2000 Index Federal Election Commission Volume 26

ANNUAL INDEX 2000

How to Use This Index

The first number in each citation

refers to the “number” (month) of

the 2000 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

FEC’s alleged failure to take action

on Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee v. FEC, 1:2,

3:10

Lawsuit to compel FEC to act on

administrative complaint against

– American Israel Public Affairs

Committee, Akins v. FEC, 8:12

– Democratic National Committee,

Bill Clinton and the Clinton-Gore

’96 Primary Committee, Fulani v.

FEC, 11:8

Administrative Fine Program

Implementation, 7:1, 9:1, 10:1

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 5:1

Advisory Opinions (AOs)

Alternative Disposition of Advisory

Opinion

– AO 2000-9, 10:5

– AO 2000-31, 12:5

Reconsideration of Advisory

Opinion, AO 2000-8, 10:5

Summaries of AOs

– 1999-24: Web site sponsored by

LLC featuring information on

candidates, 1:17

– 1999-29: Fundraising exemption

from state limits for direct mailing

by Presidential committee, 1:19

– 1999-30: Application of allocation ratio in state with single

house legislature, 1:20

– 1999-31: Application of one-third

rule to prizes and premiums used

in connection with payroll

deduction, 1:21

– 1999-32: Indian tribe’s utility

authority treated as separate from

the tribe, 3:4

– 1999-33: Delayed transmittal of

payroll deductions, 3:5

– 1999-34: Use of campaign funds

to finance charity event, 2:2

– 1999-35: Soliciting for SSF

through electronic deduction

system, 2:4

– 1999-36: Fundraising via electronic checks and Internet fund

transfers, 3:5

– 1999-37: PAC distribution of

express advocacy communications through Web site and email, 4:1

– 1999-38: Reporting disputed and

unpayable debts, 11:4

– 1999-39: Disaffiliation of SSFs

after corporate restructuring, 4:5

– 1999-40: Solicitation of members

of rural electric cooperatives, 5:6

– 2000-1: Paid leave of absence for

attorney seeking federal office,

4:5

– 2000-2: Campaign rental of

candidate-owned office, 5:7

– 2000-3: PAC’s payment for

corporate communication, 5:8

– 2000-4: Automatic deductions for

credit union PAC, 5:8

– 2000-5: Application of $25,000

limit to contributions by Indian

tribe, 7:8

– 2000-6: Use of federal convention

funds to develop voter data base

and balloting system, 7:9

– 2000-7: Use of corporate web

sites to provide PAC information

and solicit contributions, 7:9

– 2000-8: Gifts to federal candidates for personal use, 10:5

– 2000-10: “Permission to solicit

form” placed on trade association

Web page, 8:8

– 2000-11: Misplaced payrolldeducted contributions, 8:9

– 2000-12: Using campaign funds

to pay convention expenses of

former presidential candidates,

9:5

– 2000-13: Internet video coverage

of Republican and Democratic

national conventions, 8:9

– 2000-14: New York State Committee of Working Families Party

as state committee, 9:6
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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)

800/877-8339 (FIRS)

Danny L. McDonald, Chairman

David M. Mason, Vice Chairman

Karl J. Sandstrom, Commissioner

Bradley A. Smith, Commissioner

Scott E. Thomas, Commissioner

Darryl R. Wold, Commissioner

James A. Pehrkon, Staff Director

Lois G. Lerner, Acting General

Counsel

Published by the Information

Division

Louise D. Wides, Director

Amy L. Kort, Editor

http://www.fec.gov

– 2000-15: Payroll deduction by

trade association’s affiliated

member, 9:7

– 2000-16: Political advertisements

on Internet for academic study,

10:2

– 2000-17: Establishment of SSF by

subsidiary of foreign corporation,

9:7

– 2000-18: Closing date for Nader

2000 matching funds, 10:3

– 2000-19: Retroactively reallocating ballot composition ratio, 10:4

– 2000-20: Creation of

nonconnected committee, 11:5

– 2000-21: New York Conservative

Party as state Committee, 10:5

– 2000-22: Electronic signature for

trade associations’ “permission to

solicit” authorizations, 11:5

– 2000-23: Preemption of New

York election code, 11:6

– 2000-25: Transfer from

nonfederal account to new federal

account, 12:3

– 2000-26: Party’s refund of

candidate’s ballot access fee, 12:3

– 2000-29: Determining number of

Louisiana federal elections, 11:6

Affiliation

Disaffiliation of SSFs after corporate restructuring, AO 1999-39,

4:5

Federal and nonfederal committees,

AO 2000-25, 12:3

Membership organizations, AO

1999-40, 5:6

Payroll deduction by trade

association’s affiliated member,

AO 2000-15, 9:7

Air Transportation Association of

America

AO 2000-22, 11:5

Akins, James

____ v. FEC, 8:12

Alcatel USA, Inc.

