FEC Unanimously Approves Advisory Opinions on Presidential Matching Fund Program and Campaign Activity by Foreign Nationals
At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission (FEC/ the Commission) unanimously approved an Advisory Opinion (AO) in response to a request from Chris Dodd for President, Inc., the campaign committee for Senator Chris Dodd (CT). The Commission concluded that credit card contributions made over the Internet that were subject to a specified verification procedure may be matched with public funds under the Presidential public funding program.
The Commission also unanimously approved an AO in response to a request from Jim Hurysz, a potential Independent candidate in Virginia’s 8th Congressional District. The Commission concluded Mr. Hurysz:
may accept certain volunteer services from Canadian citizens;
may use campaign funds to pay for travel to Canada, to hire Canadian citizens to work as campaign staff, and to obtain information
2007-12-04
16:07:42
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so to add insult to injury the 2 main partys are taking our money to double their bribes
doesnt anyone eles feel this is a giant slap in the face
2007-12-04
16:08:52 ·
update #1
they use canadians as the example but most foreign donations do not come from canada
2007-12-04
16:10:47 ·
update #2
The six Commissioners, no more than three of whom may represent the same political party, are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The Commissioners serve full time and are responsible for administering and enforcing the Federal Election Campaign Act. They generally meet twice a week, once in closed session to discuss matters that, by law, must remain confidential, and once in a meeting open to the public. At these meetings, they formulate policy and vote on significant legal and administrative matters.
2007-12-04
16:12:14 ·
update #3
http://www.fec.gov/about.shtml
2007-12-04
16:16:30 ·
update #4