2003 Index Federal Election Commission Volume 29

ANNUAL INDEX 2003

How to Use This Index

The first number in each citation

refers to the “number” (month) of

the 2003 Record issue in which the

article appeared. The second

number, following the colon,

indicates the page number in that

issue. For example, “1:4” means

that the article is in the January

issue on page 4.

Administrative Complaints

Lawsuits to compel FEC action

– Fulani v. FEC, 2:8

– Judicial Watch and Peter F. Paul

v. FEC, 11:7

Administrative Fines

Challenges

– Cannon v. FEC, 10:13

– Correa v. FEC, 5:5; 12:7

– Cox for U.S. Senate, 8:3

– Cunningham v. FEC, 1:20

– Greenwood for Congress v. FEC,

4:4; 10:13

– Lovely v. FEC, 3:4

– Stevens, 8:3

– Wilkinson v. FEC, 11:8

Final rules on program amendments,

4:1

Legislative recommendation to

make program permanent, 6:8

Penalties assessed, 1:25; 2:13; 3:4;

5:7; 7:6; 8:11; 9:12; 11:6; 12:12

Advisory Opinions (AOs)

Alternative Disposition

– AOR 2003-8, 5:4

– AOR 2003-9, 6:4

Summaries of AOs

– 2002-12: Disaffiliation of corporations and their PACs, 2:8

– 2002-14: National party

committee’s lease of mailing list

and sale of advertising space and

trademark license, 3:5

– 2002-15: Affiliation of trade

associations, 4:8

– 2003-1: Nonconnected

committee’s payment of expenses

for trip to meet Members of

Congress, 4:9

– 2003-2: Socialist Workers Party

disclosure exemption, 5:1

– 2003-3: Solicitation of funds for

nonfederal candidates by federal

candidates and officeholders, 6:1

– 2003-4: Corporation’s matching

charitable contribution plan, 6:3

– 2003-5: Federal candidate’s or

officeholder’s participation in

membership organization

fundraising events, 8:1

– 2003-6: Transfer of payroll

deduction authorization between

affiliated SSFs, 7:4

– 2003-7: State leadership PAC

refunding nonfederal funds, 7:5

– 2003-10: Solicitation of

nonfederal funds by a relative of,

and sometimes fundraiser for,

federal candidate, 8:6

– 2003-11: State party committee’s

payment of employee benefits,

10:7

– 2003-12: Federal candidate/

officeholder’s support of ballot

initiative, 9:7

– 2003-13: Qualification of “Members in Training” as members of

incorporated membership organization, 8:7

– 2003-14: Distribution of apron

pins bearing PAC name, 8:8

– 2003-15: Donations to legal

expense trust not contributions,

10:8

– 2003-16: Affinity credit card

program between national bank

and national party committee,

10:9

– 2003-17: Use of campaign funds

to pay for criminal defense, 9:10

– 2003-18: Transfer of general

election funds to charitable

organization not permissible, 9:10

– 2003-19: National party

committee’s sale of used office

equipment, 10:11

– 2003-20: Officeholder solicitation

for scholarship fund, 10:11

– 2003-21: Disaffiliation of

corporation’s PACs, 11:1

– 2003-22: Contributions collected

and forwarded to trade association
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SSF by executives of member

corporations, 10:12

– 2003-23: Earmarking contributions to presumptive Presidential

nominee, 12:8

– 2003-24: Prohibition on the sale

and use of contributor information

applied to advocacy and education group, 12:8

– 2003-25: Federal candidate

appearing in advertisement

endorsing nonfederal candidate,

12:9

– 2003-26: Impermissibility of

using campaign funds to refund

improper contributions received

by federal candidate’s former

state campaign committee, 12:10

– 2003-27: State committee status,

12:11

Affiliation

Affiliation between

– leadership PAC and authorized

committee, Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking, 2:4

– trade associations and their PACs,

AO 2002-15, 4:8

Disaffiliation of corporations and

their PACs, AO 2002-12, 2:8; AO

2003-21, 11:1

See also: “Directly or Indirectly

Established, Maintained,

Financed or Controlled”

Agent

Relevance of prior relationships and

contemporaneous activities to

agency relationship, AO 2003-10,

8:6

Allocation

Employee benefits paid by state

party committee to employees,

AO 2003-11, 10:7

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Frequently asked questions, 800

line, 1:23

Program update, 2:11; 3:3; 5:10;

7:10; 8:11; 9:13; 10:15; 12:13

Amboy National Bank

MUR 5208: Facilitation of contributions by national bank, 2:1

American Association of Clinical

Urologists

AO 2002-15, 4:8

American Bankers Association

AO 2003-22, 10:12

American Federation of LaborCongress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)

_____ v. FEC, 8:1

American Federation of State,

County and Municipal Employees—Public Employees Organization to Promote Legislative

Equality (AFSCME PEOPLE)

