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COMMISSION 

1325 K Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20463 

Volume 5, Number 4 

APRIL QUARTERLY REPORT 

All candidates for Federal office (except those ·who 

have received a personal reporting waiver) who are· not on 

the ballot during this calendar year and all of their authorized committees must file a quarterly report by April 10, 

1979, if: the candidate and the committees together 

received contributions and made expenditures exceeding 

$5,000 during the quarter. Receipts and expenditures 

include debts incurred and debts extinguished or forgiven. 

All other political committees (except monthly filers) must 

file the quarterly report if either receipts or expenditures 

(including debts incurred and debts extinguished or forgiven) exceeded $1,000 during this period. NOTE: Candi· 

dates anc1 committees involved in the special elections in 

Wisconsin and California should consult the specific notices 

sent to them regarding their quarterly reporting obligations. 

Candidates and committees must use one of the following 

forms: 

Form 3a: Candidates and committees whose financial 

activity did not exceed the reporting thresholds 

($5,000 or $1,000) must nevertheless file the 

postcard form or a letter with the same information. 

Form 3P: Presidential candidates and their committees 

whose financial activitY exceeded the reporting 

thresholds must file their report on Form 3P 

(with supporting schedules). 

Form 3: All other candidates and committees whose 

financial activitY exceeded the reporting 

thresholds must file their report on Form 3 

(with supporting schedules). 

April1979 

The quarterly report is due on or before April 10, 1979

and must include all reportable transactions occurring sinqe 

the last full report (FEC Form 3) filed (or, if the committe

is new, from the date of registration) through March 31

1979. Those committees filing on a monthly basis should 

file their report for the month of March by April 20, 1979. 

The report should be filed with the Clerk of the House, the 

Secretary of the Senate or the Federal Election Commis

sian, as appropriate. A notice containing additiona

information, as well as forms, has been sent to all regis

tered candidates and committees. Questions about the 

notices or requests for forms should be addressed to the 

Office of Public Communications, Federal Election Com

mission, 1325 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20463

or telephone 202/523·4068, toll·free 800/424-9530. 

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SPECIAL ELECTION SPENDING 

LIMITS -1979 

For the special elections in Wisconsin and Cal ifornia, party committees eligible to make coordinated 

party expenditures (2 U.S.C. §441a(d), 11 CFR 

110.7) may spend up to $13,320. 

On March 12, 1979, the Department of Labor 

announced that there had been a 32.3% increase in 

the cost-of-living since 1974. That figure is used to 

calculate coordinated expenditure limitations for 

eligible State and national committees. 

When the Department of Commerce releases the 

estimates of the 1979 voting age population, the 

Record will publish the 1979 party spending limita· 

tions for each State . 

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NEW COMMISSIONERS 

On February 21, 1979, the Senate confirmed the 

nomination of two new members of the Federal Election 

Commission: Democrat John W. McGarry and Republican 

Max L. Friedersdorf. 

Mr .. Friedersdorf, who succeeds Commissioner William' L. 

Springer, was born in Indiana. He received his B.A. from 

Franklin College in 1952 and earned an M.A. from Ameri· 

can University in 1970. From 1952 to 1960, Mr. 

Friedersdorf was a reporter and editor with the Indianapolis 

News, Chicago Daily News, Louisville Times and Franklin 

Evening Star (Indiana). From 1961 to 1970, he was an 

administrative assistant and press secretary for fo~mer 

Congressman Richard L. Roudebush (R-Ind.). 

The new Commissioner was Director of Congressional 

Relations for the Office of Economic Opportunity during 

1970. Between 1971 and 1977, Mr. Friedersdorf served as 

Assistant to Presidents Nixon and Ford. He was Special 

Assistant and then Deputy Assistant for Congressional 

Affairs to President Nixon from 1971 to 1974. He continued as Deputy Assistant to President Ford until 1975, 

when he became the President's Assistant for Legislative 

Affairs. 

The American Political Science Association presented Mr. 

Friedersdorf with their award for Outstanding Reporting of 

Government Affairs in 1957, and in 1968 he received the 

Association's Congressional Fellowship Award. The Indiana 

Republican Mayors Association named the new Commissioner Indiana Man of the Year in 1976. 

Since January 1977, Mr. Friedersdort has been Staff 

Director of the Senate Republican Policy Committee. 

He assumed his new duties as Commissioner on March 1, 

1979. 

