November 4, 2004 | Read Time: 1 minute
Q. I’ve received information from Moveon.org that the Federal Election Commission has proposed new rules, under which nonprofit groups that advocate for a variety of causes (cancer research, poverty issues, the environment, etc.) could be transformed into political-action committees if they criticize or condemn elected officials based on their actions or policy positions. Is this for real?
A. It appears that for now, it’s not. Although the Federal Election Commission flirted with the idea of applying its finance rules that apply to political committees to all tax-exempt organizations, the commission stepped back from that position earlier this year. Like all matters in campaign finance, this issue is far from settled. Read this Chronicle article to learn more.