AO 2000-07, 7:9

Allocation

Federal to nonfederal ratio in state

with single house legislature, AO

1999-30, 1:20

Generic voter drives conducted by

party committees, 800 line, 9:2

Generic voter drives conducted by

third parties

– MUR 3774, 3:3

– 800 line, 3:2

Michigan Republican Party audit,

6:6

Missouri Democratic Party audit,

6:4

Retroactively reallocating ballot

composition ratio, AO 2000-19,

10:4

See Also: Party Committee

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Program

Pilot program, 8:10; 11:10

Silberman, Allan, named director,

7:2

America’s Community Bankers

Community Campaign Committee

AO 2000-10, 8:8

American Society of Anesthesiologists Political Action Committee

AO 2000-3, 5:8

Associated Builders and Contractors

AO 1999-35, 2:4

Audits

Michigan Republican Party, 6:6

Missouri Democratic Party, 6:4

Procedures for Presidential audits,

status, 5:3

Ballot Access

Buchanan-Foster approved for

public finding, 10:6

Hagelin-Goldhaber denied public

funding, 11:12

Refund of ballot access fees by

party committee, AO 2000-26,

12:3

Rejection of request to deny funding

to Buchanan-Foster, 12:8

See Also: State Party Committee

Ballot Composition Ratio

Application to one-house legislature, 1999-30, 1:20

Retroactively reallocating ballot

composition ratio, AO 2000-19,

10:4

See Also: Allocation

Beaumont, Christine

_____ v. FEC, 3:9; 12:5

Becker, Heidi

_____ v. FEC, 8:13; 11:8

Bilirakis, Mike, for Congress

Committee

AO 1999-34, 2:2

Bradley, Bill

AO 1999-29, 1:19

AO 2000-12, 9:5

Buchanan, Patrick J.

_____ v. FEC 9:8, 11:10

Buchanan-Foster approved for

public finding, 10:6

Eligible for matching payments as

Reform Party candidate, 2:7

Rejection of requests to deny public

funding, 12:8

See Also: Reform Party
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Budget

Fiscal year 2001 request, 2:8; 4:7;

5:4

Bush, George W.

Bush-Cheney approved for public

funding, 9:10

Campaign Advantage

AO 1999-36, 3:5

Campaign Funds

Audits

See: Audits

Convention expenses of former

presidential candidates, 2000-12,

9:5

Financing charity event, AO 1999-

34, 2:2

Fundraising exemption from state

limits for direct mailing by

Presidential committee, AO 1999-

29, 1:19

Rental of candidate-owned office,

2000-2, 5:7

Candidates

Convention expenses of former

Presidential candidates, 2000-12,

9:5

Financing charity event, AO 1999-

34, 2:2

Gifts to, AO 2000-8, 10:5

Paid leave of absence for attorney

seeking federal office, AO 2000-

1, 4:5

Rental of candidate-owned office,

2000-2, 5:7

Christian Coalition

FEC v. _____, 4:7

Citizens for Deckard Committee

AO 2000-26, 12:3

Calvert, Ken, for Congress

Committee

AO 1999-38. 11:4

Clinton, Bill

Fulani v. FEC, 11:8

Collection Methods

Collecting Agents

– Members of credit union, AO

2000-4, 5:8

Delayed transmittal of payroll

deductions, AO 1999-33, 3:5

Electronic signature for trade

associations’ “permission to

solicit” authorizations, AO 2000-

22, 11:5

Electronic transfers from contributors’ accounts to SSF escrow

account, AO 1999-35, 2:4

Fundraising via electronic checks

and Internet fund transfers, AO

1999-36, 3:5

Misplaced payroll-deducted contributions, AO 2000-11, 8:9

Payroll deduction by trade

association’s affiliated member,

AO 2000-15, 9:7

Use of one-third rule in connection

with payroll deduction, AO 1999-

31, 1:21

Colorado Republican Federal

Campaign Committee

FEC v. _____, 7:1; 10:6

FEC Statement on Colorado Decision, 7:6.

Commission on Presidential

Debates

Named in

– Becker v. FEC, 8:13; 11:8

– Buchanan v. FEC, 9:8; 11:10

– Natural Law Party v. FEC, 11:10

See Also: Presidential Debates

Commissioners

McDonald, Danny

– named Vice Chairman, 1:3

– testifies before House Appropriations Committee, 5:4

Smith, Bradley, joins Commission,

8:1

Wold, Darryl

– message from Chairman, 1:1

– named Chairman, 1:3

Committee for Quality Cancer

Care

AO 2000-20, 11:5

Compliance

Administrative Fine Program

See: Administrative Fine Program

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Program

See: Alternative Dispute Resolution Program

Nonfilers

See: Nonfilers

Penalties Assessed

– MUR 3774: Failure to allocate

expenses between federal and

nonfederal accounts, 3:3

– MURs 4322 and 4650: Commingling campaign and personal

funds; contributions in name of

another; inaccurate reports; and

excessive contributions, 2:1

– MUR 4648: Failure to disclose

purpose of expenditures and other

violations, 3:4

Conferences/Workshops

Notices, 1:17; 2:9; 3:9; 4:11; 5:10

Roundtables

See: Roundtables

Congress

Commissioner McDonald testifies

before House Appropriations

Committee, 5:4

See Also: Legislation

Constitutional Issues

Contributions alleged unconstitutional, Hooker v. All Contributors,

8:15

Coordinated party expenditure

limits alleged unconstitutional,

FEC v. Colorado Republican

Federal Campaign Committee,

7:1; 7:6

Corporate prohibition alleged

unconstitutional, Christine

Beaumont v. FEC, 3:9; 12:5

Express advocacy definition challenged, Virginia Society for

Human Life v. FEC, 3:8

Limits on party contributions

alleged unconstitutional, Missouri

Republican Party v. Charles F.

