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Coordinated and Independent Expenditures

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• Resources and Reporting Forms
• Rulemakings and Regulations
• Relevant Advisory Opinions Issued
• Relevant Litigation
• Related Enforcement Press Releases

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Resources and Reporting Forms

• 2008 Coordinated Party Expenditure Limits

• 2008 Coordinated Communications Periods

• FEC Brochure on Independent Expenditures
  

• Forms for Reporting Independent Expenditures
  • FEC Form 5 [PDF] and instructions [PDF] (for use by individuals, 527s that are not federal political committees and qualified nonprofit corporations.
  • Schedule E of FEC Form 3X and instructions (for use by federal political committees)
  • Online Webforms for Form 3X, Schedule E and Form 5
  • 24- and 48-hour IE Reporting Periods for 2006
  • 24- and 48-hour IE Reporting Periods for 2007 Special Elections
  • 2008 Periods for 48- and 24-Hour Reports of Independent Expenditures

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Rulemakings and Regulations

• 2006 Final Rules on Coordinated Communications
• 2006 Final Rules on Definition of Agent
• 2004 Final Rules on Coordinated v. Independent Expenditures by Party Committees
• 2003 Final Rules Implementing BCRA

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Relevant Advisory Opinions Issued

Advisory Opinions and related documents may be accessed via the FEC's online AO search system:

• AO 2006-29 (RECORD Summary)
• AO 2006-10 (RECORD Summary)
• AO 2005-18 (RECORD Summary)
• AO 2005-7 (RECORD Summary)
• AO 2004-37 (RECORD Summary)
• AO 2004-14 (RECORD Summary)
• AO 2004-01 (RECORD Summary) *Portions superseded by 2006 regulations
• AO 2003-25 (RECORD Summary) *Portions superseded by 2006 regulations

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Relevant Litigation

• Shays v. FEC 3
• Shays v. FEC 1
• McConnell v. FEC

 

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Related Enforcement Press Releases

• MUR 5600 (9/18/2006)
• MURs 5500 & 5566 (8/4/2006)
• MUR 5544 (7/11/2006)
• MUR 5576 (7/6/2006)
• MUR 5569 ( 4/24/2006)

 

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