IRS - Internal Revenue Service. Legislative Scorecard - As used in this guide, a report of one or more incumbent legislator's legislative votes combined with statements that indicate an organization's support or opposition to those votes. Legislative Voting Record - As used in this guide, a report of one or more incumbent legislator's legislative votes without any additional indication of an organization's support or opposition to those votes. Link - A mechanism for readers of an electronic document to quickly display a different section of a document or an entirely different document. Typically used to connect resources on related topics, allowing the user to pursue an idea in greater depth, to pursue an interesting tangent, or to examine a source document.
Users transmit messages to the host computer for distribution to everyone on the list.
Lobbying - An effort to win the support of legislators or other public officials for a position on a piece of specific legislation or a specific legislative proposal. See also, Direct Lobbying and Grass Roots Lobbying. MCFL - Common name for an exception to the general prohibition on express advocacy for or against federal candidates directed by corporations to the general public. Derived from the name of the case Massachusetts Citizens for Life, Inc. v. FEC, which first suggested the constitutional right that underlies the exception. Member - A person affiliated with an organization in ways that confer certain legal privileges on communication between the organization and the person.