Lamb, 11:9

Contributions

Alleged unconstitutional, Hooker v.

All Contributors, 8:15

Collected via electronic check, AO

1999-36, 3:5
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Disbursements not considered

contributions

– charity event, AO 1999-34, 2:2

– Internet video coverage of

Republican and Democratic

national conventions, AO 2000-

13, 8:9

– PAC’s payment for corporate

communications, AO 2000-3, 5:8

– Web site for candidate-to-candidate and voter-to-candidate

communication, AO 1999-24,

1:17

Excessive

– FEC v. Arlen Specter ’96, 8:14

– FEC v. Public Citizen, 1:13

– Fireman v. USA, 1:13

– Missouri Democratic Party audit,

6:4

– MURs 4322 and 4650, 2:1

– 800 line, 9:1

In-Kind

– corporate to campaign committee,

FEC v. Arlen Specter ’96, 8:14

– excessive to campaign committee,

FEC v. Public Citizen, 1:13

Internet Contributions

– corporate sites to provide PAC

information and solicit contributions, AO 2000-7, 7:9

– fundraising via electronic checks

and internet fund transfers, AO

1999-36, 3:5

– 800 line, 8:5

Limits on

– made by Oneida Nation of New

York, AO 2000-5, 7:8

– made by party, Missouri Republican Party v. Charles F. Lamb,

11:8

Louisiana primary and general

elections, 7:2; 11:6

Presidential debate staging as

contribution

– Becker v. FEC, 8:13; 11:8

– Buchanan v. FEC, 9:8; 11:10

– Natural Law Party v. FEC, 11:10

Prohibitions on corporate contributions

See: Contributions, Prohibited

Reattributions and redesignations,

800 line, 9:1

Salary for candidate on leave, AO

2000-1, 4:5

Contributions, Prohibited

Corporate

– Becker v. FEC, 8:13; 11:8

– Buchanan v. FEC, 9:8; 11:10

– FEC v. Arlen Specter ‘96, 8:14

– FEC v. Freedom’s Heritage

Forum, 6:8

– FEC v. Public Citizen, 1:13

– Fireman v. USA, 1:13

– Mariani v. USA, 1:3; 7:7

– Natural Law Party v. FEC, 11:10

– Wertheimer v. FEC, 11:9

Foreign sources

– DNC v. FEC, 4:6

– FEC v. Friends for Fasi, 3:9; 8:14

– PAC of subsidiary of foreign

corporation, AO 2000-17, 9:7

– recommendation for legislative

action, 4:10

In the name of another

– Fireman v. USA, 1:13

– MURs 4322 and 4650, 2:1

– statute alleged unconstitutional,

Mariani v. USA, 1:3; 7:7

Contributor Information

Needed for transfers from

nonfederal to new federal account, AO 2000-25, 12:3

Conventions

Adjusted public payment, 5:5

Internet video coverage of, AO

2000-13, 8:9

Matching funds used for former

candidates’ expenses, AO 2000-

12, 9:5

Reform Party

– certification, 1:16

– use of funds, AO 2000-06, 7:9

Reporting requirements for candidates running in states with, 4:8

See Also: Public Funding

Coordinated Expenditures

By corporations, prohibited, FEC v.

Christian Coalition, 4:7

By political committee, FEC v.

Freedom’s Heritage Forum, 6:8;

FEC v. Public Citizen, 1:13

Limits, 3:14

Limits ruled unconstitutional, FEC

v. Colorado Republican Federal

Campaign Committee, 7:1; 10:6

Coordination

Between candidate and corporation,

FEC v. Christian Coalition, 4:7

Between candidate and political

committee

– FEC v. Freedom’s Heritage

Forum, 6:8

– FEC v. Public Citizen, 1:13

– Wertheimer v. FEC, 11:9

Between candidate and LLC Web

site, AO 1999-24, 1:17

Proposed regulations, 1:14; 4:3

Corporation

Coordinated expenditures by, FEC

v. Christian Coalition, 4:7

Incorporated membership organization

See: Membership organization

Incorporated trade association

See: Trade Association

Prohibition against contributions

alleged unconstitutional, Christine

Beaumont v. FEC, 3:9; 12:5

Separate segregated funds

– disaffiliation after corporate

restructuring, AO 1999-39, 4:5

– establishment by subsidiary of

foreign corporation, 2000-17, 9:7

– payment for corporate communication, AO 2000-3, 5:8

– use of corporate web site, AO

2000-7, 7:9

Treasury funds, prohibition on use

of

See: Contributions, Prohibited

Voter registration activity, 800 line,

9:3

Corrections

Listings, 1:16; 9:7; 12:6

Court Cases

Appeals status, 1:13; 3:10; 10:6

_____ v. FEC

– Akins, 8:12

– Beaumont, Christine, 3:9; 12:5

– Becker, Heidi, 8:13; 11:8

– Buchanan, Patrick J., 9:8; 11:10

– DNC, 4:6

– DSCC, 1:2

– Fulani, Lenora B., 11:8

– Hooker, John Jay, 6:9; 7:8

– Natural Law Party, 11:10
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Committee for, 7:8

– Virginia Society for Human Life,

Inc., 3:8

– Wertheimer, 11:9

FEC v. _____

– Arlen Specter ’96, 8:14

– Christian Coalition, 4:7

– Colorado Republican Federal

Campaign Committee, 7:1; 10:6

– Freedom’s Heritage Forum, 6:8

– Friends for Fasi, 3:9; 8:14

– Fund for Conservative Majority

(Heckman), 6:8

– National Rifle Association, 6:9

– Public Citizen, 1:13

– Salvi for Senate Committee, 6:9

– Toledano, James, 6:9

Other

– Fireman v. USA, 1:13

– Hooker v. All Contributors, 8:15

– Mariani v. USA, 1:3; 7:7

– Missouri Republican Party v.

