Search Results for keywords:"Federal Election Campaign Act"

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  • 2024-31368 — Civil Monetary Penalties Annual Inflation Adjustments
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    Type:Rule
    Citation:90 FR 210
    Reading Time:about 8 minutes

    The Federal Election Commission is updating the financial penalties they impose to keep up with inflation, as required by law. This affects fines under several election-related acts, including penalties for late or missing reports. The adjustments are calculated using a specific formula linked to the Consumer Price Index and will be applied to fines assessed from January 3, 2025. The Commission does not need to follow usual procedural requirements because these updates are mandated by Congress with no room for policy changes.

    Simple Explanation

    The Federal Election Commission is updating the money fines for breaking election rules to keep up with price changes, starting January 2025. They do this because it's required by law and use a special formula based on how much things cost now.

  • 2021-02173 — Price Index Adjustments for Contribution and Expenditure Limitations and Lobbyist Bundling Disclosure Threshold
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    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 7867
    Reading Time:about 5 minutes

    The Federal Election Commission (FEC) has announced changes to some political contribution and spending limits due to inflation, as required by the Federal Election Campaign Act. These updates affect various election-related limits, including those for party committee expenditures in elections and contributions made by individuals to candidates and political parties. The FEC also adjusted the threshold for reporting contributions bundled by lobbyists. These changes are meant to reflect cost-of-living adjustments over time and are effective for the 2021-2022 election cycle.

    Simple Explanation

    The Federal Election Commission makes sure that limits on how much people can give or spend on elections are fair even when prices go up, like making sure your allowance still buys the same amount of candy each year. They also keep track of how much lobbyists, or people who try to influence laws, can gather from others to help pay for campaigns.

  • 2025-01941 — Price Index Adjustments for Contribution and Expenditure Limitations and Lobbyist Bundling Disclosure Threshold
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    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 8526
    Reading Time:about 5 minutes

    The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is adjusting the limits on contributions, expenditures, and the threshold for disclosure of contributions bundled by lobbyists due to inflation. These changes are required by the Federal Election Campaign Act and affect federal election campaigns, with new figures taking effect between 2024 and 2026. The expenditure limits for political party committees are updated based on inflation and population statistics. Additionally, the lobbyist bundling disclosure threshold for 2025 has been set at $23,300.

    Simple Explanation

    The people who make rules about money in politics are changing the amount of money people and groups can give or spend during elections to keep up with how prices change over time, like how more money is needed to buy candy today than years ago. They also set a new amount that needs to be reached before certain special money collectors need to tell the government about the money they've gathered.

  • 2020-29184 — Civil Monetary Penalties Annual Inflation Adjustments
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    Type:Rule
    Citation:86 FR 1737
    Reading Time:about 8 minutes

    The Federal Election Commission (FEC) has updated the amounts for civil monetary penalties to adjust for inflation, as required by law. These adjustments are for penalties related to violations of the Federal Election Campaign Act and other related laws. The new penalty amounts, which are calculated using a specified formula, apply to assessments made after January 11, 2021. The adjustments ensure that penalties retain their deterrent effect over time, reflecting changes in the consumer price index.

    Simple Explanation

    The government is making sure that the money penalties for breaking election rules stay fair by adjusting them for inflation, kind of like giving the money a yearly check-up to see if it's enough to keep people from breaking the rules.