2002 Index Federal Election Commission Volume 28

ANNUAL INDEX 2002

How to Use This Index

The first number in each citation

refers to the “number” (month) of

the 2002 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.

Adams, Victoria

_____ v. FEC (consolidated around

McConnell v. FEC), 6:4

Administrative Complaints

Lawsuits to compel FEC action

– Alliance for Democracy v. FEC,

5:3

– Common Cause and Democracy

21 v. FEC, 2:4

– Judicial Watch, Inc., and Peter F.

Paul v. FEC, 3:3

Administrative Fines

Challenges

– Baker v. FEC, 4:3

– Cannon v. FEC, 12:13

– Friends for Houghton v. FEC,

9:15

– Graham v. FEC, 7:5

– Miles for Senate v. FEC, 3:1

– Stevens v. FEC, 10:7

Penalties assessed, 1:13; 2:7; 3:11;

5:5; 6:10; 8:6; 9:18; 11:14

Program amendments, Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking, 6:2

Program extended, 1:13

Advisory Opinions (AOs)

Alternative Disposition

– AO 2001-15, 3:9

– AO 2001-20, 3:9

Summaries of AOs

– 2001-13: National committee

status of party committee, 1:11

– 2001-16: Extension of 70-day

window for transferring funds for

allocable expenses after suspension of party fundraising due to

national emergency, 2:1

– 2001-17: Reporting contributions

made via single check split

between federal and nonfederal

accounts, 3:5

– 2001-18: Affiliation between LLC

PAC and PACs of corporate

owners in 60-40 joint venture, 3:7

– 2001-19: Non-preemption of state

law prohibiting political

committee’s bingo license, 3:8

– 2002-1: Coalition of minor parties

supporting candidate(s) who

together gain five percent of vote

not eligible for Presidential public

funding, 4:3

– 2002-2: Preemption of state law

barring lobbyist from fundraising

for Congressional candidate who

is member of Maryland General

Assembly, 4:4

– 2002-3: State committee status,

6:6

– 2002-4: Name and abbreviation of

SSF, 6:7

– 2002-6: State committee status,

7:4

– 2002-7: Political fundraising

services provided by Internet

service provider, 12:15

– 2002-8: Return of federal funds

from nonfederal account to

federal account, 9:13

– 2002-9: Disclaimer requirements

for express advocacy communications printed as text messages on

cell phone screen, 10:8

– 2002-10: State committee status,

9:14

– 2002-11: Nonaffiliation of trade

association PACs, 12:15

Affiliation

Between LLC PAC and PACs of

corporate owners, AO 2001-18,

3:7

Between state, district or local party

committees for the purpose of

aggregating Levin fund contributions, final rules on nonfederal

funds or “soft money,” 9:1

Nonaffiliation of trade association

PACs, AO 2002-11, 12:15

Resulting in excessive contributions,

FEC v. Triad Management

Services, 8:4
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See also: “Directly or Indirectly

Established, Maintained,

Financed or Controlled”

Agent

Challenge to regulatory definition,

Shays and Meehan v. FEC, 12:13

Defined

– final rules on nonfederal funds or

“soft money,” 9:1

– Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

on coordinated and independent

expenditures, 10:4

Alliance for Democracy

Alliance for Democracy v. FEC, 5:3

Allocation

Candidate travel expenses, interpretation, 3:2

For federal election activities, final

rules on nonfederal funds or “soft

money,” 9:1

Issue ads, regulations applied to,

Republican National Committee v

FEC, 12:13

Transfer from nonfederal to federal

account outside of 60-day window, AO 2001-16, 2:1

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Made permanent, 11:10

Program update, 2:6; 7:6; 9:16;

10:9; 11:12; 12:10

American Federation of Labor

and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)

_____ v. FEC, 2:3; 3:5

_____ v. FEC (consolidated around

McConnell v. FEC), 6:4

Audits

Bill Bradley for President, Inc., 6:6

Citizens for Danner, 4:8

Committee to Re-Elect Vito

Fossella, 6:5

Gejdenson Reelection Committee,

4:8

Hagelin 2000, 11:10

McCain 2000, Inc., and McCain

Compliance Committee, Inc., 6:6

Qualyle 2000 Inc., 11:10

Reform Party 2000 Convention

Committee, 11:10

Reggie Seltzer for Congress, 2:5

Rod Grams for U.S. Senate Committee, 7:5

Runbeck for Congress, 2:5

Austin, Nicols & Co., Inc.

AO 2002-4, 6:7

Baker, Dennis

Baker v. FEC, 4:3

Ballot Composition Ratio

Fixed allocation ratios, final rules on

nonfederal funds or “soft money,”

9:1

Beaumont, Christine

Beaumont v. FEC, 3:4

BellSouth Corporation

AO 2001-18, 3:7

“Best Efforts”

Failure to use

– Citizens for Danner audit, 4:8

– Runbeck for Congress and Reggie

Seltzer for Congress audit, 2:5

Biersack, Robert

Named Deputy Press Officer, 2:6

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act

Application to Louisiana runoff,

12:1

Budget amendment, 6:1

Challenges consolidated around

McConnell v. FEC

– Adams v. FEC, 6:4

– AFL-CIO v. FEC, 6:4

– California Democratic Party and

California Republican Party v.