Mr. McGarry, who succeeds Commissioner Neil Staebler, 

has been serving as a Commissioner since his interim 

app6int11Jent to the six-member Co.mmission by President 

Carter on October 25, 1978. 

Mr. McGarry, who was born in Boston, Massachusetts, 

served in the Navy during World War II. After the war, 

he graduated from Holy Cross College, did graduate work at 

Boston University and earned a law degree at Georgetown 

Law Center. After graduation from law school, M

McGarry served as Assistant Counsel and then as Couns

for the Committee on Government Operations for the U

House of Representatives. 

In 1959, he was appointed Assistant Attorney Gener

for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In that capaci

Mr. McGarry served as trial counsel and appellate advoca

for Massachusetts before both State and Federal Cou

from 1959 until 1962. Between 1962 and 1973 M

McGarry combined private practice with service as Ch

Counsel tor the House Special Committee to Investiga

Campaign Expenditures. In 1973, Mr. McGarry. w

appointed Special Counsel ori Elections to the Committ

on House Administration. He remained in that positi

until last year, when he assumed his duties as an FE

Commissioner. 

The terms of both new Commissioners will expire in Ap

1983. 

PROPOSED REVISIONS IN 

PRESIDENTIAL MATCHING 

PAYMENTS ACCOUNT 

As part of its general planning and preparation for t

1980 Presidential election, the F EC has proposed seve

revisions to the regulations governing the administration 

the Presidential Primary Matching Payments Accou

These regulations define the process under which 19

Presidential candidates may receive Federal matching fun

for their primary campaigns. In accordance with the la

the Commission submitted its proposed changes to Co

gress on February 16, 1979. Unless the House or Sena

disapproves the proposed regulations within 30 legislati

days, the proposed regulations will become effective. 

The proposed regulations codify and delineate Commissi

policies and procedures by: 

1. Defining the candidate's responsibility tor proving th

public funds are expended in accordance with the law; 

2. Clarifying record keeping procedures; and 

3. Standardizing the procedures for handling disput

between the Commission and the candidate. 

· The RECORD ispublished by the Federal Election Commission, 1325 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20463. Commissioners are: Joan D. Aikens, Chairman; Robert 0. Tiernan, Vice Chairman; Max L. Friedersdorf; Thomas E. Harris; 

John W. McGarry; Vernon W. Thomson; J.S. Kimmitt, Secretary of the Senate, Ex Officio; Edmund L. Henshaw, Jr., 

Clerk of the House of Representatives, Ex Officio. For more information, call 202/523-4068 or toll-free 800/424·9530. 

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A brief summary of proposed additions to the regulations 

appears below. Candidates who will be required to comply 

with the regulations are cautioned not to rely on the summary, but to obtain the full text of the proposed regula· 

tions. 

CANDIDATE RESPONSIBILITY 

FOR DOCUMENTING QUALIFIED 

CAMPAIGN EXPENSES 

Under the statute as well as current and proposed 

Regulations, the candidate is required to "obtain and 

furnish any evidence the Commission may request" regarding qualified campaign expenditures. The proposed regula· 

tions also provide that the candidate must assume 

" ... the burden of proving that expenditures . .. are 

qualified campaign expenses," and specify the docu· 

mentation which will be required as proof that the 

expenditure was actually made and was related to the 

campaign. 

DEFINITION OF QUALIFIED 

CAMPAIGN EXPENSE 

Qualified campaign expenses include expenditures made 

in connection with the campaign between the date the 

individual becomes a candidate and the date that candidacy 

is terminated. Expenses incurred before the date candidacy 

is established may be qualified campaign expenses if they 

are incurred for the purpose of determining whether an 

individual should become a candidate ("testing the 

waters"); expenses incurred after the date the candidacy is 

terminated may be qualified campaign expenses if they are 

related to termination of campaign activity ("winding 

down" costs). 

To ensure that public funds are spent only on qualified 

campaign expenses, the. proposed regulations· specify 

that all funds (both private contributions and public 

matching funds) may be spent only to defray qualified 

campaign expenses. This would prohibit a candidate who 

accepts public funds frOm using private contributions, 

including those he received prior to establishing his eligi· 

bility, or public funds for nonqualified campaign expenses. 

The purpose of the regulation is tO avoid a situation where 

a candidate would require mar~ public funding to restore 

private funds diverted to nonqualified expenditures. 

