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FEC Still Lacks Quorum


Caroline Hunter (R) assumed the Role of Federal Election Commission (FEC) Chairwoman on Jan. 1st, 2020.

The Committee Leadership rotates Annually and Hunter is serving her Second, Non-Consecutive Term as Chairwoman in her 12th year on the Commission.

The Six-Member Commission currently has Three Vacancies.

The Minimum Number of Members required to make the Agency’s Decisions Valid, a Quorum, is Four.

The FEC will continue to make Campaign Finance Documents Available to the Public and Issue Recommendations regarding Campaign Finance Complaints, but it will be Unable to Vote on Recommendations until a Quorum is established.

The FEC's Six Members are All Presidential Appointees and require Senate Confirmation.

They each serve Six-year Terms, with Two Seats up for Appointment every Two years.

No more than Three Members can be of the Same Political Party.

The Chairs of the Commission serve One-year Terms.

All of the FEC’s current Members are Holdover Members, meaning they have Served Longer than their Original Six-Year Term.

President Trump Nominated James E. Trainor III to the Commission in 2017 but his Nomination has Not been Acted upon by the Senate.

There have been No New Appointments to the FEC since Trainor’s Appointment and No Senate Confirmations of New Members since Lee E. Goodman and Ann Ravel were Confirmed in October, 2013.

Former FEC Chairman Michael Toner said in an August 2019 Roll Call Article that he wouldn't be Surprised if the Agency Lacked a Quorum through the 2020 Elections. He stated that neither Republicans nor Democrats appeared to Prioritize the Nomination of New Commissioners.

The FEC is an Independent Regulatory Agency Created by Congress in 1975 to Administer and Enforce the Federal Elections Campaign Act. It is responsible for Disclosing Campaign Finance Information, Enforcing Limits, and Prohibitions on Contributions, and Overseeing the Public Funding of Presidential Elections.

NO Quorum, NO Enforcement, or Overseeing President Elections Campaign Violations.










NYC Wins When Everyone Can Vote! Michael H. Drucker


     
 
 


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