Week of March 13 – March 17, 2017

Commission meetings and hearings

No Commission open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week.

Advisory opinions

Advisory Opinion Request 2016-23 (Socialist Workers Party) 

On March 17, the Commission received an Extension of Time until April 21.

Enforcement

The Commission made public two closed cases, as follows. For more information, see the case documents in the Enforcement Query System.

MUR 7060

• COMPLAINANT: Gabriela M. Mosquera
  
• RESPONDENTS: Alex Law for Congress and Rishav Kohli, in his official capacity as treasurer (the Committee); and Alex Law
  
• SUBJECT: The complaint alleged that Law and the Committee improperly used federal campaign funds to create and distribute campaign literature that featured local candidates running on the same ticket. Law was a 2016 candidate for New Jersey’s 1st Congressional District.
  
• DISPOSITION: The Commission found no reason to believe a violation occurred because under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended, donations to state and local candidates are a permissible use of campaign funds, subject to the provisions of state law.
  

MUR 7086

• COMPLAINANT: FEC-Initiated
  
• RESPONDENTS: Stop Hillary PAC and Dan Backer, in his official capacity as treasurer (the Committee)
  
• SUBJECT: In the normal course of carrying out its supervisory responsibilities, the Commission initiated proceedings to determine whether the Committee improperly included the name of a federal candidate in its name.
  
• DISPOSITION: The Commission agreed to enter into a conciliation agreement providing for the Committee to pay a civil penalty of $5,500.
  

Administrative fines

The Commission made public two campaign finance enforcement matters that were resolved through its Administrative Fines (AF) program, as follows. For more information, see the case documents in the Enforcement Query System.

AF 3128 

Fetterman for Senate and Phyllis Greathouse-Brown, in her official capacity as treasurer. The Commission made a final determination and assessed a civil penalty of $6,010.

AF 3140  

Denali Leadership PAC and Kimberly Van Wyhe, in her official capacity as treasurer. The Commission made a final determination and assessed a civil penalty of $3,500.

Upcoming Commission meetings and hearings

• March 21: The Commission is scheduled to hold an executive session.
• March 23: The Commission is scheduled to hold an open meeting.
• Meeting dates are subject to change. Please contact the Press Office the week of the scheduled meeting for confirmation.
  

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Upcoming educational programs

• March 29: Member/Labor Organization Webinar. Additional information is available on the Educational Outreach page of the Commission website.
• April 26: Trade Association Webinar. Additional information is available on the Educational Outreach page of the Commission website.
  

Upcoming reporting due dates

• March 20: March Monthly Reports are due. For more information on monthly reporting dates, refer to the 2017 Monthly Reporting page of the Commission website.
• April 15: April Quarterly Reports are due. For information on quarterly reporting dates, refer to the 2017 Quarterly Reporting page of the Commission website.
• April 20: April Monthly Reports are due. For more information on monthly reporting dates, refer to the 2017 Monthly Reporting page of the Commission website.
• The Commission has posted the filing deadlines for Special General Election in Montana’s At-Large Congressional District. For information on reporting dates for this election, refer to the Special Election Report Notice.
  

Disclosure initiatives

Commission staff, together with our partners at 18F, continue to add new features to the agency's beta.fec.gov website. The Commission encourages website visitors to submit comments and questions by clicking on the “Feedback” tab at the bottom of each page.

Additional research materials

The Official 2016 Presidential General Election Results are available in the Library section of the website. This listing was compiled from the official vote totals published by state election offices.

Additional research materials about the agency, campaign finance information, and election results are available through the Library section of the Commission website.

The latest edition of the Combined Federal State Disclosure and Election Directory
is available in the Public Records section of the Commission website. This publication identifies the federal and state agencies responsible for the disclosure of campaign finances, lobbying, personal finances, public financing, candidates on the ballot, election results, spending on state initiatives and other financial filings.

The Commission has published the March Record newsletter. Sign up to receive email notification when new Record articles are posted.

The latest edition of Title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations can be downloaded from the website. To order printed copies, call (800) 424-9530 (press 6) or send an email to info@fec.gov

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