FEC, 6:4

– Chamber of Commerce of the

United States v. FEC, 6:4

– Echols v. FEC, 5:3; 6:4

– McConnell v. FEC, 5:3; 6:4

– National Association of Broadcasters v. FEC, 6:4

– NRA v. FEC, 5:3; 6:4

– Paul, Ron, v. FEC, 6:4

– Republican National Committee v.

FEC, 6:4

– Thompson, Bennie, v. FEC, 6:4

Interim reporting procedures, policy

statement, 12:1

Regulations

See: Regulations

Signed into law, 5:1

Takes effect, 11:1

Brokerage Loans and Lines of

Credit

Not a contribution, reorganization of

100.7 and 100.8, final rules, 9:9

Use by candidates, final rules, 7:2

Budget

Proposal for FY2003

– amended request, 6:1

– request, 4:2

Building Fund

AOs superseded, final rules on

nonfederal funds or “soft money,”

9:1

Challenge to new regulations, Shays

and Meehan v. FEC, 12:13

Clarification of definition of contribution, Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking on BCRA reporting,

11:6

Exception for national party committees removed, reorganization

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of 100.7 and 100.8, final rules,

9:9

Prohibition on national party use,

final rules on nonfederal funds or

“soft money,” 9:1

Use by state, local and district party

committees, final rules on

nonfederal funds or “soft money,”

9:1

Campaign Funds

Personal use, Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking, 10:1

Statistics

See: Statistics

California Democratic Party

California Democratic Party and

California Republican Party v.

FEC (consolidated around

McConnell v. FEC), 6:4

California Republican Party

California Democratic Party and

California Republican Party v.

FEC (consolidated around

McConnell v. FEC), 6:4

Candidates

Allocation of travel expenses,

interpretation, 3:2

BCRA restrictions for Louisiana

runoff, 12:1

Brokerage loans and lines of credit

See: Brokerage Loans and Lines

of Credit

Contribution limits increase, 12:8

Featured guest at fundraising event

for nonfederal or Levin funds,

final rules on nonfederal funds or

“soft money,” 9:1

Filing frequency for House and

Senate candidates, Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking on BCRA

reporting, 11:6

Interim reporting procedures, policy

statement, 12:1

Personal use of campaign funds,

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,

10:1

Presidential candidates, national

party committee independent

expenditures, Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking on coordinated and

independent expenditures, 10:4

Restrictions on solicitation and use

of nonfederal funds, final rules on

nonfederal funds or “soft money,”

9:1

Return of federal funds transferred

to nonfederal account by candidate running for federal and

nonfederal office, AO 2002-8,

9:13

Solicitations on behalf of taxexempt organizations, final rules

on nonfederal funds or “soft

money,” 9:1

Cannon, Peter J.

_____ v. FEC, 12:13

Careau & Co.

AO 2002-7, 12:15

Chamber of Commerce of the

United States

_____ v. FEC (consolidated around

McConnell v. FEC), 6:4

Cingular

AO 2001-18, 3:7

Civil Penalties

No increase, 3:2

Proposed changes to Administrative

Fine program penalty schedule,

6:2

New rules under the BCRA, Notice

of Proposed Rulemaking, 10:1

Commissioners

Mason, David

– message from Chairman, 1:1

– named Chairman, 1:2

Sandstrom, Karl, named Vice

Chairman, 1:2

Toner, Michael, joins Commission,

5:1

Common Cause

Common Cause and Democracy 21

v. FEC, 2:4

Compliance

Administrative Fine Program

See: Administrative Fines

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Program

See: Alternative Dispute Resolution

Alternative to filing complaints by

first-class mail, 3:16

Civil penalties, no increase, 3:2

Nonfilers

See: Nonfilers

Penalties Assessed

– MUR 4530, et al.: Foreign

national contributions in 1996

elections, 11:8

– MUR 5041: Contribution in the

name of another made by corporation, 8:5

Conferences/Workshops

Notices, 1:14; 2:7; 3:12; 4:10; 5:7;

6:11; 12:18

Roundtables

See: Roundtable Sessions

Connected Organization

Name and abbreviation of SSF, AO

2002-4, 6:7

See Also: Corporation

Constitutional Issues

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act,

challenges

See: Bipartisan Campaign Reform

Act

Corporate contribution and expenditure prohibitions alleged unconstitutional, Beaumont v. FEC, 3:4

Disclosure of materials obtained in

FEC investigations alleged

unconstitutional, AFL-CIO v.

