2008 Complete Reference Guide to the Federal Election Commission (FEC), Electioneering, Campaign Finance, Presidential Elections, FCC Political Programming Rules, BCRA (Two CD-ROM Set)

U.S. Government

ISBN 10: 1422019225 ISBN 13: 9781422019221

Publisher: Progressive Management, 2008

Synopsis

This incredibly comprehensive superset of two CD-ROMs provides an up-to-date collection of documents and material with extensive coverage of the work of the Federal Election Commission (FEC), an agency of the federal government charged with enforcing the statutes that govern the financing of federal elections. There is coverage of federal election laws and regulations and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) political programming rules with respect to radio, television, cable, and DBS. This extraordinary collection of detailed material has 51,421 pages reproduced with Adobe Acrobat PDF software. In 1975, Congress created the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to administer and enforce the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) - the statute that governs the financing of federal elections. The duties of the FEC, which is an independent regulatory agency, are to disclose campaign finance information, to enforce the provisions of the law such as the limits and prohibitions on contributions, and to oversee the public funding of Presidential elections. Publications include: Advisory Opinions * Alternative Dispute Resolution Program * Availability of FEC Information * The Biennial Contribution Limit * Candidate Registration * Citizen's Guide * Committee Treasurers * Contributions * Coordinated Communications and Independent Expenditures * Electioneering Communications * FEC and the Federal Campaign Finance Law * FEC Rules for National Convention Delegates * Federal and State Campaign Finance Laws * Filing a Complaint * Foreign Nationals * Internet Communications and Activity * Local Party Activity * Millionaires Amendment * Partnerships * Public Funding of Presidential Elections * Sale and Use of Information from FEC Reports * Special Notices on Political Ads and Solicitations * Checkoff * Volunteer Activity * Campaign Guides and Supplements * BCRA Supplement * Campaign Guide for Congressional Candidates and Committees (April 2008) * Campaign Guide for Corporations and Labor Organizations (January 2007) * Campaign Guide for Nonconnected Committees (October 2005) * Campaign Guide for Political Party Committees (August 2007) and Supplement * Shays Rulemaking Supplement * Reporting Forms * Forms for Candidates Important election, campaign, and voting information included in this massive collection: BCRA (Bipartisan Campaign Reform of Act of 2002); Administrative Fines - Administrative Fine Program, Regulations, Reporting Schedules; Electronic Filing; Reporting Forms and Filing Information; Electronic Filing FAQ; and much more. FCC Political Programming subject areas include: Advising whether equal opportunities for political opponents are warranted; Advising on candidate access issues; Advising on the amount candidates can be charged for political advertising; Advising on the specifics of sponsorship identification, Advising on the FCC's role in enforcing portions of the recent Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act requirements and a variety of other issues arising in the political arena; Political Programming Headlines.

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This remarkable CD-ROM set on two discs is packed with over 51,000 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software - allowing direct viewing on Windows and Macintosh systems. The Acrobat cataloging technology adds enormous value and uncommon functionality to this impressive collection of government documents and material. Our news and educational discs are privately compiled collections of official public domain U.S. government files and documents - they are not produced by the federal government. They are designed to provide a convenient user-friendly reference work, utilizing the benefits of the Adobe Acrobat format to uniformly present thousands of pages that can be rapidly reviewed, searched by finding specific words, or printed without untold hours of tedious research and downloading. Vast archives of important public domain government information that might otherwise remain inaccessible are available for instant review no matter where you are. This book-on-a-disc format makes a great reference work and educational tool. There is no other reference that is as fast, convenient, comprehensive, thoroughly researched, and portable - everything you need to know, from the federal sources you trust.

Edition details

• Publisher: Progressive Management
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1422019225
• ISBN 13: 9781422019221
• Binding: CD-ROM
• Number of pages: 51421