FEC drafts campaign solicition opinion
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Presidential candidates may solicit contributions for a general election campaign even if they later decide to take public money for the race, federal regulators said Thursday in a proposed opinion.
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âThe Appealâ is John Grishamâs handy primer on a timely subject: how to rig an election.
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The Federal Trade Commission yesterday gave limited endorsement to offering cash rewards to people who help track down e-mail spammers, suggesting that such bounties might work but in fewer circumstances than had been pushed by some anti-spam activists.
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The presidential campaign is entering a new phase as the campaign has turned into a possibly lengthy hunt for delegates for the first time in 20 years.
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A bill moving through Congress designed to clarify rules for advertising via fax machines could expose consumers to a flood of unwanted solicitations, according to consumer groups and activists battling against junk faxes.
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The status of the Green Party candidate's nationwide ballot campaign
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A  rule change  proposed by the Federal Election Commission yesterday could substantially enhance the clout of the nation's business lobbies, campaign-finance lawyers said.
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The latest campaign finance reports filed late Thursday with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) by the national partiesÃ¢ÂÂ House campaign committees show that both spent freely in the run-up and immediate aftermath to the Nov. 7 elections.
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Candidates' race, gender, age, and religion are among the factors that could shape the election.
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Rasmussen Reports - Indiana Senator Evan Bayh (D) announced the formation of a presidential campaign exploratory committee last week and that appears to be the easiest part of his bid for the White House.&nbsp;
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The DemocratsÃ¢ÂÂ capture of a House majority in the 2006 elections has translated into a fundraising boon for the partyÃ¢ÂÂs national House campaign organization, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC). The committee brought in $8.6 million in September alone, according to its most recent report to the Federal Election Commission (FEC), more than tripling the $2.6 million in receipts reported by its partisan counterpart, the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC).
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By JIM KUHNHENN  WASHINGTON - Swift Boat Veterans for Truth and MoveOn.org Voter Fund, two outside groups that played key roles in the 2004 presidential election, reached an agreement with the Federal Election Commission to pay nearly $450,000 for various violations.
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Presidential candidates have been selectively leaking their campaign fundraising numbers for the yearÃ¢ÂÂs second quarter, which ended June 30 Ã¢ÂÂ even though their official reports are not due to be filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) until Sunday, July 15. And the same is true of candidates for Senate and House races in 2008, especially those who think their money figures give them something to talk about.
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Interest groups spending big donations on ads and voter outreach in the presidential race will face new limits after the fall election under rules approved by federal regulators. Campaign watchdogs criticized them as too little, too late.
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Inside the battle for a critical chunk of votes
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City officials are considering billing the campaigns of President Bush and Sen. John Kerry for more than &#36;200,000 to cover police department costs for visits by the candidates, their running mates and spouses.
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When voters enter the polling booths in November they deserve a clear pathway forward on Utah's voucher policy.  Right now there are several lawsuits moving through the judicial system, and I will be watching with great interest to see if clarity results.