MUR 5270: Failure to accurately

report disbursements and cash-onhand, 6:7

American Medical Security, Inc.,

PAC

AO 2002-12, 2:8

Audits

LaRouche’s Committee for a New

Bretton Woods, 6:9

2000 Presidential candidates, 2:10

Beaumont, Christine

_____ v. FEC, 1:20; 7:1

“Best Efforts”

Required for contributions made

through affinity credit card

program established by national

bank, AO 2003-16, 10:9

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act

Advisory Opinions

See: Advisory Opinions

Draft reporting forms and formats

released for public comment, 1:2

Litigation

– Hawaii Right to Life v. FEC, 1:20

– McConnell et al., v. FEC, 6:1

Regulations

See: Regulations

Technical amendments, 2:6

Blue Cross Blue Shield United of

Wisconsin PAC

AO 2002-12, 2:8

Bob Smith for U.S. Senate

AO 2003-18, 9:10

Brokerage Loans and Lines of

Credit

Effective date, 2:4

Buchanan, Patrick

Audit of 2000 Presidential campaign, 2:10

Budget

2004 request, 5:6

Building Fund

Reporting by state and local committees, 1:14

Bush, George

Audit of 2000 Presidential campaign, 2:10

California Democratic Party

FEC v. _____, 5:5

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)

Bradley A. Smith, Chairman

Ellen L. Weintraub, Vice Chair

David M. Mason, Commissioner

Danny L. McDonald,

 Commissioner

Scott E. Thomas, Commissioner

Michael E. Toner, Commissioner

James A. Pehrkon, Staff Director

Lawrence H. Norton, General

 Counsel

Published by the Information

 Division

Greg J. Scott, Assistant Staff

 Director

Amy Kort, Editor

http://www.fec.gov American Urological Association

AO 2002-15, 4:8
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Campaign Funds

Personal use of, final rules, 1:8

Refund by federal committee of

improper contributions received

by now defunct state campaign

committee not permissible, AO

2003-26, 12:10

Transfer of general election funds to

charitable organization not

permissible, AO 2003-18, 9:10

Use of campaign funds to pay for

criminal defense, AO 2003-17,

9:10

Candidates

Appearing in advertisement endorsing nonfederal candidate, AO

2003-25, 12:9

Authorizing additional committees,

800 line, 9:1

Ballot initiative, support of, AO

2003-12, 9:7

Criminal defense costs, AO 2003-

17, 9:10

Disclosure of intent to spend

personal funds

– new information required on

Statement of Organization and

Statement of Candidacy, 3:2

– 800 line, 9:1

Disposition of general election

contributions by candidate

defeated in the primary, AO

2003-18, 9:10

Filing frequency for authorized

committees, 1:2; final rules on

BCRA reporting, 1:14

Mailing list use, Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking, 10:5; public comments, 11:4; rulemaking closed,

12:5

Redesignating existing campaign

committee, 800 line, 9:1

Registration, 800 line, 9:1

Repayment of personal loans from

candidate, limits on, interim final

rules on Millionaire’s Amendment, 2:2

Testing the waters, 800 line, 9:1

Travel

– new rules to establish uniform

payment system, Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking, 9:4; public

comments, 11:4

– payment for air travel, audits of

2000 Presidential campaigns, 2:10

See Also: Personal Use of Campaign

Funds

See Also: Presidential Candidates

Use of campaign funds, final rules,

1:8

Use of personal funds, Millionaires’

Amendment interim final rules,

2:2

Use of personal line of credit, rules

for brokerage loans and lines of

credit, effective date, 2:4

Salary, final rules, 1:8

Solicitation of funds for nonfederal

candidates, AO 2003-3, 6:1

Solicitation of funds for voter

mobilization program supported

by membership organization, AO

2003-5, 8:1

Cannon, Peter J.

_____ v. FEC, 10:13

Cantor, Eric

AO 2003-3, 6:1

Civil Penalties

Final rules, 1:8

Commissioners

Congressional testimony on enforcement procedures, 12:1

Smith, Bradley, elected Vice

Chairman, 1:2

Weintraub, Ellen

– elected Chair, 1:2

– joins Commission, 1:2

– message from the Chair, 1:1

Compliance

Administrative Fine Program

See: Administrative Fines

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Program

See: Alternative Dispute Resolution

Letter notification procedures

(requests for additional information), 7:2

Penalties assessed

– MUR 4931: Corporate contributions and contributions in the

name of another, 10:1

– MUR 5187: Corporate reimbursements, 1:22

– MUR 5208: Facilitation of

contributions by national bank,

2:1

– MUR 5270: Failure to accurately

report disbursements and cash-onhand, 6:7

Conferences/Workshops

Notices, 1:25; 2:14; 3:1; 4:10; 5:10;

6:10; 7:11; 8:14; 9:14; 10:18;