The regulations entitle a candidate to matching funds afier 

his date of ineligibility only if he has net outstanding cam· 

paign obligations on that date. Within fifteen days of his 

ineligibility, the candidate is required to provide the Com· 

mission with a statement of outstanding debts. Matching 

payments will be made only if the sum of private contri· 

butions plus matching funds does not exceed the reported 

debt. 

RECORDKEEPING PROCEDURES 

All submissions to the FEC must be prepared in accord· 

ance with the format prescribed by the FEC Guideline for 

Presentation in Good Order. This requirement will expedite 

the processing of submissions for certification by the Com· 

mission. Furthermore, it is the candidate's responsibility to 

facilitate an FEC audit by gathering all records in a central· 

ized location and providing the necessary space and person3 

nel to perform the audit. Finally, ail bank records and su

porting documentation for matching fund submissio

must be provided by the candidate. 

DISPUTES PROCEDURE 

In those cases where a candidate may choose to ch

lenge a Commission determination (initial certificatio

inactive candidacy, suspension of payments, addition

certification, active candidacy, repayments), a procedu

has been standardized to conform with due process requi

ments. The candidate has an opportunity to respond to 

Commission decision within a specified time, enga

counsel if he/she so desires and submit written evidence 

support of his/her position. The Commission is required 

thoroughly investigate the evidence submitted, and prov

a statement of reasons underlying its final determination. 

The Commission's submission of the proposed regulations 

the first step toward the development of a comprehensi

plan for administering the 1980 Presidential election - 

plan designed to assist campaigns in complying with t

Federal Election Campaign Act and to ensure that pub

funds are spent in accordance with the Act. 

BUDGET TESTIMONY 

FEC Vice Chairman Robert 0. Tiernan and Comm

sioner Vernon W. Thomson appeared before the Hou

Appropriations Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Serv

and General Government on February 15, 1979, to test

on the budgetary needs of the FEC. The Commission

told the Subcommittee that the FEC would require $10

million during Fiscal Year 1980 to fulfill its statutor

mandated responsibility to enforce the Federal Electi

Campaign Act. 

The $10.7 million request for Fiscal Year 1980 represent

$2.1 million increase over the Commission's $8.6 milli

request for FY 1979. The request represents the amou

necessary to maintain FEC programs at the FY 1979 le

and meet the needs of a Presidential election year. In 

testimony, Mr. Tiernan described 1980 as a "crucial ye

for the F EC," and pointed out that fiscal 1980 (October 

1979, through September 30, 1980) "includes the bu

of election activity for November 1980 Presidential a

Congressional elections." 

For this reason, Mr. Tiernan said that "any reduction 

funds for the Commission, including across·the·board c

for all Federal agencies, will jeopardize the 1980 Presid

tial election process involving public financing, and hamp

Commission efforts to fairly and effectively implement t

campaign finance and disclosure provisions for the 19

Congressional elections." 

Congress has not yet voted on FY 1980 authorizati

and appropriations. 
ADVISORY OPINION REQUESTS 

The following chart lists. Advisory Opinion Requests 

(AO.R's), with a brief description of the subject matter, the 

date the requests were made pub I ic and the number of 

pages of each request. The full text of each AOR is available to the public in the Commission's .Office of Public 

Records. 

Date Made No. of 

AOR Subject Public Pages 

1979-5 Satisfying debts.owed to com- 2/12/79 2 

mittee before its termination. 

1979-6 Allocation of proceeds Ot joint 2/12/79 2 

fundraising effort. 

1979-7 Activities of State party comittee 2/29/79 2 

in delegate selection process. 

1979-8 Administration cind·solicitations 2/26/79 3 

of separate segregated fund of 

trade association. 

1978-9 State party committee fund- 2/26/79 

raising for debts of 1978 · 

Federal candidates. 

ADVISORY OPINIONS: SUMMARIES 

Designated as AO's, Advisory Opinions discuss the 

application of the Act or Commission's Regulations to 

specific factual situations. Any qualified person requesting 

an Advisory Opinion who in good faith acts in accordance 

with the opinion will not be subject to any sanctions under 

the Act. The opinion may also be relied upon by any other 

person involved in. a specific transaction which is indistinguishable in all material aspects from the activity discussed 

in the Advisory Opinion. Those seeking guidance for their 

own activity should consult the full text of the Advisory 

Opinion and·not rely only on the summary given here. 