FEC, 2:3; 3:5

Contributions

Definition

– challenged, Schaefer v. FEC, 9:16

– revised and reorganized, Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking, 7:3; final

rules, 9:9

Excessive

– accepted and made by unregistered entity and corporation, FEC

v. Triad Management Services,

8:4

– activity in 1996 elections, MUR

4530, et al., 11:8

– Committee to Re-Elect Vito

Fossella audit, 6:5

– Common Cause and Democracy

21 v. FEC, 2:4

– FEC v. Democratic Party of New

Mexico, 7:5
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– Gedjenson Reelection Committee

audit 4:8

– Hagelin 2000 audit, 11:10

– Judicial Watch, Inc., and Peter F.

Paul v. FEC, 3:3

– Quayle 2000, Inc., audit, 11:10

– Rod Grams for U.S. Senate

Committee audit, 7:5

Limits

– increased and indexed limits,

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,

9:11; final rules, 12:8

– individual limits challenged,

Schaefer v. FEC, 9:16

Political fundraising by Internet

service provider not a contribution, AO 2002-7, 12:15

Prohibitions on corporate contributions

See: Contributions, Prohibited

Limitations and prohibitions, Notice

of Proposed Rulemaking, 9:11;

final rules, 12:8

Limits shared by affiliated PACs,

AO 2001-18, 3:7

See Also: 48-Hour Notices

Contributions, Prohibited

Corporate

– accepted and made, FEC v. Triad

Management Services, 8:4

– accepted by committee, Citizens

for Danner audit, 4:8

– activity in 1996 elections, MUR

4530, et al., 11:8

– allegedly used to support federal

candidates, Common Cause and

Democracy 21 v. FEC, 2:4

– contribution and expenditure

prohibitions alleged unconstitutional, Beaumont v. FEC, 3:4

– failure to pay air travel on corporate-owned airplane, Hagelin

2000 audit, 11:10

– in-kind contribution of bulk-mail

permit, FEC v. Freedom’s

Heritage Forum, 8:2

– in-kind contribution of reducedrate air travel, FEC v. Specter ’96,

5:3

– in the name of another, MUR

5041, 8:5

– prohibition challenged, Schaefer

v. FEC, 9:16

Foreign national

– activity in 1996 elections, MUR

4530, et al., 11:8

– stronger prohibition, Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking on contribution limitations and prohibitions, 9:11; final rules, 12:8

In the name of another

– activity in 1996 elections, MUR

4530, et al., 11:8

– corporate, MUR 5041, 8:5

– higher civil penalties, Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking, 10:1

Minors prohibited from contributing

to campaigns and political parties,

final rules, 12:8

Nonfederal funds, final rules on

nonfederal funds or “soft money,”

9:1

Conventions

Iowa convention reporting, 7:4

Reform Party 2000 audit, 11:10

Coordinated Expenditures

Use of excessive and nonfederal

funds

– Common Cause and Democracy

21 v. FEC, 2:4

– FEC v. Democratic Party of New

Mexico, 7:7

Limits for 2002, 3:13

Party expenditures alleged impermissible when on behalf of

publicly-funded Presidential

candidates, Wertheimer v. FEC,

1:12

New rules, Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking on coordinated and

independent expenditures, 10:4

Coordination

Defined, Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking on coordinated and

independent expenditures, 10:4

See Also: Coordinated Expenditures

Corporation

Electioneering communications,

prohibition on providing funds

for, Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking on electioneering

communications, 9:10; final rules,

11:3

Political fundraising by Internet

service provider not a contribution, AO 2002-7, 12:15

Treasury funds, prohibition on use

See: Contributions, Prohibited

Corrections

Listing, 2:8

Court Cases

_____ v. FEC

– Adams (consolidated around

McConnell v. FEC), 6:4

– AFL-CIO, 2:3; 3:5

– AFL-CIO (consolidated around

McConnell v. FEC), 6:4

– Alliance for Democracy, 5:3

– Baker, 4:3

– Beaumont, 3:4

– California Democratic Party and

California Republican Party

(consolidated around McConnell

v. FEC), 6:4

– Cannon, 12:13

– Chamber of Commerce of the

United States (consolidated

around McConnell v. FEC), 6:4

– Common Cause and Democracy

21, 2:44

– Echols (consolidated around

McConnell v. FEC), 5:3; 6:4

– Friends for Houghton, 9:15

– Graham, 7:5

– Judicial Watch, Inc., and Peter F.

Paul, 3:3

– McConnell, 5:3; 6:4

– Miles for Senate, 3:1

– National Association of Broadcasters (consolidated around

McConnell v. FEC), 6:4

– NRA (consolidated around

McConnell v. FEC), 5:3

– Paul, Ron, (consolidated around

McConnell v. FEC), 6:4

– Republican National Committee,

12:13

– Republican National Committee

(consolidated around McConnell

v. FEC), 6:4

– Schaefer, 9:16

– Shays and Meehan, 12:13

– Stevens, 10:7

– Thompson, Bennie, (consolidated

around McConnell v. FEC), 6:4

– Wertheimer, 1:12
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FEC v. _____

– Democratic Party of New Mexico,

7:5

– Freedom’s Heritage Forum, 8:2

– Specter ’96, 5:3

– Triad Management Services, 8:4

Standing

– failed to prove, Miles for Senate v.

