:3

Independent expenditures

– date “made,” Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking, 6:1

– definition revised, final rules, 1:2;

effective date, 6:3

Registration due to delegate expenses, AO 2000-38, 2:7

Soft Money

See: Nonfederal Funds

State Committee Status

See: State Party Committee

Payroll Deduction

Use of electronic signatures via web

site system for PAC contributions

by payroll deduction, AO 2001-4,

6:6

Personal Use of Campaign Funds

Expenditures not considered personal use

– donations to legal defense fund of

Member of Congress, AO 2000-

40, 3:7

– employment of candidate’s

spouse by campaign committee,

2001-10, 9:4

– payment of consulting expenses

related to media inquiries made

after Senator’s term expired, AO

2001-9, 9:1

– purchase of automobile for

campaign use, AO 2001-3, 5:5

– purchase of candidate’s autobiography for distribution to contributors, AO 2001-8, 8:9

– purchase of Liberty medals to

award to veterans, AO 2000-37,

2:6

Political Action Committee (PAC)

Connected organization

See: Connected Organization

Disaffiliation of PACs after separation of

– limited liability partnerships, AO

2000-36, 2:5

– trade associations, AO 2000-28,

2:3

Excessive contributions, MUR

4762, 2:9

Membership organization, definition

of, 3:11; 4:11

Name and acronym, AO 2000-34,

2:5

Nonaffiliation of LLC PAC with

PACs of corporate owners, 2001-

7, 8:6

Payroll deduction

See: Payroll Deduction

Receipt and use of securities, AO

2000-30, 5:1

FEC Expands Acceptance of Credit Cards

 The Federal Election

Commission now accepts

American Express, Diners Club

and Discover Cards in addition to

Visa and MasterCard. While most

FEC materials are available free

of charge, some campaign finance

reports and statements, statistical

compilations, indexes and

directories require payment.

Walk-in visitors and those

placing requests by telephone

may use any of the above-listed

credit cards, cash or checks.

Individuals and organizations

may also place funds on deposit

with the office to purchase these

items. Since pre-payment is

required, using credit cards or

funds placed on deposit can speed

the processing and delivery of

orders. For further information,

contact the Public Records Office

at 800/424-9530 (press 3) or 202/

694-1120.
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 The Commission has published Pacronyms, an alphabetical compilation 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.

 The 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 Office of Public Records at 800/

424-9530 or 202/694-1120. Pacronyms also is available on diskette and can be

accessed free on the FEC’s web site—http://www.fec.gov.

 Other PAC indexes, described below, may be ordered from the Office of

Public Records. Prepayment is required.

• An alphabetical list of all registered PACs shows each PAC’s identification

 number, address, treasurer and connected organization ($13.25).

• A list of registered PACs arranged by state provides the same information as

 above ($13.25).

• An alphabetical list of organizations sponsoring PACs shows the PAC’s

 name and identification number ($7.50).

Index to PAC Abbreviations, Other PAC Publications Available

Statistics

See: Statistics

Trade association

See: Trade Association

Political Party

See: Party Committee

Presidential Debates

Challenge of debate regulations

– Buchanan v. FEC, 1:10

– Committee for a Unified Independent Party v. FEC, 12:1

– Nader v. FEC, 4:8; 6:9

– Natural Law Party of the United

States of America v. FEC, 1:10;

3:2

Presidential Election Campaign

Fund Act

Hooker v. All Campaign Contributors, 1:10

Hooker v. Sundquist, 4:8; 12:3

Public funding limits exceeded,

1996 Presidential audits, 2:8

See Also: Audits

See Also: Matching Payment Act

Public Access to Enforcement

Actions

Commission statement on In re:

Sealed Case, 3:1

AFL-CIO v. FEC, 9:8

Public Appearances

Listings, 1:11; 2:11; 3:6; 4:8; 5:7;

6:10; 7:4; 9:10; 10:3; 11:5; 12:14

Public Citizen, Inc.