AO 1979-1: Personal Liability for 

Campaign Debts 

In response to a question posed by the Friends of Senator 

Otterbacher (the Committee), the Commission held that, as 

a general rule, contributions to retire debts from a past 

election are subject to the contribution limits applicable 

to that election. The Commission also explained that its 

authority .to issue advisory opinions is limited to requests 

·concerning the application of the Act or Commission 

Regulations to specific factual situations. 

The Committee had asked if payment of Committee debts 

by cOmmittee agents or members who are held personally 

liable, under State law, would constitute contributions 

subject to limitation under the Act? 

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The Commission noted that, since no State judgments 

yet been rendered against any committee personnel, su

situation did not currently exist; if it did develop, 

Commission would then give further consideration to 

application of the Act in that specific situation. (Length

pages) 

AO 1979-3: Source of 

Contributor List 

The Committee for the Survival of a Free Congress (CS

may not copy names of contributors from a report on 

with the FEC even though the political committee (Don

which filed the report specifically authorizes CSFC 

compile such a list from a filed report. The Commiss

approved, however, the following methods of obtaining 

list, proposed as alternatives by CSFC: 

1. The Donor may give CSFC a photocopy of the list. 

2. The Donor may give CSFC, by means other than pho

copy, the names and addresses on the list. 

3. The Donor may give CSFC selected names from the li

The fourth alternative, the Donor's written authorizat

for CSFC to copy names from the report it filed with 

FEC, is not permissible because the Act and Commiss

Regulations prohibit use of information obtained fr

reports filed with the Commission for the purpose 

soliciting contributions. 

The Commission also noted that a contributor list provi

without charge or at less than the usual charge would b

contribution in-kind by the Donor to CSFC for purpose

disclosure requirements and limitations. (Length: 4 page

AO 1979-6: Joint Fundraising Effort 

The Shasteen for Senate Committee, the Bereuter 

Congress Committee and the Elect Daub to Cong

Committee (the Committees) may, in order to retire 1

campaign debts, conduct a joint fundraising effort 

accordance with procedures which they have proposed 

the Commission. The Agreement for Republican Un

Dinner (the Agreement), submitted by the Committees 

the Commission, is in compliance with the Act and Co

mission Regulations because it contains the foflow

conditions: 

1. The Committee will appoint a single agent (the Age

who will receive all funds and make all disbursements 

connection with.the dinner. 

2. Each of the Committees will formally 'designate the b

into which the funds are deposited as an additio

campaign depository. 

3. The Agent will pay all expenses, allocate the co

among the Committees in equal proportions and furn

an itemized statement of expenditures to each COmm

tee. 

4. The Agent will divide the net proceeds equally amo

the Committees and furnish an appropriate itemizat

of the contributions, along with required information 

contributors, to each Committee. 

5. If any Committee receives a contribution in excess 

limitations allowed by the Act as a result of the d
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cribed allocation, the excess will be returned to the 

Agent to be reallocated between the other two Committees or returned to the contributor. 

6. If such a reallocation of proceeds is necessary, a corresponding reduction in the proportion of the expenses 

attributed to the particular Committee will be made. 

7. Notice will be printed on all tickets, explaining the pro 

rata distribution of the contributions; the intended 

reallocation procedure, if it is necessary, and the· availability of the Committees' reports from the Commission. 

The Commission noted that the recordkeeping and reporting obligations of the Act are triggered when the Agent 

receives any contribution or makes an expenditure on 

behalf of the Committees. The Agent must furnish to the 

Treasurer of each Committee complete iriformation on any 

contribution or expenditure which, when allocated among 

the three Committees, amounts to more than $100 per 

calendar year_ The Agent is also required to deposit all 

contributions in the designated depository within ten days. 

(Length: 5 pages) 

PUBLICATIONS 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT: 

FEC REPORT 

The Commission submitted its report on 1978 activities 

under the Freedom of Information Act (FO lA) to Congress 

and the President on March 8, 1979. Pointing out that 

"disclosure a'nd public access to campaign finance information are at·the heart of the Federal Election Campaign 

Act," the report suggests that the Commission's success in 

providing ready access to its records has probably helped 

hold the number of Freedom of Information requests at a 

low level. During 1978, approximately two-thirds of the 36 

requests made under FOIA were for information that was 

readily available through public records. 

Last year the "storefront" Public Records Office, located 

on the ground floor of the Commission building, helped 

more than 10,000 people locate information on campaign 

financing. The only exceptions to the FEC's full disclosure 

policy are matters involving compliance, audit and personnel, where there is a specific statutory mandate for confidentiality until a case is completed. Closed cases are 

routinely put on the public record. 