FEC, 3:1

– failed to prove, Wertheimer v.

FEC, 1:12

Credit Cards

See: Brokerage Loans and Lines of

Credit

David Vitter for Congress

AO 2002-8, 9:13

Debts

Payments considered when determining an organization’s principal

purpose, final rules on nonfederal

funds or “soft money,” 9:1

Retiring debts from 2002 elections,

final rules on nonfederal funds or

“soft money,” 9:1

See Also: Brokerage Loans and

Lines of Credit

See Also: Loans

Democracy 21

Common Cause and Democracy 21

v. FEC, 2:4

Democratic National Committee

AO 2001-16, 2:1

MUR 4530: Foreign national

contributions in 1996 elections,

11:8

Democratic Party of New Mexico

FEC v. _____, 7:5

“Directly or Indirectly Established, Maintained, Financed or

Controlled”

Definition, final rules on nonfederal

funds or “soft money,” 9:1

Disclaimers

Failure to include on express

advocacy communications, FEC

v. Freedom’s Heritage Forum,

8:2

New rules under the BCRA, Notice

of Proposed Rulemaking, 10:1

Short Messaging Service (SMS),

disclaimers not required for

express advocacy communications, AO 2002-9, 10:8

Disclosure

See: Reporting

Echols, Emily

_____ v. FEC (consolidated around

McConnell v. FEC), 5:3; 6:4

Election Administration

Appointees, 4:2

National Mail Voter Registration

form revised, 8:1

Voluntary Standards for Computerized Voting Systems

– approved, 6:7

– issued for public comment, 2:1

– public hearing, 4:1

Electioneering Communications

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,

9:10; final rules, 11:3

Elections

See: Election Administration

Electronic Filing

Applicability of federal election

activity funds to threshold for

mandatory electronic filing, final

rules on nonfederal funds or “soft

money,” 9:1

Legislative recommendation to

extend program to Senate candidates, 6:4

See Also: Reporting

Electronic Mail

Filing 24-hour notices. 5:2

Not considered a “public communication,” final rules on nonfederal

funds or “soft money,” 9:1

Electronic Signature

Signed reports of last-minute

independent expenditures, final

rules, 5:2

Enforcement

Disclosure of documents obtained

during FEC investigation, AFLCIO v. FEC, 2:3; 3:5

See Also: Compliance

Excess Campaign Funds

See: Campaign Funds

Expenditures

Corporate prohibition challenged,

Beaumont v. FEC, 3:4

Definition revised and reorganized,

final rules on reorganization of

100.7 and 100.8, 7:3

Exempted from definition of

electioneering communication,

11:3

Nonfederal funds, final rules on

nonfederal funds or “soft money,”

9:1

See Also: Coordinated Expenditures

See Also: Independent Expenditures

Express Advocacy

Failure to include disclaimers, FEC

v. Freedom’s Heritage Forum,

8:2

Public communications referencing

a clearly-identified candidate that

constitute federal election activity

regardless of presence of express
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advocacy, final rules on

nonfederal funds or “soft money,”

9:1

Federal Communications Commission

Interim final rules on electioneering

communications, 11:3

Federal Election Activity

Challenge to regulations, Shays and

Meehan v. FEC, 12:13

Defined, final rules on nonfederal

funds or “soft money,” 9:1

Interim reporting procedures, policy

statement, 12:1

Minors prohibition, final rules on

contribution limitations and

prohibitions, 12:8

Federal Election Commission

Budget

See: Budget

Commissioners

See: Commissioners

Electronic Filing Office

See: Electronic Filing

Office of Election Administration

See: Election Administration

See: Voting Systems Standards

Publications

See: Publications

Staff

– Biersack, Robert, named Deputy

Press Officer, 2:6

– Scott, Greg, named Assistant

Staff Director for Information

Division, 5:4

– Stoltz, Joseph, named Assistant

Staff Director for Audit Division,

3:9

– Vosdingh, Rhonda, named

Associate General Counsel for

Enforcement, 3:9

Federal Officeholders

Featured guest at fundraising event

for nonfederal or Levin funds,

final rules on nonfederal funds or

“soft money,” 9:1

Fundraising rules, final rules on

nonfederal funds or “soft money,”

9:1

Solicitations on behalf of taxexempt organizations, final rules

on nonfederal funds or “soft

money,” 9:1

Federal Register

Notices, 1:14; 2:2; 3:2; 5:2; 6:3; 7:3;