11:5; 12:14

Roundtables

See: Roundtable Sessions

Connected Organization

Affiliation of trade associations, AO

2002-15, 4:8

Disaffiliation of corporations and

their PACs

– AO 2002-12, 2:8

– AO 2003-21, 11:1

Matching charitable contribution

plan, AO 3003-4, 6:3

Trade association use of payroll

deduction, Petition for

Rulemaking, 11:1

See Also: Corporation

Constitutional Issues

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act,

challenges

– Hawaii Right to Life v. FEC, 1:20

– McConnell et al., v. FEC, 6:1

Disclosure of documents from

closed enforcement matters, AFLCIO v. FEC, 8:1

Prohibition on corporate contributions and expenditures

– Beaumont v. FEC, 1:20; 7:1

– Hawaii Right to Life, 1:20

Contributions

Affinity credit card program between national bank and national

party committee does not result in

contributions by national bank,

AO 2003-16, 10:9

Collected and forwarded to trade

association SSF by executives of

member corporations, AO 2003-

22, 10:12

Donations to legal expense trust not

contributions, AO 2003-15, 10:8
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Earmarking contributions to presumptive Presidential nominee,

AO 2003-23, 12:8

Excessive

– FEC v. Dear for Congress, 8:4

– Judicial Watch and Peter F. Paul

v. FEC, 11:7

Failure to forward to treasurer, FEC

v. Toledano, 1:20

In-Kind

– corporate bulk mailing permit,

FEC v. Freedom’s Heritage

Forum, 2:8; 5:5; 10:13

– excessive, Judicial Watch and

Peter F. Paul v. FEC, 11:7

– solicitation expenses for earmarked contributions, if coordinated, AO 2003-23, 12:8

Limits

– Biennial limit, clarification, 2:1;

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,

9:3; public comment, 11:4; final

rule, 12:4

– Increases and indexing take

effect, 1:6; delay of effective date,

2:6

– Increases under Millionaires’

Amendment, interim final rules,

2:2

– Legislative recommendation to

index for inflation multicandidate

committee limits, 6:8

Proceeds from sale of used office

equipment not a contribution, AO

2003-19, 10:11

Contributions, Prohibited

Corporate

– Beaumont v. FEC, 1:20, 7:1

– FEC v. California Democratic

Party, 5:5

– FEC v. Freedom’s Heritage

Forum, 2:8; 5:5; 10:13

– MUR 4931: Corporate reimbursement, 10:1

– MUR 5187: Corporate reimbursements, 1:22

– MUR 5208: Corporate facilitation, 2:1

In the name of another

– FEC v. Dear for Congress, 8:4

– MUR 4931: Corporate reimbursement, personal reimbursement,

10:1

– MUR 5187: Corporate reimbursements, 1:22

Conventions

Democratic and Republican parties

certified for convention funding,

8:13

New rules, Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking, 5:1; postponement

of hearing date, 6:9; hearing 7:8;

final rules, 9:1

Coordinated Expenditures

Final rules, 1:10

Party committee phone banks,

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,

10:4; public comments, 11:4; final

rule, 12:1

Coordination

Appearance of federal candidate in

endorsement ad for mayoral

candidate, AO 2003-25, 12:9

Final rules, 1:10

See Also: Coordinated Expenditures

Corporation

Donations to legal expense fund

permissible, AO 2003-15, 10:8

Facilitation

– by national bank, MUR 5208, 2:1

– executives of member corporations collecting and forwarding

contributions to trade association

SSF not facilitation, AO 2003-22,

10:12

Payroll deduction

See: Payroll Deduction

Reimbursement of contributions,

MUR 4931, 10:1; MUR 5187,

1:22

Treasury funds, prohibition on use

See: Contributions, Prohibited

See Also: Connected Organization

Correa, Luis M.

_____ v. FEC, 5:5

Court Cases

_____ v. FEC

– AFL-CIO, 8:1

– Beaumont, 1:20; 7:1

– Cannon, 10:13

– Correa, 5:5; 12:7

– Cox for U.S. Senate, 8:3

– Cunningham, 1:19

– Fulani, 2:8

– Greenwood for Congress, 4:4;

10:13

– Hawaii Right to Life, 1:20

– Judicial Watch and Peter F. Paul,

11:7

– Lovely, 3:4

– McConnell et al., 6:1

– Stevens, 8:3

– Wilkinson, 11:8

FEC v. _____

– California Democratic Party, 5:5

– Dear for Congress, 8:4

– Freedom’s Heritage Forum, 2:8;

5:5; 10:13

– Toledano, 1:20

Cox for U.S. Senate

_____ v. FEC, 8:3

Credit Cards

See: Brokerage Loans and Lines of

Credit

Cunningham, Jeremiah T.,

_____ v. FEC, 1:19

Dean, Howard

Certified for primary matching

payments, 8:13

Dear for Congress

FEC v. _____, 8:4

Debts

See: Brokerage Loans and Lines of

Credit

See: Loans

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee

AO 2003-19, 10:11

“Directly or Indirectly Established, Maintained, Financed or

Controlled”

