FEC
Election money regulator
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is a U.S. agency established in 1975 to enforce campaign finance laws.
It oversees the disclosure of campaign contributions and expenditures, limits on donations, and public funding for presidential campaigns.
The FEC is composed of six commissioners, no more than three from the same political party, requiring bipartisan agreement for major decisions.
It maintains a database of campaign finance reports, accessible to the public.
The FEC fined the campaign for failing to disclose contributions.
Appointed agency leader
- regulatory bodyAuthority enforcing compliance
- WashingtonU.S. seat of government
- bipartisanInvolving both major parties
- deadlockMutual blocking, no progress
advisory opinion · rulemaking · complaint · investigation · penalty · fine · civil violation · conciliation
Maximums on donations allowed
- individual contributionssingle person's gifts
- PACCampaign contribution pooler
- super PACUnlimited-donation political organization
- dark moneyUndisclosed political contributions
soft money · hard money · bundling · matching funds · public funding · disclosure · transparency · fundraising
Storing documents systematically
- reportingConveying documented information
- recordkeepingMaintaining organized documentation
- auditFormal accounts examination
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
violation · penalty · fine · advisory opinion · disclaimer · transparency · accountability · watchdog
commissioner
Appointed agency leader
- regulatory bodyAuthority enforcing compliance
- WashingtonU.S. seat of government
- bipartisanInvolving both major parties
deadlock · advisory opinion · rulemaking · complaint · investigation · penalty · fine · civil violation · conciliation · audit
contribution limits
Maximums on donations allowed
- individual contributionssingle person's gifts
- PACCampaign contribution pooler
- super PACUnlimited-donation political organization
dark money · soft money · hard money · bundling · matching funds · public funding · disclosure · transparency · fundraising · Citizens United
filing
Storing documents systematically
- reportingConveying documented information
- recordkeepingMaintaining organized documentation
- auditFormal accounts examination
enforcement · violation · penalty · fine · advisory opinion · disclaimer · transparency · accountability · watchdog · scrutiny
excrement
Solid bodily waste
scat · stool · guano · ordure · muck · coprolite · night soil · waste · bowel movement · spoor
Supreme Court campaign ruling
Organization funding electoral campaigns
PAC · political party · candidate · 501(c)(4) · political donor
- fecal matterSolid intestinal waste
- human fecesSolid digestive waste
- fecal transplantTransferring gut microbes therapeutically
- fecal sampleExcrement collected for analysis
- fecal testDiagnostic analysis of excrement
feces, fecal, fecund, fecundity, fecundate, fecundation, defecate, defecation, infect