The U.S. House Committee on Appropriations is considering a major change to the way trade associations are allowed to raise money into their political action committees (PACs). Currently, if a trade association wants to solicit money from its member companies’ employees, it must first get advance approval from the company, and each company can authorize
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FEC Provides Some Answers To Candidates and Super PACs
By Robert Lenhard on
Posted in Campaign Finance
Last week the Federal Election Commission (FEC) took incremental steps toward defining the rules for those considering becoming a candidate and how candidates interact with Super PACs. FEC AO 2015-09 (Senate Majority PAC and House Majority PAC). As expected, the agency could not reach consensus on most of the legal issues raised, but it did…
How Pay-to-Play Laws Are Changing Elections
By Kevin Glandon & Zachary G. Parks on
Posted in Campaign Finance, Pay-to-Play
Obscure pay-to-play rules are having a big impact on U.S. elections. In an article in today’s The Hill, we examine how these little understood rules provide institutional fundraising advantages for certain candidates at the expense of others. We also point out how these laws are changing the operational rules of the road, forcing candidates…