11 CFR - Title 11—Federal Elections | LII / Legal Information Institute

Title 11 published on 2012-01-01

no entries appear in the Federal Register after this date.

The following are ALL rules, proposed rules, and notices (chronologically) published in the Federal Register relating to Title 11

2011-12-27; vol. 76 # 248 - Tuesday, December 27, 2011

76 FR 80803 - Independent Expenditures and Electioneering Communications by Corporations and Labor Organizations

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FR Doc.	2011-32632
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Notice	2011-18

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

Notice of proposed rulemaking.

Comments must be received on or before February 3, 2012. Reply comments must be limited to the issues raised in the initial comments and must be received on or before February 17, 2012. The Commission will hold a hearing on these proposed rules and any modifications or amendments thereto that may be proposed on March 7, 2012. Anyone wishing to testify at the hearing must file written comments by the due date and must include a request to testify in the written comments.

11 CFR Part 114

Summary

The Federal Election Commission seeks comments on proposed changes to its rules regarding corporate and labor organization funding of expenditures, independent expenditures and electioneering communications. These and other proposed changes are in response to a Petition for Rulemaking filed by the James Madison Center for Free Speech urging the Commission to amend its regulations in response to the decision of the Supreme Court in Citizens United v. FEC. The Commission has made no final decision on the issues presented in this rulemaking.

2011-11-14; vol. 76 # 219 - Monday, November 14, 2011

76 FR 70322 - Standards of Conduct

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FR Doc.	2011-29090
RIN	3209-AA15
Notice	2011-16

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

Final rules.

Effective Date: December 14, 2011.

5 CFR Chapter XXXVII

Summary

The Federal Election Commission (“Commission” or “FEC”), with the concurrence of the Office of Government Ethics (“OGE”), is revising the Commission's “Standards of Conduct,” which are the FEC rules that govern the conduct of Commissioners and Commission employees. The new rules update the Commission's regulations to reflect statutory changes enacted after the Standards of Conduct were originally promulgated in 1986, and to conform them to regulations issued by OGE and the Office of Personnel Management (“OPM”). In addition to the revisions to the FEC's Standards of Conduct, the Commission, with OGE's concurrence, is issuing regulations that supplement the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch issued by OGE. These supplemental regulations address outside employment of Commissioners and Commission employees. The new rules are unchanged from the rules presented in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.

76 FR 70322 - Standards of Conduct

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FR Doc.	2011-29090
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Notice	2011-16

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

Final rules.

Effective Date: December 14, 2011.

5 CFR Chapter XXXVII

Summary

The Federal Election Commission (“Commission” or “FEC”), with the concurrence of the Office of Government Ethics (“OGE”), is revising the Commission's “Standards of Conduct,” which are the FEC rules that govern the conduct of Commissioners and Commission employees. The new rules update the Commission's regulations to reflect statutory changes enacted after the Standards of Conduct were originally promulgated in 1986, and to conform them to regulations issued by OGE and the Office of Personnel Management (“OPM”). In addition to the revisions to the FEC's Standards of Conduct, the Commission, with OGE's concurrence, is issuing regulations that supplement the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch issued by OGE. These supplemental regulations address outside employment of Commissioners and Commission employees. The new rules are unchanged from the rules presented in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.

2011-10-13; vol. 76 # 198 - Thursday, October 13, 2011

76 FR 63567 - Internet Communication Disclaimers

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FR Doc.	2011-26414
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Notice	2011-14

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION, 11 CFR Part 110

Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.

Comments must be received on or before November 14, 2011. The Commission will determine at a later date whether to hold a public hearing on this Notice. If a hearing is to be held, the Commission will publish a notice in the Federal Register announcing the date and time of the hearing.

Summary

The Federal Election Commission requests comments on whether to begin a rulemaking to revise its regulations concerning disclaimers on certain Internet communications and, if so, what changes should be made to those rules. The Commission intends to review the comments received as it decides what revisions, if any, it will propose making to these rules.