Ballot initiative committee established by federal candidate/

officeholder, AO 2003-12, 9:7

Leadership PACs, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 2:4
5

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Disclosure Date

Defined, final rules on BCRA

reporting, 1:14

Disclaimers

Failure to include

– FEC v. California Democratic

Party, 5:5

– FEC v. Freedom’s Heritage

Forum, 2:8; 5:5; 10:13

– MUR 5208, 2:1

Federal candidates’ and officeholders’ solicitation for nonfederal

candidates, AO 2003-3, 6:1

Final rules, 1:8

Disclosure

See: Reporting

Earmarking

For presumptive party nominee, for

national party committee, solicitation costs, AO 2003-23, 12:8

Election Administration

Help America Vote Act, 1:18

Implementation plan for Voting

Systems Standards, 1:18

National Mail Voter Registration

Form

– released for comment, 7:5

– submitted to Congress, 8:12

– updated form, 12:6

Electioneering Communications

By ballot initiative committee

established by federal candidate,

AO 2003-12, 9:7

Dates for 2004 election reporting

periods released for public

comments, 12:5

Definition challenged as unconstitutional

– Hawaii Right to Life v. FEC, 1:20

– McConnell et al, v. FEC et al., 6:1

Final rules on reporting, 1:14

Elections

See: Election Administration

Electronic Filing

Draft filing formats released for

public comment, 1:2

Filing via diskette, Greenwood for

Congress v. FEC, 4:4; 10:13

Legislative recommendation to

require electronic filing of Senate

reports, 6:8

Updated software, 4:3; 10:1

See Also: Reports

Enforcement

Commissioners testify before

Congress on enforcement procedures, 12:1

Deposition transcripts in nonpublic

investigations, policy statement,

10:3

Disclosure of documents from

closed MURs, AFL-CIO v. FEC,

8:1

Public hearing on enforcement

procedures, 6:7; 7:7

See Also: Compliance

Excess Campaign Funds

See: Campaign Funds

Expenditures

See: Coordinated Expenditures

See: Independent Expenditures

Facilitation

See: Corporation

“Fair Market Value”

Mailing list

– purchase in excess of fair market

value, Buchanan Reform, Inc.,

audit, 2:10

– sale, rental and exchange by

political committee, Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking, 10:4;

public comments 11:4; Notice of

Disposition, 12:5

National party committee

– lease of mailing list and sale of

advertising space and trademark

license, AO 2002-14, 3:5

– purchase of advertising space, AO

2003-16, 10:9

– sale of used office equipment, AO

2003-19, 10:11

Federal Election Activity

Appearance of federal candidate in

advertisement endorsing

nonfederal candidate not federal

election activity, AO 2003-25,

12:9

BCRA on the FEC’s

Web Site

 The Commission has a section

on its web site (www.fec.gov)

devoted to the Bipartisan

Campaign Reform Act of 2002

(BCRA).

The page provides links to:

• The Federal Election Campaign

 Act, as amended by the BCRA;

• Summaries of major BCRA-

 related changes to the federal

 campaign finance law;

• Summaries of litigation

involving challenges to the

 law;

• Federal Register notices

announcing new and revised

Commission regulations that

 implement the BCRA;

• BCRA-related advisory

 opinions; and

• Information on educational

 outreach offered by the

Commission, including

upcoming Roundtable sessions

 and the Commission’s

2004 conference schedule.

 The section also allows

individuals to view the

Commission’s calendar for

rulemakings, including dates for

the Notices of Proposed

Rulemaking, public hearings,

final rules and effective dates for

regulations concerning:

• Soft money;

• Electioneering Communications;

• Contribution Limitations and

 Prohibitions;

• Coordinated and Independent

 Expenditures;

• The Millionaires’ Amendment;

• Consolidated Reporting rules;

 and

• Other provisions of the BCRA.

 The BCRA section of the web

site will be continuously updated.

Visit www.fec.gov and click on

the BCRA icon.
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By ballot initiative committee

created by federal candidate/

officeholder, AO 2003-12, 9:7

Employee benefits paid by state

party committee, AO 2003-11,

10:7

Filing frequency for state, district

and local party committees with

reportable federal election activities, 1:3; 4:5

Federal Election Campaign Act

Legislative recommendations sent to

Congress, 6:8

See Also: Bipartisan Campaign

Reform Act

Federal Election Commission

Budget

See: Budget

Commissioners

See: Commissioners

Electronic Filing Office

See: Electronic Filing

Legislative recommendations sent to

Congress, 6:8

Office of Election Administration

See: Election Administration

See: Voting System Standards

Publications

See: Publications

Press Officer sought, 12:6

Federal Officeholder

Ballot initiative, support of, AO

2003-12, 9:7

Solicitation of funds for

– membership organization PAC

and voter mobilization drive,

2003-5, 8:1

– nonfederal candidates, AO 2003-

3, 6:1

– scholarship fund, AO 2003-20,

10:11

Relative, who is also sometimes an

agent, rasing nonfederal funds,

2003-10, 8:6

See Also: Leadership PACs

Federal Register

Notices, 1:15; 2:6; 4:5; 5:3; 6:8; 9:4;

10:4; 12:4

Flake, Jeff

AO 2003-12, 9:7

Final Rules

See: Regulations

Forms

See: Reporting

Freedom’s Heritage Forum

FEC v. _____ , 2:8; 5:5; 10:13

Freeport-McMoRan Copper and

Gold, Inc.

