Federal Election Commission October 20, 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Federal Election Commission seeks comments on proposed changes to its rules regarding the definitions of ``voter registration activity'' and ``get-out-the-vote activity'' under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended. These proposed changes are in response to the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in Shays v. FEC. The Commission has made no final decision on the issues presented in this rulemaking. Further information is provided in the supplementary information that follows.