Charles F. Lamb, 11:8

– Reform Party v. Gargan, 5:9; 7:8

– Reform Party v. Hagelin, 11:10

– Reform Party v. Moan, 11:10

– Reform Party v. Verney, 7:8

– Shrink PAC v. Nixon, 3:7

Credit Cards

Lines of credit obtained by candidates, 12:1

Recommendation for FECA amendment concerning candidate lines

of credit, 4:10

Debates

See: Presidential Debates

Debts

Campaign debts

– reattribution and redesignation,

800 line, 9:1

– using Presidential Matching

Funds to pay former candidates’

convention expenses, AO 1000-

12, 9:5

Reporting disputed and unpayable

debts, AO 1999-38, 11:4

Democratic National Committee

_____ v. FEC, 4:6

Democratic Senatorial Campaign

Committee

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

Disclaimers

Failure to include

– FEC v. Freedom’s Heritage

Forum, 6:8

– FEC v. Public Citizen Inc., 1:13

Required if express advocacy

present

– independent expenditures, FEC v.

Public Citizen, 1:13

– Web site, AO 1999-37, 4:1; 800

line, 8:5

Disclosure

See: Reporting

Dole, Bob

Illegal contributions to, alleged,

Fireman v. USA, 1:13

Dole, Elizabeth

Requests withdrawal of certification

for matching funds, 2:6

Election Administration

Determining number of Louisiana

federal elections,

– AO 2000-29, 11:6

– US Supreme Court decision, 7:2

Preemption of New York election

code, AO 2000-23, 11:6

Revised national mail voter registration, 10:8

Election-Cycle Reporting

Recommendation for legislative

action, 4:10

Regulations, 6:1; 8:4; 11:1

Election Zone LLC

AO 1999-24, 1:17

Elections

Louisiana Federal Elections

See: Louisiana Federal Elections

Special

– Georgia, 9:4

Electronic Filing

Independent expenditure statements,

12:1

Regulations, 5:1; 8:1; 11:1

Suggestion box, 3:1

Training, 8:4

Electronic Freedom of Information Act

Availability of FEC Information,

new brochure, 2:7, 4:1

Final Rules, 4:1

Electronic Mail

List containing address of members

of restricted class, AO 2000-7, 7:9

PAC distribution of express advocacy communications, AO 1999-

37, 4:1

Use to solicit PAC contributions

from restricted class, AO 2000-7,

7:9

See Also: Internet; Web Sites

Electronic Signature

Collecting contributions via electronic check, AO 1999-36, 3:5

FECA amendments, 12:1

Trade associations’ “permission to

solicit” authorizations, AO 2000-

22, 11:5

Employed Candidate

Paid leave for attorney seeking

federal office, AO 2000-1, 4:5

Enforcement

See: Compliance
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Excess Campaign Funds

Used to finance charity event, AO

1999-34, 2:2

Express Advocacy

Allegedly contained in mailing,

FEC v. Freedom’s Heritage

Forum, 6:8

Commission does not open

rulemaking on, 4:2

Distribution of communications

through e-mail and Web sites, AO

1999-37, 4:1

Regulation found unconstitutional,

Virginia Society for Human Life

v. FEC, 3:8

Web site with, 800 line, 8:5

Extendicare Health Services, Inc.

AO 2000-17, 9:7

Federal Election Campaign Act

Alleged unconstitutional, John Jay

Hooker v. All Contributors, 8:15

Amendments concerning

– independent expenditures, electronic signatures, 12:1

– lines of credit, credit card account, brokerage account, home

equity credit line, 12:1

Recommendation for amendments,

4:10

See Also: Constitutional Issues

Federal Election Commission

Commissioners

– McDonald, Danny, named Vice

Chairman, 1:3

– McDonald, Danny, testifies

before the House Appropriations

Committee, 5:4

– Smith, Bradley, joins Commission, 8:1

– Wold, Darryl, message from

Chairman, 1:1; named Chairman,

1:3

Staff

– Silberman, Allan, named Alternative Dispute Resolution Program

director, 7:2

Web Site

See: Web Site

Federal Register

Notices, 1:13; 2:4; 4:4; 6:3; 8:5;

11:8; 12:6

Final Rules

See: Regulations

Fireman, Simon C.

_____ v. USA, 1:13

Foreign Nationals

Foreign Corporation, subsidiary of,

AO 2000-17, 9:7

See Also: Contributions, Prohibited

Forms

See: Reporting

Freedom’s Heritage Forum

FEC v. _____, 6:8

Friends for Fasi

FEC v. _____, 3:9; 8:14

Fulani, Lenora B.