AO 2003-4, 6:3

Fulani, Lenora B.

_____ v. FEC, 2:8

Fundraising

See: Solicitations

Generic Voter Drives

See: Federal Election Activity

Gore, Al

Audit of 2000 Presidential campaign, 2:10

Greenwood for Congress

_____ v. FEC, 4:4; 10:13

Home Depot Better Government

Committee (Home Depot PAC)

AO 2003-14, 8:8

Independent Expenditures

Failure to report, FEC v. California

Democratic Party, 5:5

Filing requirements under BCRA,

1:3; final rules on BCRA reporting, 1:14

Final rules, 1:10

Internal Revenue Service

Federal income tax requirements,

3:3

New IRS political organization

filing and disclosure web site, 6:9;

8:9

Internet

New IRS political organization

filing and disclosure web site, 6:9;

8:9

Issue Ads

See: Electioneering Communications

See: Federal Election Activity

JebPAC

MUR 5208: Failure to include

required notices on solicitations,

2:1

Judicial Watch

Judicial Watch and Peter F. Paul v.

FEC, 11:7

Keyes, Alan

Audit of 2000 Presidential campaign, 2:10

Labor Unions, Incorporated

See: Corporation

LaRouche, Lyndon

Certified for primary matching

funds, 11:10

2000 campaign audit, 6:9

Leadership PACs

Mailing list, sale, rental or exchange

with principal campaign committee, Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking, 10:5; public comments, 11:4; rulemaking closed,

12:5

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on

affiliation with candidate’s

committees, 2:4

Refund of nonfederal funds, AO

2003-7, 7:5

Legislation

Help America Vote Act, 1:18

Legislative recommendations sent to

Congress, 6:8

Lehman Brothers Holding, Inc.

AO 2003-21, 11:1

Levin Funds

Monthly filing as a result of reportable receipts or disbursements,

reporting procedures, 800 line,

4:5
7

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Libertarian National Committee,

Inc.

AO 2002-14, 3:5

Lieberman, Joseph

Certified for Presidential primary

matching funds, 12:7

Lines of Credit

See: Brokerage Loans and Lines of

Credit

See: Loans

Loans

Brokerage loans and lines of credit,

effective date, 2:4

Repayment of personal loans from

candidate, Millionaires’ Amendment, interim final rules, 2:2

See Also: Debts

Lovely, William, A.

_____ v. FEC, 3:4

Majette, Denise

AO 2003-15, 10:8

Mailing Lists

National party committee’s sale,

rental and exchange, AO 2002-14,

3:5

Political committees’ sale, lease and

exchange, Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking, 10:5; public hearing,

11:4; rulemaking closed, 12:5

Purchase in excess of fair market

value, Buchanan Reform, Inc.,

audit, 2:10

Matching Payment Act

Challenged entitlement, Fulani v.

FEC, 2:8

Matching fund certifications

– Dean, Howard, 8:13

– LaRouche, Lyndon, 11:10

– Lieberman, Joseph, 12:7

Legislative recommendation to avert

impending shortfall, 6:8

New rules, Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking, 5:1; postponement

of hearing date, 6:9; public

hearing, 7:8; final rules 9:1

Spending limits, estimated, 11:9

See Also: Audits

See Also: Presidential Candidates

See Also: Presidential Election

Campaign Fund Act

Mattel, Inc.

MUR 5187: Corporate reimbursements of contributions, 1:22

Matters Under Review (MURs)

See: Compliance

See Also: Enforcement

McConnell, Mitch

_____ v. FEC, 6:1

MCFL Exemption

Applied to

– Hawaii Right to Life, 1:20

– North Carolina Right to Life,

1:20; 7:1

Membership Organization

Federal candidate’s or

officeholder’s participation in

fundraising events, AO 2003-5,

8:1

FEC Accepts Credit

Cards

 The Federal Election

Commission now accepts

American Express, Diners Club

and Discover Cards in addition to

Visa and MasterCard. While most

FEC materials are available free

of charge, some campaign finance

reports and statements, statistical

compilations, indexes and

directories require payment.

Walk-in visitors and those

placing requests by telephone

may use any of the above-listed

credit cards, cash or checks.

Individuals and organizations

may also place funds on deposit

with the office to purchase these

items. Since pre-payment is

required, using credit cards or

funds placed on deposit can speed

the processing and delivery of

orders. For further information,

contact the Public Records Office

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

694-1120.

Qualification of “Members in

Training” as members of incorporated membership organization,

AO 2003-13, 8:7

See Also: Corporation

Michigan Democratic State

Committee

AO 2003-11, 10:7

Millionaires’ Amendment

FEC Form 3 Z-1 filed by principal

campaign committees, 7:2

Interim final rules, 2:2

Statements of Candidacy and

Organization

– disclosure of intent to spend

personal funds, 800 line, 9:1

– new information required, 3:2

Missouri Green Party, Inc.

