FEC UPDATE -
FEC Declines to Impose New Restriction on Joint Fundraising Committee Television Solicitations -
On October 10, the FEC considered whether joint fundraising committees may distribute television advertisements which support or oppose a federal candidate and include a solicitation of funds for the joint fundraising committee. Advisory Opinion Request 2024-13 was submitted by the DSCC and the campaign committees of Senator Jon Tester and Representative Ruben Gallego. The request asked whether the joint fundraising committee could allocate the costs of such television advertisements according to the FEC’s joint fundraising regulation which provides that fundraising expenses must be paid in proportion to the funds raised for each participating committee. Finally, the request asked whether the advertisement was required to display the full joint fundraising notice on screen during the ad, or whether the ad could display a QR code during the final four seconds that a viewer could follow to view the full notice online.
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