_____ v. FEC, 11:8

Fund for a Conservative Majority

FEC v. _____, 6:8

Fundraising

See: Solicitations

Gargan, John J.

Reform Party of the USA v. _____,

5:9; 7:8

General Election Legal and

Accounting Compliance Fund

(GELAC)

Bush-Cheney approved for public

funding, 9:10

Gore-Lieberman approved for

public funding, 10:6

Georgia-Pacific Corporation

AO 2000-11, 8:9

Gore, Al

Gore-Lieberman approved for

public funding, 10:6

Hagelin, John

Hagelin-Goldhaber denied public

funding, 11:12

Reform Party v. _____, 11:10

See Also: Reform Party

Heckman, Robert

FEC v. _____ and Fund for a

Conservative Majority, 6:8

Hooker, John Jay

_____ v. All Contributors, 8:15

_____ v. FEC, 6:9; 7:8

Hyperlinks

LLC Web site links to political

parties, AO 1999-24, 1:17

800 line, 8:5

Independent Expenditures

Amendments to FECA involving

disclosure, 12:1

Express advocacy communications

distributed via e-mail and on Web

site, AO 1999-37, 4:1

Permissible by party committees on

behalf of candidates, FEC v.

Colorado Republican Federal

Campaign Committee, 7:1; 10:6

Indian Tribe

Application of $25,000 contribution

limit, AO 2000-5, 7:8

Utility authority with government

contract separate from tribe, AO

1999-32, 3:4

iNEXTV

AO 2000-13, 8:9

Internet

Fundraising via electronic checks

and internet fund transfers, AO

1999-36, 3:5

Internet video coverage of conventions, AO 2000-13, 8:9

PAC distribution of express advocacy communications through

Web site and e-mail, AO 1999-37,

4:1

“Permission to solicit” form on

trade association Web site, AO

2000-10, 8:8

Political advertisements on Internet

for academic study, AO 2000-16,

10:2

Use of, 800 Line, 8:5

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AO 1999-24, 1:17

See Also: Web Site

Intranet

PAC information on Web site, AO

2000-7, 7:9

Issue Ads

Wertheimer v. FEC, 11:9

Lamb, Charles F.

Missouri Republican Party v.

_____, 11:8

Legislation

Amendments to FECA

– independent expenditures, electronic signatures, 12:1

– lines of credit, credit card account, brokerage account, home

equity credit line, 12:1

Disclosure by 527 organizations,

8:16

Recommendations for FECA

amendments, 4:10

Limited Liability Company

Web site featuring information on

candidates, 1999-24, 1:17

Lines of Credit

FECA amendments concerning

candidate loans, 12:1

Louisiana Federal Elections

Determining number of elections,

– AO 2000-29, 11:6

– US Supreme Court decision, 7:2

Mariani, Renato P.

_____ v. USA, 1:3; 7:7

Matching Funds for Presidential

Candidates

Bradley, Bill

– applying costs of mass mailing to

spending limits, AO 1999-29,

1:19

– use of matching funds to attend

National Convention, AO 2000-

12, 9:5

Candidate Certifications

– Buchanan, 2:7

– Hagelin, 5:11

– Nader, 8:18

Collection of contributions via

electronic check, AO 1999-36,

3:5

Dole, Elizabeth, requests withdrawal of certification, 2:6

Former candidates’ convention

expenses, payment with, AO

2000-12, 9:5

Mass mailings, costs applied to state

and national spending limits, AO

1999-29, 1:19

McCain, John, use of matching

funds to attend National Convention, AO 2000-29, 9:5

Nader matching funds closing date,

AO 2000-18, 10:3

Shortfall, 2:6

2000 payouts, 2:7; 3:10; 4:11; 5:11;

6:7; 7:13; 8:18; 9:10; 10:7; 11:12;

12:7

Matters Under Review (MURs)

See: Compliance

McCain, John

AO 2000-12, 9:5

McDonald, Danny L.

Named Vice Chairman, 1:3

Testifies before House Appropriations Committee, 5:4

MediaOne PAC

AO 1999-33, 3:5

Membership Organization

Affiliation of, AO 1999-40, 5:6

Definition of, Akins v. FEC, 8:12

Payroll deductions by affiliate and

member of credit union, AO

2000-15, 9:7

800 line, 7:12

Michigan Republican Party

Audit, 6:6

Minnesota House of Representatives Democratic Farmer-Labor

Caucus

AO 2000-25, 12:3

Missouri Democratic Party

Audit, 6:4

Missouri Republican Party

_____ v. Charles F. Lamb, 11:8

Moan, Gerald

Reform Party v. _____, 11:10

See Also: Reform Party

Motions

See: Regulations

Nader, Ralph

AO 2000-18, 10:3

Certified for primary matching

funds, 8:18

National Association of Federal

Credit Unions

AO 2000-04, 5:8

National Mail Voter Registration

Revised, 10:8

National Republican Senatorial

Committee

MUR 3774, 3:3

National Rifle Association

FEC v. _____, 6:9

National Right to Life Committee

MUR 3774, 3:3

Natural Law Party of the USA

Hagelin, John, certified for primary

matching funds, 5:11

_____ v. FEC, 11:10
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Nebraska State Democratic Party

AO 1999-30, 1:20

New York Republican Federal

Campaign Committee

MUR 4648, 3:4

New York State Committee of the

Working Families Party

AO 2000-14, 9:6

New York State Credit Union

League, Inc.