9:4; 10:2; 11:15; 12:18

Final Rules

See: Regulations

Foreign Nationals

Prohibition on contributions, Notice

of Proposed Rulemaking on

contribution limitations and

prohibitions, 9:11; final rules,

12:8

Forms

See: Reporting

Freedom of Information Act

Disclosure of documents obtained

during FEC investigation, AFLCIO v. FEC, 2:3; 3:5

Freedom’s Heritage Forum

_____ v. FEC, 8:2

Friends for Houghton

_____ v. FEC, 9:15

Fulani, Lenora

AO 2002-1, 4:3

Fundraising

By lobbyist, preemption of state

law, AO 2002-2, 4:4

For federal election activity, final

rules on nonfederal funds or “soft

money,” 9:1

For tax-exempt organizations, final

rules on nonfederal funds or “soft

money,” 9:1

Joint Fundraising

See: Joint Fundraising

Nonfederal funds raised by candidates and officeholders, final rules

on nonfederal funds or “soft

money,” 9:1

Political fundraising by Internet

service provider not a contribution, AO 2002-7, 12:15

Use of Levin funds, final rules on

nonfederal funds or “soft money,”

9:1

Gally, Eric

AO 2002-2, 4:4

Generic Voter Drives

See: Federal Election Activity

Graham for Congress Committee

_____ v. FEC, 7:5

Green Party of California

AO 2002-6, 7:4

Green Party of Michigan

AO 2002-10, 9:14

Green Party of Ohio

AO 2002-4, 6:6

Green Party of the United States

AO 2001-13, 1:11

Hagelin 2000

Audit, 11:10

Independent Expenditures

Constitutionality of corporate

prohibition, Beaumont v. FEC,

3:4

Exempted from definition of

electioneering communication,

final rules, 11:3

New rules for BCRA, Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking on coordinate and independent expenditures, 10:4

Reporting deadlines and methods,

date “made” and notarization

requirement, final rules, 5:2;

effective date, 7:1

Reporting under BCRA, Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking, 10:4;

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,

11:6

Revised Form 5 and Schedule E,

5:2; 6:9

Internet

Exemption of communications from

definition of electioneering

communication, final rules, 11:3

Not considered a form of “public

communication,” final rules on

nonfederal funds or “soft money,”

9:1
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Political fundraising provided by

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Use of, public hearing, 3:1

Issue Ads

Application of allocation rules,

Republican National Committee

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See Also: Electioneering Communications

See Also: Federal Election Activity

Joint Fundraising

Alleged misuse of funds raised,

Common Cause and Democracy

21 v. FEC, 2:4

Banned for Levin funds, final rules

on nonfederal funds or “soft

money,” 9:1

Judicial Watch, Inc.

Judicial Watch, Inc., and Peter F.

Paul v. FEC, 3:3

“Knowingly”

Defined for purposes of prohibitions

on foreign nationals, final rules on

contribution limitations and

prohibitions, 12:8

Koro Aviation, Inc.

FEC v. Arlen Specter ’96, 5:3

Labor Unions, Incorporated

See: Corporation

Legislation

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of

2002, signed into law, 5:1

See Also: Bipartisan Campaign

Reform Act

Legislative recommendations

submitted to Congress, 6:4

Levin Funds

Challenge to regulations, Shays and

Meehan v. FEC, 12:13

Defined, final rules on nonfederal

funds or “soft money,” 9:1

Libertarian Party of Illinois

Stevens v. FEC, 10:7

Limited Liability Company

Affiliation between LLC PAC and

PACs of corporate owners, AO

2001-18, 3:7

Permissibility of contributions,

Citizens for Danner audit, 4:8

Lines of Credit

Failure to properly disclose, Quayle

2000, Inc., audit, 11:10

See Also: Brokerage Loans and

Lines of Credit

Loans

Challenge to regulations defining

guarantor of loan as contributor,

Schaefer v. FEC, 9:16

Endorsers, guarantors and cosigners

of candidate loans derived from

advance on brokerage account or

line of credit, final rules, 7:2

Failure to properly disclose candidate loan, Quayle 2000, Inc.,

audit, 11:10

See Also: Debts

Mail

Alternatives for filing

– complaints, 3:16

– reports, 1:16

– 24-hour notices, 5:2

Bulk-mail permit, alleged impermissible use, FEC v. Freedom’s

Heritage Forum, 8:2

Registered and certified mail “safe

harbor” challenged, Miles for

Senate v. FEC, 3:1

Malenick, Carolyn

 FEC v. Triad Management Services, 8:4

Mangia, James

AO 2002-1, 4:3

Mason, David

Named Chairman, 1:2

Matters Under Review (MURs)