AO 2003-27, 12:11

Nader, Ralph

Audit of 2000 Presidential campaign, 2:10

National Association of Home

Builders

AO 2003-5, 8:1

National Center for Tobacco Free

Kids

AO 2003-24, 12:8

Nominating Conventions

See: Conventions

Nonfederal Elections

Appearance of federal candidate in

ad endorsing mayoral candidate,

AO 2003-25, 12:9

Ballot initiative support by federal

candidate/officeholder, AO 2003-

12, 9:7

Solicitation of funds for nonfederal

candidates by federal candidates

and officeholders, AO 2003-3, 6:1

Nonfederal Funds (Soft Money)

Appearance of federal candidate in

ad paid with nonfederal funds

endorsing mayoral candidate, AO

2003-25, 12:9
Federal Election Commission RECORD Index 2003

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Ballot initiative committee established by federal candidate/

officeholder may not raise or

spend, AO 2003-12, 9:7

Nonconnected PAC may not use

nonfederal funds to pay all

expenses for a trip to meet

Members of Congress, AO 2003-

1, 4:9

Raised by relative of federal officeholder who in some cases acts as

officeholder’s agent, AO 2003-10,

8:6

Refund by leadership PAC, AO

2003-7, 7:5

See Also: Bipartisan Campaign

Reform Act

Nonfilers

Committee failing to file preprimary report, 12:6

NORPAC

AO 2003-1, 4:9

North Carolina Right to Life

Beaumont v. FEC, 1:20; 7:1

ORTHPAC

AO 2003-13, 8:7

Party Committee

Allocation

See: Allocation

Building Fund

See: Building Fund

Coordinated expenditures, requirements for timing, final rules, 1:10

See Also: Coordinated Expenditures

Earmarked contributions, received

from PAC, AO 2003-23, 12:8

Federal election activity

See: Federal Election Activity

Independent expenditures, requirements for timing, final rules, 1:10

See Also: Independent Expenditures

Levin funds

See: Levin Funds

Monthly filing

– for national party committees,

1:3; final rules on BCRA reporting, 1:14

– for state, district and local party

committees with reportable

federal election activity, 1:3; 4:5

National party committee’s

– participation in affinity credit card

program with national bank, AO

2003-16, 10:9

– sale of used office equipment, AO

2003-19, 10:11

– use of mailing list, AO 2002-14,

3:5

Office building funds, final rules for

reporting, 1:14

Phone banks, attribution of costs to

candidate, Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking, 10:4; final rules,

12:1

Soft Money

See: Nonfederal Funds

State Committee Status

See: State Party Committee

Statistics

See: Statistics

Payroll Deduction

Use by trade association, Petition

for Rulemaking, 11:1

Paul, Peter F.

Judicial Watch and Peter F. Paul v.

FEC, 11:7

Personal Use of Campaign Funds

Criminal defense legal fees, AO

2003-17, 9:10

Final rules, 1:8

Mailing list, use/ownership by

candidate at end of campaign,

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,

10:5; public hearing, 11:4;

rulemaking closed 12:5

Political Action Committee (PAC)

Affiliation

See: Affiliation

Distribution of apron pins bearing

PAC name, AO 2003-14, 8:8

Earmarking contributions to presumptive Presidential nominee,

AO 2003-23, 12:8

Matching charitable contribution

plan, AO 2003-4, 6:3

Nonconnected PAC may not use

nonfederal funds to pay all

expenses for yearly trip to meet

Members of Congress, AO 2003-

1, 4:9

Payroll deduction

– transfer of payroll deduction

authority, AO 2003-6, 7:4

Statistics

See: Statistics

Trade association

See: Trade Association

Political Party

See: Party Committee

Presidential Candidates

Buchanan, Patrick, audit of 2000

Presidential campaign, 2:10

Bush, George, audit of 2000 Presidential campaign, 2:10

Dean, Howard, certified for primary

matching payments, 8:13

Earmarking contributions to presumptive party nominee; AO

2003-23, 12:8

Gore, Al, audit of 2000 Presidential

campaign, 2:10

Keyes, Alan, audit of 2000 Presidential campaign, 2:10

LaRouche, Lyndon

– certified for primary matching

funds, 11:10

– 2000 campaign audit, 6:9

Lieberman, Joseph, certified for

primary matching payments, 12:7

Nader, Ralph, audit of 2000 Presidential campaign, 2:10

Party committee phone bank costs

attributed to, Notice of Proposed

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Rulemaking, 10:4; final rules,