FEC v. _____, 12:4

Public Disclosure

See: Reporting

Public Funding

Audits

See: Audits

Presidential Election Campaign

Fund Act and Matching Payment

Act alleged unconstitutional

– Hooker v. All Campaign Contributors, 1:10

– Hooker v. Sundquist, 4:8; 12:3

Publicly financed primary campaign

fundraising limitations, legislative

recommendation, 4:1

Shortfall, legislative recommendation, 4:1

Public Political Advertising

See: General Public Political

Communications

Publications

Combined Federal/State Disclosure

and Election Directory, 6:9

Federal Elections 2000, 9:9

PACronyms, 1:11

Recordkeeping

Campaign employment documents

of candidate’s spouse, AO 2001-

10, 9:4

 Failure to maintain

– disbursement documentation,

Sharpless 2000 audit, 12:8

– written redesignations and

reattributions, Sharpless 2000

audit, 12:8

Vehicle mileage log for campaign

committee’s car, AO 2001-3, 5:5

Redesignation and Reattribution

Schumer ’98 audit, 5:2

Refunds and Rebates

Allocation of, Missouri Democratic

State Committee audit, 12:6

Regulations

Brokerage Loans and Lines of

Credit, Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking, 9:1

Coordination, final rules for General

Public Political Communications

coordinated with candidates and

party committees, 1:2; effective

date, 6:3

Electronic Filing, requirements for

mandatory filing become effective, 1:7

General Public Political Communications, coordinated with candidates and party committees, final

rules, 1:2; effective date, 6:3
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Independent Expenditures

– date “made,” Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking, 6:1

– definition, final rules, 1:2; effective date, 6:3

– filing procedures, Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking, 6:1

Internet use in federal elections,

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,

11:1

Political committee definition

– Advance Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking, 4:1

– rulemaking held in abeyance, 11:3

48-Hour Notices; 24-Hour Notices,

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

on filing procedures, 6:1

Rental Space

FEC v. Friends for Fasi, 6:8

MUR 4594: Prohibited contributions by foreign national, 6:8

Reporting

Amending Statements of Organization to disclose e-mail address,

web site address, 2:1

Communications to the restricted

class, 800-line, 12:1

Due in 2001, 1:4

Electronic filing password, how to

request, 3:1

FECFile 4 software available, 2:2

Guidance on how to report

– communications to restricted

class, 800 line, 12:1

– contributions following disaffiliation of PACs, AO 2000-28, 2:3;

AO 2000-36, 2:5

– convention expenses of delegates

and contributions to committee to

pay these expenses, AO 2000-38,

2:7

– donations to legal defense fund,

AO 2000-40, 3:7

– late transfer of funds to cover

allocable expenses, AO 2001-11,

10:1

– receipt and sale of stock, AO

2000-30, 5:1

– salary paid to candidate’s spouse,

AO 2001-10, 9:4

– uncollectable loan, AO 2000-32,

1:9

IRS filing requirements, 3:4

Itemize, failure to, Schumer ’98

audit, 5:2

July reporting reminder, 7:1

Loans from advance on candidates’

brokerage account, credit card or

line of credit, Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking, 9:1

Recordkeeping

See: Recordkeeping

Regulations pertaining to

See: Regulations

Special Elections

See: Special Elections

State Filing Waiver

See: State Filing Waiver

Roundtable Sessions

At FEC, 1:11; 2:11; 12:13

Rulemaking

See: Regulations

SAPPI Fine Paper North

America/S.D. Warren Company

AO 2000-34, 2:5

Schumer ’98

Audit, 5:2

Separate Segregated Fund (SSF)

See: Political Action Committee

(PAC)

Sharpless 2000

Audit, 12:8

Soft Money

See: Nonfederal Funds

Solicitations

For funds to cover party committee

costs of delegates’ and members’

convention attendance, AO 2000-

38, 2:7

Special Elections

Arkansas special election, 9:5

California special election, 3:5

Florida special election, 7:4

Massachusetts special election, 7:6

Oklahoma special election, 12:5

Pennsylvania special election, 4:5

Reporting, 1:4

South Carolina special election,

10:4

Virginia special election, 5:6

Specter, Arlen

AO 2001-8, 8:9

State Filing Waiver Program

Explanation, 1:4

“Innovations” competition semifinalists, 6:11

State Certifications, 2:2; 6:10

State Law

Preemption of

– Alaska law requiring allocation of

nonfederal activity, AO 2000-24,

2:2

– Wisconsin law governing building

fund contributions, AO 2001-12,

12:8

State Party Committee

Allocation

See: Allocation

Building Fund

– Permissible uses of funds, AO

2001-1, 4:5; AO 2001-12, 12:8

– Preemption of state law governing

contributions to fund, AO 2001-

12, 12:8

Coordinated party expenditures

– Excessive coordinated party

expenditures by California State

Republican Party, 7:6; Missouri

Democratic State Committee,

12:6

– Limits on coordinated party

expenditures held constitutional,

Colorado Republican Federal

Campaign Committee v. FEC, 8:1

General Public Political Communications coordinated with candidates and party committees final