See: Compliance

See Also: Enforcement

McConnell, Mitch

_____ v. FEC, 5:3; 6:4

MCFL Exemption

Applied to

– North Carolina Right to Life,

Beaumont v. FEC, 3:4

Electioneering communications,

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,

9:10; final rules, 11:3

Meehan, Martin

Shays and Meehan v. FEC, 12:13

Membership Organization

Definition, 4:10; 5:7

See Also: Corporation

Miles for Senate

_____ v. FEC, 3:1

Minors

Prohibition on contributions by,

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,

9:11; final rule, 12:8

Moher Communications

AO 2002-7, 12:15

Mortgage Bankers Association

PAC

AO 2002-11, 12:15

National Association of Broadcasters

_____ v. FEC (consolidated around

McConnell v. FEC), 6:4
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National Party Committee Status

Green Party of the United States,

AO 2001-13, 1:11

National Rifle Association

_____ v. FEC (consolidated around

McConnell v. FEC), 5:3; 6:4

Nominating Conventions

See: Conventions

Nonfederal Elections

Foreign national ban application,

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

on contribution limitations and

prohibitions, 9:11; final rules,

12:8

Nonfederal Funds (Soft Money)

Allegedly used to support federal

candidate, Common Cause and

Democracy 21 v. FEC, 2:4

Allocation

See: Allocation

Challenge to regulations, Shays and

Meehan v. FEC, 12:13

Exclusion from Administrative Fine

program penalty calculations,

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,

6:2

Final rules, 9:1

Reporting contributions made via

single check and split between

federal and nonfederal accounts,

AO 2001-17, 3:5

See Also: Bipartisan Campaign

Reform Act

Nonfilers

Listings, 4:9; 6:5; 7:7; 10:9; 12:10

North Carolina Right to Life

Beaumont v. FEC, 3:4

Notarization

No longer required for 24-hour

notices, 5:2; 6:9; 7:1

Oakland Democratic Campaign

Committee

AO 2001-18, 3:7

Partnerships

Electioneering communications

financed by, final rules, 11:3

Party Committee

Allocation

See: Allocation

Building Fund

See: Building Fund

Challenge to new regulations

governing, Shays and Meehan v.

FEC, 12:13

Contribution limits, increase in

limits to state committees, final

rules on nonfederal funds or “soft

money,” 9:1

Coordinated and independent

expenditures under the BCRA,

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,

10:4

Coordinated party expenditure

limits for 2002, 3:13

See Also: Coordinated Expenditures

Federal election activity

See: Federal Election Activity

Independent expenditures

See: Independent Expenditures

Interim reporting procedures, policy

statement, 12:1

Levin funds

See: Levin Funds

National party committees

– banned from solicitation and use

of nonfederal funds, final rules on

nonfederal funds or “soft money,”

9:1

– BCRA restrictions for Louisiana

runoff, 12:1

– building fund exception from

contribution and expenditure

definitions removed, reorganization of 100.7 and 100.8, final

rules, 9:9

– independent expenditures on

behalf of Presidential candidate,

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

on coordinated and independent

expenditures, 10:4

– monthly filing required, Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking on BCRA

reporting, 11:6

– reporting contributions made via

single check and split between

federal and nonfederal accounts,

AO 2001-17, 3:5

– restrictions on making contributions to and soliciting contributions for tax-exempt

organizations, final rules on

nonfederal funds or “soft money,”

9:1

– transition rules after November 6,

final rules on nonfederal funds or

“soft money,” 9:1

Soft Money

See: Nonfederal Funds

State committee status

See: State Party Committee

State, district and local party

committees, use of nonfederal

funds, final rules on nonfederal

funds or “soft money,” 9:1

Statistics

See: Statistics

Transfers prohibited in certain

circumstances, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on coordinated

and independent expenditures,

10:4
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Paul, Ron

_____ v. FEC (consolidated around

McConnell v. FEC), 6:4

Pernod Ricard S.A.

AO 2002-4, 6:7

Personal Use of Campaign Funds

Notice of Proposed rulemaking,

10:1

Peter F. Paul

Judicial Watch, Inc., and Peter F.

Paul v. FEC, 3:3

Political Action Committee (PAC)

Affiliation

– between LLC PAC and PACs of

corporate owners, AO 2001-18,

3:7

Connected organization

See: Connected Organization

Disclaimers, Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking, 10:1

Name and abbreviation of SSF, AO

2002-4, 6:7

Statistics

See: Statistics

Trade association

See: Trade Association

Political Party

See: Party Committee

Presidential Election Campaign

Fund Act

Legislative recommendation to

– avert impending shortfall in

funding program, 6:4

– eliminate state expenditure limits

for publicly financed primary

candidates, 6:4

Party coordinated expenditures on

behalf of publicly funded candidates alleged impermissible,

Wertheimer v. FEC, 1:12

Permissibility of determining

eligibility for public funding by

aggregating vote totals of coalition of minor parties, AO 2002-1,

4:3

See Also: Audits

Public Access to Enforcement

Actions

Challenged, AFL-CIO v. FEC, 2:3;

3:5

Public Appearances

Listings, 2:5; 4:11; 6:11; 8:7; 9:6;

10:11; 11:11; 12:6

Public Disclosure

See: Reporting

Publications

Campaign Guide for Corporate and

Labor Organizations, updated,

1:15

Campaign Guide for Nonconnected

Committees, updated, 6:9

Combined Federal/State Disclosure

and Election Directory 2002,

available, 6:9

PACronyms, 2001 edition, 1:15

Quayle 2000, Inc.