12:1

See Also: Matching Payment Act

See Also: Presidential Election

Campaign Fund Act

Presidential Election Campaign

Fund Act

Democratic and Republican parties

certified for convention funding,

8:13

Legislative recommendation to avert

impending shortfall, 6:8

Mailing list, sale, rental or exchange

valued as campaign asset, Notice

of Proposed Rulemaking, 10:5;

public hearing, 11:4; rulemaking

closed, 12:4

New rules for publicly funded

candidates and nominating

conventions, Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking, 5:1; postponement

of hearing, 6:9; hearing 7:8; final

rules, 9:1

Spending limits, estimated, 11:9

See Also: Audits

See Also: Matching Payment Act

“Promote, Support, Attack or

Oppose”

Appearance of federal candidate in

endorsement ad for state candidate, AO 2003-25, 12:9

Providian National Bank

AO 2003-16, 10:9

Public Access to Enforcement

Actions

AFL-CIO v. FEC, 8:1

Public Appearances

Listings, 1:26; 2:14; 3:6; 4:11; 5:10;

9:15; 10:15; 12:7

Public Communications

Appearance of federal candidate in

endorsement ad for mayoral

candidate, AO 2003-25, 12:9

By ballot initiative committee

established by federal candidate/

officeholder, AO 2003-12, 9:7

Disclaimers required, final rule, 1:8

Phone bank, Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking, 10:4; final rules,

12:1

See also: Disclaimers

See also: Federal Election Activity

Public Disclosure

See: Reporting

Public Services Enterprises

Group, Inc.

AO 2003-6, 7:4

Publications

Annual Report 2002, 7:5

Brochures on “Contributions,”

“Foreign Nationals” and “Special

Notices on Political Ads and

Solicitations,” 8:14

Combined Federal/State Disclosure

and Election Directory, 6:10

Commission regulations, 5:9

Federal Elections 2002, 9:14

Recordkeeping

For testing the waters committee,

800 line, 9:1

Regulations

Administrative fines amendments

and new penalty schedules, final

rules, 4:1

BCRA reporting, final rules, 1:14

BCRA technical amendments, 2:6

Biennial contribution limits, clarification, 2:1; Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking, 9:3; public hearing,

11:4; final rules, 12:4

Brokerage loans and lines of credit,

effective date, 2:4

Candidate travel, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 9:4; public

hearing 11:4

Contribution limitations and prohibitions, rules take effect, 1:6;

delay of effective date, 2:6

Coordinated expenditures, final

rules, 1:10

Disclaimers, fraudulent solicitation,

civil penalties and personal use of

campaign funds, final rules, 1:8

Independent Expenditures, final

rules, 1:10

Leadership PACs, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 2:4

Mailing lists, Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking, 10:5; public hearing,

11:4; rulemaking closed, 12:5

Millionaires’ Amendment, interim

final rules, 2:2; new information

required on Statements of Candidacy and Organization, 3:2

Multicandidate committees, Notice

of Proposed Rulemaking, 9:3;

public hearing, 11:4; final rules

12:4

Party committee phone banks,

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,

10:4; final rules, 12:1

Public financing of Presidential

candidates and nominating

conventions, Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking, 5:1; extension of

comment period, 6:9; public

hearing, 7:8; final rules, 9:1

Trade association use of payroll

deduction, Petition for

Rulemaking, 11:1

Campaign Guides

Available

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Campaign Guide explains, in

clear English, the complex

regulations regarding the activity

of political committees. It shows

readers, for example, how to fill

out FEC reports and illustrates

how the law applies to practical

situations.

 The FEC publishes four

Campaign Guides, each for a

different type of committee, and

we are happy to mail your

committee as many copies as you

need, free of charge. We

encourage you to view them on

our web site (go to www.fec.gov,

then click on “Campaign Finance

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PAC Publications

Available

The Commission annually

publishes PACronyms, an

alphabetical listing 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.

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Disclosure Division at 800/424-

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PACronyms also is available on

diskette for $1 and can be

accessed free at www.fec.gov/

pages/pacronym.htm.

Other PAC indexes, described

below, may be ordered from the

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registered PACs showing each

PAC’s identification number,

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when only part of the committee

name is known. Call the telephone

numbers above for assistance or

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Reid, Rory

AO 2003-10, 8:6

Reporting

Authorizing additional campaign

committees, 800 line, 9:1

Changes to filing frequency for

authorized House and Senate

committees, national party

committees and state district and

local party committees with

reportable federal election activity, 1:3

Draft reporting forms and formats

released for public comment, 1:2

Due in 2003, 1:3

Electioneering communication

reporting dates for 2004 elections

released for public comment, 12:5

Electronic filing

– legislative recommendation to

require electronic filing of Senate

reports, 6:8

– software update, 4:3; 10:1

Exemption from certain disclosure

requirements for Socialist Workers Party, AO 2003-2, 5:1

Failure to accurately report disbursements and cash-on-hand,

MUR 5270, 6:7

Failure to file

See: Administrative Fines

See: Nonfiler

Forms, new and revised, 3:1; 7:1;