AO 2000-15, 9:7

New York State Democratic

Committee

AO 2000-23, 11:6

Nominating Conventions

See: Conventions

Nonfederal Funds (Soft Money)

Funneled through nonprofit organization by campaign committee,

alleged, DSCC v. FEC, 1:2; 3:10

Indistinguishable from federal

funds, Mariani v. USA, 1:3; 7:7

Not relevant to debate over coordinated party expenditures, FEC v.

Colorado Republican Federal

Campaign Committee, 7:1; 10:6

Transferred to new federal committee from nonfederal committee,

AO 2000-25, 12:3

Nonfilers

Committees failing to file reports,

3:12; 4:7; 6:2; 7:2; 8:19; 9:11;

10:9; 12:8

See Also: Administrative Fine

Program

Nonpartisan Activity

Web site facilitating candidate-tocandidate and voter-to-candidate

discussions, AO 1999-24, 1:17

One-Third Rule

Prizes used in connection with

payroll deduction, AO 1999-31,

1:21

Oneida Nation of New York

AO 2000-5, 7:8

Oshkosh Truck Corporation

AO 1999-31, 1:21

Party Committee

Allocation

See: Allocation

Coordinated Party Expenditure

Limits, 3:14

Colorado Republican Federal

Campaign Committee

– FEC v. _____, 7:1; 10:6

– FEC statement on decision, 7:6

Exempt Party Activity

– nonqualifying activity, Michigan

Republican Party audit, 6:6

– 800 line, 9:2

Independent expenditures

See: Independent Expenditures

Refund of candidates’ ballot access

fees, AO 2000-26, 12:3

Soft Money

See: Nonfederal Funds

State Committee

See: State Party Committee

Transfer

– nonfederal account to new federal

account, AO 2000-26, 12:3

Payroll Deduction

Application of one-third rule to

prizes and premiums used in

connection with payroll deduction, 1999-31, 1:21

By trade association’s affiliated

member, AO 2000-15, 9:7

Delayed transmittal, AO 1999-33,

3:5

Misplaced, AO 2000-11, 8:9

See Also: Collection Methods

Permission-to-Solicit Form

Electronic signature, use of, AO

2000-22, 11:5

Placed on trade association’s

members-only Web page, AO

2000-10, 8:8

Personal Use of Campaign Funds

Campaign’s rental of candidateowned office space, AO 2000-2,

5:7

Gifts to federal candidates, AO

2000-8, 10:5

Matching funds to pay former

candidates’ National Convention

expenses, AO 2000-12, 9:5

Political Action Committee (PAC)

Automatic Deductions for credit

union PAC, AO 2000-4, 5:8

Commission declines rulemaking on

PAC reporting requirements, 12:6

Creation of nonconnected committee, AO 2000-20, 11:5

Disaffiliation of SSFs after corporate restructuring, AO 1999-39,

4:5

Distribution of express advocacy

communications through Web site

and e-mail, AO 1999-37, 4:1

Establishment of separate segregated fund by subsidiary of

foreign corporation, AO 2000-17,

9:7

Payment for corporate communication, AO 2000-3, 5:8

Solicitation

– for SSF through electronic

deduction system, AO 1999-35,

2:4

– use of corporate Web sites to

provide PAC information and

solicit contributions, AO 2000-7,

7:9

Statistics

See: Statistics

Political Party

See: Party Committee

Preemption of New York election

code, AO 2000-23, 11:6

Summary of state campaign finance

laws, 7:14

Public Appearances

Listings, 1:16; 4:5; 5:10; 6:10; 7:14;

9:9; 10:8; 11:14; 12:9

Public Citizen

FEC v. _____, 1:13

Public Disclosure

See: Reporting

Public Funding

Audits

See: Audits
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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

“Bright Line” between primary and

general election expenses, 5:3

Buchanan-Foster approved for, 10:6

Bush-Cheney approved for, 9:10

Convention Funding

See: Conventions

Fundraising exemption from state

limits for direct mailing by

Presidential committee, AO 1999-

29, 1:19

Gore-Lieberman approved for, 10:6

Hagelin-Goldhaber denied, 11:12

Issue ads as prohibited contributions

to publicly-funded Presidential

candidates, Wertheimer v. FEC,

11:9

Matching Funds for Presidential

Candidates

See: Matching Funds for Presidential Candidates

Presidential Compliance Manual,

6:7

Presidential spending limits for

2000, 4:10

Rejection of requests to deny

Buchanan funding, 12:8

Status of regulations, 5:3

Public Political Advertising

Fundraising exemption from state

limits for direct mailing by

Presidential committee, AO 1999-

29, 1:19

PAC distribution of express advocacy communications through

Web site and e-mail, AO 1999-37,

4:1

Permissible as part of academic

study, AO 2000-16, 10:2

Publications

Annual Report 1999, 6:8

Availability of FEC Information,

2:7; 4:2

Disclosure Directory of Federal and

State Election Offices, 5:10

PACronyms, 1:16

Presidential Compliance Manual,

6:7

Presidential Debates

Becker v. FEC, 8:13; 11:8

Buchanan v. FEC, 9:8; 11:10

Natural Law Party of the USA v.