Audit, 11:10

Recordkeeping

Candidate records of brokerage

loans and lines of credit, final

rules, 7:2

Contributions made via single check

and split between federal and

nonfederal accounts, AO 2001-17,

3:5

Contributions over $50, Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking on contribution limitations and prohibitions, 9:11; final rules, 12:8

Failure to maintain

See: Redesignation and

Reattribution

Federal election activity, final rules

on nonfederal funds or “soft

money,” 9:1

Written instructions for attributing

contributions made to committees

sharing contribution limits, AO

2001-17, 3:5

Redesignation and Reattribution

Failure to obtain and maintain

– Committee to Re-Elect Vito

Fossella audit, 6:5

– Gejdenson Reelection Committee

audit, 4:8

– Rod Grams for U.S. Senate

Committee audit, 7:5

New requirements, Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking, 9:11; final

rules, 12:8

Reform Party 2000 Convention

Committee

Audit, 11:10

Republican National Committee

_____ v. FEC, 12:13

_____ v. FEC (consolidated around

McConnell v. FEC), 6:4

Regulations

Allocation of candidate travel

expenses, interpretation, 3:2

BCRA reporting, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 11:6

Brokerage Loans and Lines of

Credit, final rules. 7:2

Candidate debate regulations,

Petition for rulemaking to clarify,

6:4

Contribution and expenditure

definitions, Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking, 7:3; final rules, 9:9

Contribution limitations and prohibitions, Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking, 9:11

Civil penalties, no increase, 3:2

Disclaimers, fraudulent solicitation,

civil penalties and personal use of

campaign funds, Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking, 10:1

Electioneering Communications

– BCRA reporting, Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking, 11:6

– final rules, 11:3

– Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,

9:10

Independent Expenditures

– filing deadlines and methods,

notarization requirement, final

rules, 5:2

– new rules and revised forms,

effective date, 7:1

Internet use, public hearing, 3:1

Louisiana runoff, application of

BCRA requirements, 12:1

Nonfederal funds or “soft money,”

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,

6:1; final rules, 9:1
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Rental Space

Use of funds from renting or leasing

party office building, final rules

on nonfederal funds or “soft

money,” 9:1

Reporting

Administrative fines, Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking, 6:2

April reporting reminder, 4:1

Alternative to sending FEC reports

by first-class mail, 1:16

BCRA reporting, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 11:6

Brokerage loans and lines of credit,

final rules on reporting, 7:2

Contributions made via single check

and split between federal and

nonfederal accounts, AO 2001-17,

3:5

Due in 2002, 1:3

Electioneering Communications

– BCRA reporting, Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking, 11:6

– final rules, 11:3

– Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,

9:10;

Failure to disclose

– contributions, Judicial Watch,

Inc., and Peter F. Paul v. FEC,

3:3

– contributions and expenditures,

Common Cause and Democracy

21 v. FEC, 2:4

– coordinated expenditures, FEC v.

Democratic Party of New Mexico,

7:5

– identification of contributors,

audit of Runbeck for Congress

and Reggie Seltzer for Congress,

2:5

– in-kind contribution of

fundraising list, Alliance for

Democracy v. FEC, 5:3

– year-to-date totals for political

committee contributors, Citizens

for Danner audit, 4:8

See Also: “Best Efforts”

Failure to register after exceeding

contribution and expenditure

thresholds, FEC v. Triad Management Services, 8:4

Federal election activity, final rules

on nonfederal funds or “soft

money,” 9:1

Georgia runoff reporting, 11:12

Independent expenditure reporting

– forms revised, 5:2; 6:9; 7:1

– under BCRA, Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking, 10:4; Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking on reporting, 11:6

Interim reporting procedures, policy

statement, 12:1

Iowa convention reporting, 7:4

IRS filing requirements

– committees required to file tax

returns, 1:11

– relief for 527 organizations, 6:8

– revised tax filing requirements,

12:12

Louisiana primary reporting, 8:1

North Carolina primary election

– postponement, 5:6

– new date announced, 8:2

October reporting reminder, 10:1

Pennsylvania primary election,

possible postponement, 5:6

Post-general reporting reminder,

11:1

Recordkeeping

See: Recordkeeping

Regulations pertaining to

See: Regulations

Senate Candidates

– Commission as sole point of entry

for reports, legislative recommendation, 6:4

– electronic filing requirements,

legislative recommendation, 6:4

Special Elections

See: Special Elections

State Filing Waiver

See: State Filing Waiver Program

Roundtable Sessions

At FEC, 1:15; 9:18; 11:14; 12:18

“Routine Living Expenses”