10:1

Levin funds, 800 line, 4:5

Monthly filing by state, district and

local party committees, 4:5

Puerto Rico primary election

reporting, 10:18

Redesignating existing campaign

committee, 800 line, 9:1

Registering as a candidate, 800 line,

9:1

Regulations pertaining to

See: Regulations

Reminder

– April, 4:1

– July, 7:1

– October, 10:1

– State filing waiver program, 11:5

– 3 Z-1 filed by principal campaign

committees, 7:2

Socialist Workers Party disclosure

exemption, 5:1

Special Elections

See: Special Elections

State Filing Waiver

See: State Filing Waiver

Statements of Candidacy and

Organization

– new information required, 3:2

– when to register, 800 line, 9:1

Request for Additional Information (RFAI)

Letter notification procedures, 7:2

Reyes, Silvestre

AO 2003-20, 10:11

Roundtable Sessions

At FEC, 1:26; 2:14; 12:14

Rulemaking

See: Regulations

Sale and Use Prohibition

Applied to public education and

advocacy drive, AO 2003-24,

12:8

Separate Segregated Fund (SSF)

See: Political Action Committee

(PAC)

Smith, Bradley

Elected Vice Chairman, 1:2

Testifies before Congress on

enforcement procedures, 12:1

Socialist Workers Party

AO 2003-2, 5:1

Soft Money

See: Nonfederal Funds

Solicitations

Affinity credit card program advertisements by national party

committee, AO 2003-16, 10:9

Apron pins bearing PAC name are

not solicitations to contribute to

SSF, AO 2003-14, 8:8

By federal candidates and officeholders

– for ballot initiative, AO 2003-12,

9:7

– for membership organization

PAC, AO 2003-5, 8:1
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– for nonfederal candidates, AO

2003-3, 6:1

– for voter mobilization program

supported by membership organization, AO 2003-5, 8:1

Costs of solicitations on behalf of

candidate in-kind contributions if

coordinated, AO 2003-23, 12:8

Failure to include required disclaimers, MUR 5208, 2:1

Fraudulent, final rules, 1:8

Special Election

Texas, 4:4

State Filing Waiver Program

Reminder, 11:4

State Law

Ballot initiative committee supported by federal candidate/

officeholder, AO 2003-12, 9:7

State and Local Candidates

Appearance of federal candidate in

endorsement ad for mayoral

candidate, AO 2003-25, 12:9

Refund by federal committee of

improper contributions received

by now defunct state campaign

committee not permissible, AO

2003-26, 12:10

Solicitations by federal candidate/

officeholder for nonfederal

candidates, AO 2003-3, 6:1

State Outreach

Notice, 7:11

State Party Committee

Building Fund

See: Building Fund

Coordinated party expenditures

See: Coordinated Expenditures

Missouri Green Party, Inc., state

committee status, AO 2003-27,

12:11

See Also: Party Committee

Statement of Policy

Deposition transcripts in nonpublic

investigations, 10:3

Statistics

Congressional activity, 2:12; 8:10;

10;16

PACs

– financial activity increases, 5:8

– semiannual PAC count, 3:7; 10:16

Party activity, 1:17; 5:8; 10:16

Stevens, William J.

 _____ v. FEC, 8:3

Stop Taxpayer Money for Politicians

AO 2003-12, 9:7

Tax-Exempt Organizations

Ballot initiative established by

federal candidate/officeholder,

AO 2003-12, 9:7

“Testing the Waters”

800 line, 9:1

Toledano, James

FEC v. _____, 1:20

Trade Association

Executives of member corporations

collecting and forwarding contributions to trade association SSF,

AO 2003-22, 10:12

Failure to include required notices

on solicitations, MUR 5208, 2:1

Payroll deduction to collect and

forward contributions, Petition for

Rulemaking, 11:1

See Also: Corporation

Transfers

General election funds may not be

transferred to charitable organization when candidate loses in

primary, AO 2003-18, 9:10

One time transfer to reimburse

federal account for employee

benefits eligible to be paid from

nonfederal account, AO 2003-11,

10:7

Treasurers

Failure to forward contributions to,

FEC v. Toledano, 1:20

Liability under administrative fines

regulations, Wilkinson v. FEC,

11:8

Treffinger, James W.

AO 2003-17, 9:10

“Usual and Normal Charge”

See: “Fair Market Value”

Voinovich for Senate

AO 2003-26, 12:10

Voters

See: Election Administration

Voting Systems Standards

Implementation plan for Voting

Systems Standards; 1:18

See Also: Election Administration

Weintraub, Ellen

Elected Chair, 1:2

Joins Commission, 1:2

Message from the Chair, 1:1

Testifies before Congress on

enforcement procedures, 12:1

Weinzapfel, Jonathan

AO 2003-25, 12:9

Wilkinson, Clark A.

_____ v. FEC, 11:8

Women Engaged in Leadership,

Education and Action in Democracy (WE LEAD)

AO 2003-23, 12:8

World Wide Web

See: Internet

“527 Organizations”

Ballot initiative established by

federal candidate/officeholder,

AO 2003-12, 9:7

800 Line

Frequently asked questions about

ADR, 1:23

Monthly filing by state, district and

local party committees, 4:5

Preparing for the 2004 elections, 9:1
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