Federal Election Commission September 2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Increase in Limitation on Authorized Committees Supporting Other Authorized Committees
The Federal Election Commission (``Commission'') is amending its rules specifying the amount authorized committees of candidates may contribute to authorized committees of other candidates. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005, amended the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (``the Act''), by increasing this amount from $1,000 to $2,000. These final rules implement this increase. Further information is provided in the supplementary information that follows.
Filing Dates for the Texas Special Election in the 22nd Congressional District
Texas has scheduled a special election on November 7, 2006, to fill the U.S. House of Representatives seat in the Twenty-Second Congressional District vacated by Representative Tom DeLay. There are two possible elections, but only one may be necessary. If no candidate wins a majority of votes in the Special General Election, the two top vote-getters, regardless of party affiliation, will participate in a Special Runoff Election on a date to be set by the Governor after November 7, 2006. Committees participating in the Texas special election are required to file pre- and post-election reports.
Exception for Certain “Grassroots Lobbying” Communications From the Definition of “Electioneering Communication”
The Commission announces its disposition of a Petition for Rulemaking (``Petition'') filed on February 16, 2006, by the AFL-CIO, the Alliance for Justice, the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, the National Education Association, and OMB Watch. The Petition asks the Commission to revise its regulations by exempting from the definition of ``electioneering communication'' certain communications consisting of ``grassroots lobbying.'' The Commission has decided not to initiate a rulemaking in response to the Petition at this time. The Petition is available for inspection in the Commission's Public Records Office and on its Web site, https://www.fec.gov/. Further information is provided in the supplementary information that follows.
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