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Coordinated Communications
The Federal Election Commission is making public data related to its ongoing rulemaking regarding coordinated communications and is re-opening the public comment period for the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (``NPRM'') published on December 14, 2005. The Commission requests additional comments on alternatives presented in the NPRM in light of data regarding the timing of campaign advertising in recent elections. No final decision has been made by the Commission on the issues presented in this rulemaking. Further information is provided in the supplementary information that follows.
Definition of Federal Election Activity
The Federal Election Commission (``Commission'') is revising its rules defining ``Federal election activity'' (``FEA'') under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (``FECA''). These final rules modify the definitions of ``get-out-the-vote activity'' and ``voter identification'' consistent with the ruling of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in Shays v. FEC. The final rules retain the definition of ``voter registration activity'' that the Commission promulgated in 2002, and provide a fuller explanation of what this term encompasses in response to the district court's decision. The Commission is also revising the definition of ``in connection with an election in which a candidate for Federal office appears on the ballot'' for FEA purposes. Further information is provided in the supplementary information that follows.
Definitions of “Agent” for BCRA Regulations on Non-Federal Funds or Soft Money and Coordinated and Independent Expenditures
The Federal Election Commission is publishing a revised Explanation and Justification for its definitions of ``agent'' in its regulations on coordinated and independent expenditures, and non- Federal funds, which are commonly referred to as ``soft money.'' The regulations, which are being retained, implement the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 by defining ``agent'' as ``any person who has actual authority, either express or implied'' to perform certain actions. These definitions do not include persons acting only with apparent authority. These revisions to the Explanation and Justification are in response to the decision of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in Shays v. FEC. Further information is provided in the supplementary information that follows.
Filing Dates for the California Special Election in the 50th Congressional District
California has scheduled a special general election on April 11, 2006, to fill the U.S. House of Representatives seat in the Fiftieth Congressional District vacated by Representative Randy ``Duke'' Cunningham. Under California law, a majority winner in a special election is declared elected. Should no candidate achieve a majority vote, a special runoff election will be held on June 6, 2006, among the top vote-getters of each qualified political party, including qualified independent candidates. Committees participating in the California special elections are required to file pre- and post-election reports. Filing dates for these reports are affected by whether one or two elections are held.
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