FEC, 11:10

Press Exemption

Internet video coverage of National

Conventions, AO 2000-13, 8:9

Qualified Campaign Expense

Use of matching funds to pay

former candidates’ National

Convention expenses, AO 2000-

12, 9:5

Reattribution

800 Line, 9:1

Redesignation

800 Line, 9:1

Reform Party

Buchanan, Patrick J.

– _____ v. FEC, 9:8; 11:10

– Buchanan-Foster approved for

public finding, 10:6

– eligible for matching payments as

Party candidate, 2:7

– rejection of request to deny

funding, 12:8

Convention funding

– certification, 1:16

– use of funds, AO 2000-06, 7:9

Hagelin-Goldhaber denied public

funding, 11:12

Reform Party of the USA v. John J.

Gargan, 5:9; 7:8

Reform Party of the USA v. John

Hagelin, 11:10

Reform Party of the USA v. Gerald

M. Moan, 11:10

Reform Party of the USA v. Russell

J. Verney, 7:8

Regulations

Administrative Fine Program

– Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,

5:1

Coordination

– Notice of Proposed Rule Making,

1:14

– public hearing, 4:3

Election-cycle reporting for candidate committees

– Final Rules, 8:4

– Notice of Proposed Rule Making,

6:1

– status of regulation, 11:2
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Issues of the Record?

 Whether you’re researching a

range of campaign finance issues

or looking for specific

information from 1996, 1997,

1998, 1999, 2000 or 2001, look

to the FEC’s official web site to

find issues of the Record. The

web site—http://www.fec.gov—

includes issues dating from

January 1996 to the present. Go

to the web site and click on

“Campaign Finance Law

Resources” to see back issues.

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find the most current issue of the

Record.

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available. It will feature

alphabetical links that can be

used to search for information by

topic. Each topic listing will be

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software for free.

Electronic Filing, Mandatory

– Final Rules, 8:1

– Notice of Proposed Rule Making,

5:1

– status of regulation, 11:2

Electronic Freedom of Information

Act, 4:1

Express Advocacy, motion to amend

regulation, 4:2

PAC reporting requirements,

rulemaking declined, 12:6

Presidential public funding, rules

concerning Presidential audits,

“bright line” between primary and

general election, status of regulation, 5:3

Repayments by federally financed

Presidential primary campaign

committees, Notice of Disposition, 4:2

State waiver program

– Final Rules, 4:3

– Senate committees, 11:4

– status of regulation, 7:5

Rental Space

Candidate committee rental of

candidate-owned office space,

AO 2000-2, 5:7

Prohibited in-kind contributions,

FEC v. Friends for Fasi, 3:9; 8:14

Reporting

Candidates running in states with

conventions, 4:8

Disbursements for

– charity event, AO 1999-34, 2:2

– maintaining Web site containing

express advocacy, AO 1999-37,

4:1

Due in 2000, 1:5; 4:8; 6:1; 9:1

Forms, revised, 11:1; 11:2

Georgia Special Election, 9:4

Guidance on how to report

– contributions collected via

electronic check, AO 1999-36,

3:5

– disputed and unpayable debts, AO

1999-38, 11:4

– Louisiana elections, AO 2000-29,

11:6

– misplaced payroll deductions, AO

2000-11, 8:9

– “purpose” of disbursement, 800

line, 2:8

Improper, alleged

– FEC v. Al Salvi for Senate

Committee, 6:9

– Michigan Republican Party, 6:6

– MUR 4648, 3:4

Recommendation for legislative

action concerning monthly

reporting for Congressional

candidates, 4:10

Regulations pertaining to

See: Regulations

State Filing Waiver

See: State Filing Waiver

Virginia Convention Reports, 5:5

24-Hour Notices

See: 24-Hour Notices

48-Hour Notices

See: 48-Hour Notices

Republican Party of Florida

AO 2000-19, 10:4

Roundtable Sessions

At FEC, 1:17; 2:9; 5:10; 6:10; 7:12;

8:17; 9:9; 10:8; 11:14; 12:9

Rulemaking

See: Regulations

Salvi, Al

FEC v. Salvi for Senate Committee,

6:9

Sandler, Joseph E.

AO 1999-36, 3:5

Separate Segregated Fund (SSF)

See: Political Action Committee

(PAC)

Shrink PAC

_____ v. Nixon, 3:7

Silberman, Allan

Named Alternative Dispute Resolution Program director, 7:2

Smith, Bradley A.

Joins Commission, 8:1

Soft Money

See: Nonfederal Funds

Solicitations

For SSF through electronic deduction system, AO 1999-35, 2:4

Fundraising

– exemption from state limits for

direct mailing by Presidential

committee, AO 1999-29, 1:19

– via electronic checks and Internet

fund transfers, AO 1999-36, 3:5

Internet, 800 line, 8:5

Of members of rural electric cooperatives, AO 1999-40, 5:6
11

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“Permission to solicit” form

– electronic signature, AO 2000-22,

11:5

– on trade association Web site, AO

2000-10, 8:8

Special notices to solicitees, FEC v.

