Federal Election Commission March 22, 2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Federal Election Commission (``Commission'') is revising the regulation defining the phrase ``in connection with an election in which a candidate for Federal office appears on the ballot.'' The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (``BCRA'') amended the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (``FECA''), to provide that when voter identification, get-out-the-vote activity, and generic campaign activities are in connection with an election in which a candidate for Federal office appears on the ballot, they are ``Federal election activity'' (``FEA''), subject to certain funding limits and prohibitions. In its new interim final rule, the Commission specifies when voter identification and get-out-the-vote activity are conducted exclusively in connection with non-Federal elections and are therefore not FEA. The Commission is soliciting comments on all aspects of the interim final rule and may amend the interim rule as appropriate in response to comments received. Further information is provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION that follows.