During 1978, the Commission granted 23 of the 36 Freedom of Information requests it received. Six requests were 

denied in part, because disclosure would have violated the 

Privacy Act. Seven requests were denied altogether. Of 

those, five involved active compliance matters; the sixth 

denied request involved contractual informc:ition considered 

proprietary and financial in nature. The seventh request was 

questionable under FOIA because it asked for a reduction 

in the Commission's established cost of reproducing 

materials. An appeal from this denial was denied by the full 

Commission and subsequently has been placed into litigation by the requester. (See Litigation Status Information.) 

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LITIGATION STATUS INFORMATION 

The following is a list of new litigation involving 

Commission, together with the date the suit was filed, 

Court involved, the Docket Number and a brief descript

of the major issue(s) involved in the case. Persons seek

additional information on a particular case should con

the Court where the suit is filed, or the Commission. 

Edward Roeder v. FEC, U.S. District Court for the Dist

of Columbia, Docket Number 79-0216, January 19, 19

The Plaintiff seeks injunctive relief from the 

Commission's practice of charging ·$.10 per 

page for duplicating Commission records and 

statements. 

Barnstead for Congress Committee v. FEC et al., U.S. 

trict Court for the District of Columbia, Docket Num

79-0054, January 22, 1979. 

The Plaintiff has brought suit against the Commission pursuant to 2 U.S.C. §437g(a)(9)(B)(i). 

AUDITS RELEASED 

TO THE PUBLIC 

The Federal Election Campaign Act requires the C

mission to periodically make audits and field investigat

with respect to reports and statements filed under the 

The Commission is also required to conduct audits o

campaigns of Presidential candidates who receive pu

funds. Once an audit is completed and an audit repo

approved by the Commission, the report is made public 

is available in the Office of Public Records and the P

Office. The following is a chronological listing of au

released between February 2, 1979, and March 3, 1979. 

Audit 

1. Minnesota Democratic Telethon 

Committee 

2. Holland in Congress Committee, SC/5 

3. Harrison Schmitt Senatorial Committee 

and Democrats for Schmitt 

4. Pennsylvania GOP Congressional Committee 

5. Lowenstein '79 Committee, NY /5 

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2/13

2/16

2/16

2/28

2/28
With the approach of the 1980 Presidential primary and 

general elections,. the Public Communications Office has 

received an increasing number of questions on public 

financing. With the March issue, the Record initiated a 

series of brief articles summarizing those sections of the 

Act and regulations governing public financing. The article 

below, second in the planned series, outlines the certifica· 

tions and agreements required of candidates seeking public 

matching funds. 

ESTABLISHING ELIGIBILITY 

TO RECEIVE PRIMARY 

MATCHING FUNDS 

Under statutory provisioils, a PreSidential candidate may 

establish his eligibility to receive primary matching funds, 

any time after January 1, 1979 (the year immediately pre· 

ceding a Presidential election year), even though the pay· 

ments of those funds will not begin until January 1, 1980 

(the year of the Presidential election). To become eligible 

for matching funds, a candidate must submit signed agree· 

ments and certif.ications to the Coinm ission. The content 

of the certifications and agreements is summarized below. 

However, Presidential candidates and their committees are 

cautioned not to rely solely on the summary, but to consult 

statutory proVisions as well as current and proposed regula· 

tions for details. 

CERTIFICATIONS 

To become eligible to receive Presidential primary 

matching fund payments, the candidate must certify to the 

Commission, in a signed, written statement, that: 

1. The candidate is seeking nomination by a political party 

to the office of President in more than one State. The 

party must have an established procedure for holding a 

primary election, .including a ruri-off election, a nominating convention or a caucus. 

2. The candidate and his/her committees will not exceed 

the following expenditure limitations: 

a. $10 million-in aggregate qualified campaign expenses 

(plus cost-of·living adjustment -COLA). 

b. The prescribed expenditure limits in any one State: 

either $ .16 x the voting age population (plus COLA) 

or $200,000 (plus COLA), whichever is greater. 

c. $50,000 in personal funds, or funds of his/her imme· 

diate family, in connection with the primary campaign. 

3. The candidate has satisfied the "threshold requirement," 

i.e., he/she has received at least $100,000 in contribu· 

tions consisting of $5,000 from residents of at least 20 

States. For purposes of satisfying the threshold, only the 

first $250 of any contribution will be counted. (To be 

Considered a resident of a State, an individual need not 

meet voting qualifications, but contributions may not be 

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submitted from one individual as a resident of more th

one State.) 