Public Citizen, 1:13

Trade associations’ requirements,

800 Line, 7:12

Specter, Arlen

FEC v. Arlen Specter ’96, 8:14

State Committee of New York

State Conservative Party

AO 2000-21, 10:5

State Law

Preemption of New York election

code, AO 2000-23, 11:6

Florida ballot access qualifying fee,

AO 2000-26, 12:3

Florida “Resign to Run” law, AO

2000-19, 10:4

Superior Court of California for

County of Los Angeles, South

District

– Reform Party of the USA v. John

Hagelin, 11:10

– Reform Party of the USA v.

Gerald M. Moan, 11:10

State Party Committee

Allocation

See: Allocation

Status as state committee

– New York Conservative Party,

AO 2000-21, 10:5

– New York State Committee of

Working Families Party, AO

2000-14, 9:6

State Waiver Program

Recommendations for legislative

action, 4:10

Rules take effect, 7:5

Senate elections, 11:4

State Certifications, 1:2; 2:5; 3:10;

5:5; 11:4

Where to file, 6:3

Statistics

Congressional campaigns

– 1999-2000 election cycle, first 15

months, 7:10

– 1999-2000 election cycle, first 18

months, 11:13

PACs

– midyear PAC count, 10:9

– semiannual figures, 3:12

– 1999-2000 election cycle, first 18

months, 11:13

National Party Committees

– 1999-2000 election cycle, first 15

months, 7:10

– 1999-2000 election cycle, first 18

months, 11:13

Tauzin, W.J. “Billy,” et al.

AO 2000-29, 11:6

Taveras, Angel

AO 2000-01, 4:5

Third Millennium: Advocates for

the Future, Inc.

AO 2000-16, 10:2

Tohono O’odham Nation

AO 1999-32, 3:4

Toledano, James

FEC v. _____, 6:9

Trade Association

Automatic deductions for preauthorized contributions, AO

2000-3, 5:8

“Permission to solicit” form

– electronic signature, AO 2000-22,

11:5

– on trade association Web site, AO

2000-10, 8:8

800 line, 7:12

Treasurers

Misplaced contributions, AO 2000-

11, 8:9

Named in Matter Under Review

– MUR 3774: Failure to allocate

expenses between federal and

nonfederal accounts, 3:3

– MURs 4322 and 4650: Commingling campaign and personal

funds; contributions in name of

another; inaccurate reports;

excessive contributions, 2:1

– MUR 4648: Failure to disclose

purpose of expenditures and other

violations, 3:4

Transfers

From existing nonfederal account to

new federal account, AO 2000-

25, 12:3

Unified Independent Party,

Committee for a

_____ v. FEC, 7:8

United States of America

Mariani v. _____ , 1:3; 7:7

Verney, Russell J.

Reform Party v. _____, 7:8

Virginia Society for Human Life

_____ v. FEC, 3:8

Voter Drives

Generic voter drives conducted by

party committees, 800 line, 9:2

Generic voter drives conducted by

third parties

– MUR 3774, 3:3

– 800 line, 3:2

Voters

Revised national mail voter registration, 10:8

Use of federal convention funds to

develop voter data base and

balloting system, 2000-6, 7:9

Web Sites

Corporate sites to provide PAC

information and solicit contributions, AO 2000-7, 7:9

Corporate/labor/trade association

communications, 800 line, 8:5

Disclaimers, 800 line, 8:5

FEC Site

– on-line filing of 48-hour notices,

10:1; 12:2

– on-line index of 24- and 48-hour

notices, 12:2

– open agenda documents available,

3:12

– redesigned, 2:5

Fees associated with creation, 800

line, 8:5

Hyperlinks as contributions, 800

line, 8:5

Independent expenditures

– amendment to FECA, 12:1

– 800 line, 8:5
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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

999 E Street, NW

Washington, DC 20463

Official Business

Penalty for Private Use, $300

Presorted Standard

Postage and Fees Paid

Federal Election Commission

Permit Number G-31

Printed on recycled paper

LLC-sponsored site featuring

information on candidates, 1999-

24, 1:17

Nonpartisan activity, 800 line, 8:5

PAC distribution of express advocacy communication, AO 1999-

37, 4:1

“Permission to solicit form” placed

on trade association site, AO

2000-10, 8:8

Security measures

– password protected page for

restricted class, AO 2000-7, 7:9

Volunteer activity, 800 line, 8:5

WellPoint Health Networks

Political Action Committee

AO 1999-39, 4:5

Wertheimer, Fred

_____ v. FEC, 11:9

Wold, Darryl R.

Message from the Chairman, 1:1

Named Chairman, 1:3

World Wide Web

See: Internet

X-PAC

AO 1999-37, 4:1

24-Hour Notices

FECA amendments, 12:1

On-line index, 12:2

48-Hour Notices

On-line filing available, 10:1; 12:2

On-line index, 12:2

Reminder, 3:11

See Also: Administrative Fine

Program

800 Line

Allocating expenses for generic

voter drives conducted by third

parties, 3:2

Corporate/labor voter registration

activity, 9:3

Excessive contributions, 9:1

Internet use, 8:5

Membership organizations and trade

associations, 7:12

Party generic voter drives, 9:2

“Purpose” of Disbursement, 2:8