76 FR 63570 - Agency Procedure Following the Submission of Probable Cause Briefs by the Office of General Counsel

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FR Doc.	2011-26415
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Notice	2011-15

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

Notice of agency procedure.

Effective October 28, 2011.

11 CFR Part 111

Summary

The Federal Election Commission is establishing an agency procedure to formalize the agency's practice in the latter stages of Probable Cause process in enforcement matters brought under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (FECA).

2011-10-04; vol. 76 # 192 - Tuesday, October 4, 2011

76 FR 61254 - Interpretive Rule on When Certain Independent Expenditures Are “Publicly Disseminated” for Reporting Purposes

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FR Doc.	2011-25568
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Notice	2011-13

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

Notice of interpretive rule.

Effective October 4, 2011.

11 CFR Parts 104 and 109

Summary

The Federal Election Commission is issuing guidance on when independent expenditure communications that take the form of yard signs, mini-billboards, handbills, t-shirts, hats, buttons, and similar items are “publicly disseminated” for purposes of certain reporting requirements in Commission regulations.

76 FR 61254 - Interpretive Rule on When Certain Independent Expenditures Are “Publicly Disseminated” for Reporting Purposes

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FR Doc.	2011-25568
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Notice	2011-13

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

Notice of interpretive rule.

Effective October 4, 2011.

11 CFR Parts 104 and 109

Summary

The Federal Election Commission is issuing guidance on when independent expenditure communications that take the form of yard signs, mini-billboards, handbills, t-shirts, hats, buttons, and similar items are “publicly disseminated” for purposes of certain reporting requirements in Commission regulations.

2011-06-21; vol. 76 # 119 - Tuesday, June 21, 2011

76 FR 36000 - Rulemaking Petition: Independent Expenditure Reporting

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FR Doc.	2011-15328
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Notice	2011-09

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

Rulemaking petition: Notice of availability.

Statements in support of or in opposition to the Petition must be submitted on or before August 22, 2011.

11 CFR Part 109

Summary

On April 21, 2011, the Commission received a Petition for Rulemaking from Representative Chris Van Hollen. The Petition urges the Commission to revise and amend the regulations at 11 CFR 109.10(e)(1)(vi) regarding the reporting of independent expenditures by persons other than political committees. The Petition is available for inspection in the Commission's Public Records Office, on its website, http://www.fec.gov/fosers/, and through its Faxline service.

76 FR 36001 - Rulemaking Petition: Independent Expenditures and Electioneering Communications by Corporations and Labor Organizations

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FR Doc.	2011-15327
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Notice	2011-08

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

Rulemaking petition: Notice of Availability.

Statements in support of or in opposition to the Petition must be submitted on or before August 22, 2011.

11 CFR Part 114

Summary

On January 26, 2010, the James Madison Center for Free Speech submitted to the Commission a Petition for Rulemaking. The Petition urges the Commission to conform its regulations regarding independent expenditures and electioneering communications made by corporations, membership organizations, and labor organizations to the decision of the Supreme Court in Citizens United v. FEC. The Petition is available for inspection in the Commission's Public Records Office, on its Web site, http://www.fec.gov/fosers/ , and through its Faxline service.

2011-03-23; vol. 76 # 56 - Wednesday, March 23, 2011

76 FR 16233 - Interpretive Rule Regarding Electronic Contributor Redesignations

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FR Doc.	2011-6756
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Notice	2011-02

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

Notice of interpretive rule.

This Interpretive Rule is effective March 23, 2011.

11 CFR Part 110

Summary

Commission regulations require that a contributor's redesignation of a contribution for another election be in writing and signed by the contributor. The Commission construes the requirements of 11 CFR 110.1(b)(5) and 110.2(b)(5) to encompass a certain method of electronic redesignation. The method of electronic redesignation is described in the supplementary information below.

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