AGREEMENTS 

In addition to the above certifications, the candid

must also agree in a signed, written·statement, that he/s

and his/her principal campaign committee will: 

1. Assume the " ... burden of , proving that expen

tures. · .. are qualified campaign expenses," and prov

specified documentation for all expenses. 

2. Furnish to the Commission any- books and recor

including bank records, for all accounts and support

documentation for all contributions submitted 

matching funds payments; 

3. Facilitate an audit by the Commission of all campa

expenditures; repay the amount of any matching p

ment which was in excess of the amount to which t

candidate was entitled, was improperly used, or inco

pletely documented; pay any civil penalties imposed 

a conciliation agreement. 

4. Prepare contributions submitted for matching p

ments in accordance with the prescribed format prese

ed in the FEC Guideline for Presentation in Good Ord

5. Comply with all the requirements of the Act, includ

the filing of all reports required under the Act. 

If a candidate either knowingly and willfully exceeds t

expenditure limitations or knowingly, willfully and s

stantially fails to comply with the disclosure requiremen

payments may be suspended. 

FEC PUBLIC APPEARANCES 

In keeping with its objective of making informa

tion available to the public, the Federal Election 

Commission regularly accepts invitations for its 

representatives to address public gatherings on the 

subject of campaign finance laws and the Commission 

itself. This regular column lists scheduled Commission 

appearances, detailing the name of the sponsoring 

organization,' the location ·of the event and the 

Commiss'ion's representative. For additional information on any scheduled appearance, please contact the 

sponsoring organization. 

4/4·6 Gonzaga University Law School 

Symposium on Campaign Finance 

Spokane, Washington 

. Vice Chairman Robert Tiernan ' '' 
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FEC RELEASES NAME 

OF NON FILER 

On March 3, 1979, the Federal Election Commission 

published the name of one Federal candidate in California's 

11th Congressional District who failed to file the required 

10-day pre-election report of campaign finances for the 

March 6 special primary election. 

Under Commission procedures, three notices are sent to 

candidates and committees reminding them of their reporting obligations and urging compliance. If a candidate .or 

committee does not file the required report(s) following the 

receipt of these notices, the name of that "nonfiler" is 

made public, as required by law. 

ANNUAL EDITIONS OF ELECTION 

CASE LAW AND ELECTION LAW 

UPDATES AVAILABLE 

The Clearinghouse recently announced that the annual 

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reports, which are published on a quarterly basis, are 

produced for the Clearinghouse by the American Law 

Division of the Library of Congress. The annual editions, 

which include the three previously published quarterly 

reports, provide up-to-date information on all State and 

Federal election case law and legislation for calendar year 

1978. 

Election Case Law 78 contains brief analyses of all Federal 

and State election law cases decided during 1978. The 

volume is divided into four sections: Supreme Court 

decisions, major Federal court decisions, major State court 

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General. 

Election Law Updates '78 contains brief analyses of all 

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To purchase either of these Clearinghouse reports, se

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FORMS 

N. T.I.S. -Sales Desk 

Department of Commerce 

5285 Port Royal Road 

Springfield, Virginia 22161 

Forms for candidates and committees are available 

from: 

Office of Public Communications 

Federal Election Commission 

1325 K Street, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20463 

Telephone: 202/523-4068 

Toll-Free: 800/424·9530 

Candidates and committees should use the revised 

form for reporting receipts and ·expenditures. It is 

designated in the upper left hand corner as: FEC 

Form 3 REVISED, January 1978 • 

CHANGE OF ADDRESS 

Record subscribers, when calling or mailing in a 

change of address, are asked to provide the following 

information: 

-- Name of person to whom the Record is sent; 

-- Old address; 

-- New address; 

-- Subscription number. 

The subscription number is located in the upper 

left hand corner of the mailing label. It consists of 

three letters and five numbers (e.g., ABC12345). 

Without this number, there is no guarantee that your 

subscription can be located on the computer. 

Note: Registered candidates and committees are 

automatically sent the Record and do not have this 

subscription number on their mailing labels. Any 

change of address by a registered entity, must, by 

law, be made in writing as an amendment to FEC 

Form 1 (Statement of Organization for a Political 

Committee) or FEC Form 2 (Statement of Candidate), and be placed on the public record. 
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