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      Pending advisory opinion requests as of May 31, 2020

FEC Record: Advisory opinionsPending advisory opinion requests as of May 31, 2020June 2, 2020 Advisory opinion requests (AORs) pending before the Commission as of the end of the month are listed. Procedures for commenting on pending AORs are described here. AOR 2020-01Use of campaign funds to pay the cost of a candidate’s health insurance premiums while the candidate works full-time on her campaign and maintains no other employment. (Nabilah for Georgia; received February 10, 2020. Extension of time granted on February 10, 2020 for 30 days following the date that the Commission holds its first open meeting at which a quorum of at least four Commissioners is present.)AOR 2019-18Advertising by online political forum (IDF International Technologies; received December 9, 2019. Extension of time granted on December 10, 2019 for 30 days following the date that the Commission holds its first open meeting at which a quorum of at least four Commissioners is present.)AOR 2019-16Nonauthorized committee use of abbreviation of candidate's name (Phil Shemanski; received August 21, 2019. Extension of time granted on September 16, 2019 for 30 days following the date that the Commission holds its first open meeting at which a quorum of at least four Commissioners is present.)AOR 2019-15Deduction by PAC of a percentage fee from earmarked contributions that it forwards in order to reimburse its own solicitation and administrative costs (NORPAC; received August 8, 2019. Extension of time granted on September 11, 2019 for 30 days following the date that the Commission holds its first open meeting at which a quorum of at least four Commissioners is present.) Resources Advisory opinion search
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