Policy Statements, Interpretive Rules and Other Guidance
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Requests for Comment
- Website and Internet Communications Improvement Initiative (2009)
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Proposals Under Consideration
- Agency Procedures and Policies (2009)
- Agency Procedure for Notice to Named Respondents of Additional Material Facts or Additional Potential Violations
- Agency Procedure for Notice to Potential Respondents in Enforcement Matters
Policy Statements
- Safe Harbor for Misreporting Due to Embezzlement
(2007)
- Self Reporting of Campaign Finance Violations (Sua Sponte Submissions) (2007)
- Commission Action in Matters at the Initial Stage in the Enforcement Process (2007)
- Purpose of Disbursement (2007)
- Recordkeeping Requirements for Payroll Deduction Authorizations (2006)
- Naming of Treasurers in Enforcement Matters (2005)
- Disclosure of Closed Enforcement and Related Files (2003)
- Deposition Transcriptions in Nonpublic Investigations (2003)
- Party Committee Transfers of Nonfederal Funds for Payment of Allocable
Expenses (2001)
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Interpretive Rules
- Allocation of Candidate Travel Expenses
(2002)
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Rules of Agency Organization, Procedure, or Practice
Agency Procedures and Policies (2009)
- Advisory Opinion Procedures (2009)
- Rules of Procedure for When Commission Has Less Than Four Members (2008)
- Procedural Rules for Probable Cause Hearings (2007)
Other Guidance
- Guideline for Presentation in Good Order (2008) (for Presidential campaigns seeking public funding)
- Enforcement Procedures (2003)