rule, 1:2; effective date, 6:3

Status as state committee

– AO 2000-27, 3:6

– AO 2000-35, 1:10

– AO 2000-39, 2:8

– AO 2001-2, 4:6

– AO 2001-6, 6:7

Transfer

See: Transfer

See Also: Party Committee

Statistics

Administrative Fine Program, 6:5
11

Index 2001 Federal Election Commission RECORD

Congressional campaigns

– through 2000 election cycle, 7:9

– through 2000 general election, 3:8

Party committees

– Democratic and Republican

fundraising, January 1999 through

November 2000, 3:8

– Democratic and Republican

fundraising, spending, January

1999 through December 31, 2000,

7:9

Political Action Committees

– election-cycle 2000 activity, 7:9

– midyear PAC count, 10:5

– semiannual PAC count, 4:10

Stock

Receipt and use of publicly- and

nonpublicly-traded stock, valuing

stock received as contribution,

AO 2000-30, 5:1

Sundquist, Don

Hooker v. Sundquist, 4:8; 12:3

Termination

Candidate committee termination

and debt settlement, 800 line, 7:1

Toledano, James

FEC v ._____, 7:8; 12:4

Trade Association

Definition of, attending appropriate

FEC conference, 3:11; 4:11

Disaffiliation of trade associations

and their PACs, 2000-28, 2:3

Payroll deduction

See: Payroll Deduction

See Also: Corporation

Transfers

Disclosure of receipt, Schumer ’98

audit, 5:2

Late transfer after apparent bank

error, AO 2001-11, 10:1

Treasurers

Electronic filing password, how to

request, 3:1

Failure to deposit receipts, FEC v.

Toledano, 7:8; 12:4

Liability in enforcement and administrative fine cases, 800 Line, 4:6

Udall, Tom

AO 2000-37, 2:6

United Citizens Party of South

Carolina

AO 2000-27, 3:6

Virginia Society for Human Life,

Inc.,

_____ v. FEC, 11:1

Voters

National Voter Registration Act

report sent to Congress, 8:1

See Also: Election Administration

See Also: Voting Systems Standards

Voting Systems Standards

Commission makes supplemental

FY 2001 budget request for

Office of Election Administration,

VSS program, 3:10

Legislative recommendation to

clarify Office of Election

Administration’s responsibility to

update VSS program, 4:1

Office of Election Administration

Advisory Panel meeting, 6:1

Voting Systems Standards, Volume

I, approved for public comment,

8:6

See Also: Election Administration

Web Sites

Amending Statements of Organization to disclose web site address,

2:1

Endorsement press releases on

corporation and labor organization sites, Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking, 11:1

FECFile 4 available, 2:2

Hyperlinks on corporation and labor

organization sites, Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking, 11:1

Use of “click through” process to

provide electronic signature to

authorize payroll deduction, AO

2001-4, 6:6

Wides, Louise

Resigns as Assistant Staff Director

of Information Division, 9:9

World Wide Web

See: Internet

24-Hour Notices

Electronic filing, paper copy followup, Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking, 6:1

Filing procedures, notarization

requirement, Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking, 6:1

48-Hour Notices

Failure to file timely, Schumer ’98

audit, 5:2

FECFile 4, 2:2

Filing procedures, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 6:1

See Also: Administrative Fines

800 Line

Candidate committee termination

and debt settlement, 7:1

Reporting communications to the

restricted class, 12:1

Treasurer’s liability, 4:6

FECFile Help on Web

 The manual for the Commission’s FECFile 4 electronic filing

software is available on the

FEC’s web site. You can download a PDF version of the manual

at http://herndon.sdrdc.com/

fecfile4.pdf.
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