Defined, 7:2

Rulemaking

See: Regulations

SBC Communications

AO 2001-18, 3:7

Schaefer, Michael

 _____ v. FEC, 9:16

Scott, Greg

Named Assistant Staff Director for

Information Division, 5:4

Separate Segregated Fund (SSF)

See: Political Action Committee

(PAC)

Shays, Christopher

Shays and Meehan v. FEC, 12:13

Soft Money

See: Nonfederal Funds

Solicitations

By candidates and officeholders,

final rules on nonfederal funds or

“soft money,” 9:1

For contributions split between

federal and nonfederal accounts,

AO 2001-17, 3:5

Fraudulent, Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking on other provisions,

10:1

On behalf of tax-exempt organizations, final rules on nonfederal

funds or “soft money,” 9:1

Special Elections

Hawaii special election reporting,

11:5

State Filing Waiver Program

State Certifications, 7:1; 11:2

State Law

Applied to nonfederal funds and

Levin funds, final rules on

nonfederal funds or “soft money,”

9:1

National Mail Voter Registration

form revised, 8:1

Non-preemption of Michigan law

prohibiting political committees

from obtaining a bingo license,

AO 2001-19, 3:8

Preemption of Maryland law

governing lobbyist activity on

behalf of candidate who is state

legislator, 4:4

State and Local Candidates

Association of state and local

candidates, final rules on use of
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nonfederal funds (“soft money”),

9:1

Also running as federal candidates

– use of nonfederal funds, final

rules on nonfederal funds or “soft

money,” 9:1

– return of funds from nonfederal

campaign account to federal

campaign account, AO 2002-8.

9:13

Communications exempted from

definition of electioneering

communication, final rules, 11:3

Fundraising by federal candidates or

officeholders on behalf of, final

rules on nonfederal funds or “soft

money,” 9:1

Prohibition on use of nonfederal

funds for certain public communications, final rules on nonfederal

funds or “soft money,” 9:1

State Party Committee

Building Fund

See: Building Fund

Coordinated party expenditures

See: Coordinated Expenditures

Status as state committee

– Green Party of California, AO

2002-6, 7:4

– Green Party of Ohio, AO 2002-3,

6:6

See Also: Party Committee

Statistics

Alternative Dispute Resolution

program, 2:6

Congressional campaign activity

declines in 2002, 4:6; 10:10;

12:12

Party committee activity grows in

2002, 4:7; 11:13; 12:11

Political action committees

– activity continues to rise, 8:6

– semiannual PAC count, 3:13; 8:7

Stevens, William J.

 _____ v. FEC, 10:7

Stoltz, Joseph

Named Assistant Staff Director for

Audit Division, 3:9

Specter, Arlen

FEC v. Arlen Specter ’96, Inc., 5:3

Target Wireless

AO 2002-9, 10:8

Tax-Exempt Organizations

BCRA restrictions for Louisiana

runoff, 12:1

Restrictions on fundraising for and

donations to, final rules on

nonfederal funds or “soft money,”

9:1

Texas Mortgage Bankers Association PAC

AO 2002-11, 12:15

Thompson, Bennie

 _____ v. FEC (consolidated around

McConnell v. FEC), 6:4

Toner, Michael

Joins Commission, 5:1

Trade Association

Definition, 4:10; 5:7

Nonaffiliation of PACs, AO 2002-

11, 12:15

See Also: Corporation

Transfers

Return of federal funds transferred

to nonfederal account by candidate for both federal and state

office, AO 2002-8, 9:13

Levin funds, nontransferable, 9:1

Treasurers

Clarification of administrative fines

“extraordinary circumstances

defense,” Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking, 6:3

Triad Management Services

 FEC v. _____, 8:4

Vosdingh, Rhonda

Named Associate General Counsel

for Enforcement, 3:9

Voters

National Mail Voter Registration

form revised, 8:1

See Also: Election Administration

See Also: Voting Systems Standards

Voting Systems Standards

Approved, 6:7

Issued for public comment, 2:1

Public hearing, 4:1

See Also: Election Administration

Wertheimer, Fred

 _____ v. FEC, 1:12

World Wide Web

See: Internet

Wuesthoff Memorial Hospital

MUR 5041: Contribution in the

name of another made by corporation, 8:5

24-Hour Notices

Final rules on filing deadlines and

methods, notarization requirement, 5:2

New reporting requirements under

the BCRA, Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking on BCRA reporting,

10:4

48-Hour Notices

Primary election notice periods,

3:10

New reporting requirements under

the BCRA, Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking on BCRA reporting,

10:4

“527 Organizations”

Electioneering communications,

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,

9:10; final rules, 11:3

Restrictions on fundraising for and

donations to, final rules on

nonfederal funds or “soft money,”

9:1
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