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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION • January 1985 1325 K Street NW Washington DC 20463 Volume 11, Number 1 directors of the National Federation of Republi can Women. She served as Alternate Delegate-at Large to the 1972 Republican National Conven tion and, at the time of her appointment to the Commission, she was a member of the Pennsyl FEC ELECTS NEW OFFICERS vania Republican State Committee. She has also On December 18, 1984, the Federal Election been active in a variety of other volunteer organi Commission unanimously elected John Warren zations. McGarry as Chairman and Joan D. Aikens as Vice Chairman to serve one-year terms commencing A native of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Mrs. January I, 1985. Mr. McGarry succeeded Commis Aikens received her B.A. and honorary Doctor of sioner Lee Ann Elliott in the Chairmanship. Mrs. Law degree from Urslnus College, COllegeville, Aikens succeeded Commissioner Thomas E. Harris PennsyIvania, as Vice Chairman. Mr. McGarry, a Democrat, was first appointed to the Commission in 1978 by President Carter. In 1983, he was named to serve a second term, which is due to expire on April 30, 1989. He served as FEC Chairman in 1981. Before serving on the Commission, Mr. McGarry served as Special 1985 REPORTING SCHEDULE Counsel on Elections to the Committee on House All political committees must file a year-end Administration of the U.S. Congress from 1973 to report due J-nuary 31, 1985. Committees must 1978. Prior to that, he combined private law meet other reporting requirements, as well, de practice with service as Chief Counsel for the pending on what type of committee they are. The Special Committee to Investigate Campaign Ex accompanying charts list filing dates for reports penditures of the U.S. House of Representatives. required during 1985. continued (By special resolution, Congress recreated this Committee every two years, through 1972, to oversee House elections.) From 1959 through TABLE OF CONTENTS 1962, he was an Assistant Attorney General of Massachusetts. COMMISSIONERS 1 F EC Elects New Officers Mr. McGarry graduated cum laude from Holy Cross College in Massachusetts in 1952, did grad REPORTS uate work at Boston University and earned a Juris 1 1985 Reporting Schedule Doctor degree in 1956 from Georgetown Law 3 Com rnunications Filers: Correction Center. 3 OPINIONS Mrs. Aikens, a Republican, is one of the original members of the Commission. She was first ap COURT CASg;; pointed to the Commission in March 1975, and, 6 FEC v. Furgatchj FEC v. Dominelli upon the FEC's reconstitution in May 1976, she 6 Citizens for perc v. FEc received a five-year appointment. In 1983, Presi 7 FEe v. NRWCj Nh'84WC v. FEe dent Reagan reappointed Mrs. Aikens, this time for a six-year term. She served as FEC Chairman STATISTICS between May 1978 and May 1979. 8 Presidential Primary Campaigns 10 Party Committees Before serving on the Commission, Mrs. Aikens was Vice President of Lew Hodges/Communica CLEARINGHOUSE tions, a public relations firm located in Valley 12 Publications Forge, Pennsylvania. From 1972 until 1974, she was president of the Pennsylvania Council of 12 FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES Republican Women and served on the board of January 1985 FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION \blume 11, Numt:er 1 Congressional candidates YEAR-END REPORT 1984 All committees authorized by Congressional Report Period Covered Filing • candidates must report semiannually: July 31, Date 1985, and January 31, 1986. Semiannual filers *• include the authorized committees of candidates Year-End 11/27-12/31 1/31/85 retiring campaign debts or running in future elec tions. Congremonal Candidates Active in Special mections MONTHLY REPORTS 1985 All committees authorized by candidates run ning for Congress in special elections held in 1985 Report Period Covered Filing must file pre- and post-election and semiannual Date* reports during 1985. February 1/1 - 1/31 2/20/85 Authorized Presidential Filers March 2/1 - 2/28 3/20/85 Authorized Presidential committees must re April 3/1 - 3/31 4/20/85 port on either a monthly or a quarterly basis May 4/1 - 4/30 5/20/85 during 1985. The FEC's Reports Analysis Division June 5/1 - 5/31 6/20/85 requests that Presidential committees which July 6/1 - 6/30 7/20/85 change their reporting schedule during 1985 notify August 7/1 - 7/31 8/20/85 the Commission of their intention in writing. September 8/1 - 8/31 9/20/85 October 9/1 - 9/30 10/20/85 Unauthorized Committees November 10/1 - 10/31 11/20/85 All unauthorized committees (t.e., commit December 11/1 - 11/30 12/20/85 tees not authorized by candidates) are required to Year-End 12/1 - 12/31 1/31/86 file on either a semiannual or monthly basis in 1985. Unauthorized committees that wish to change their reporting schedule (for example, from monthly to semiannual reports) must submit SEMIANNUAL REPORTS a letter with the report filed prior to the intended change, indicating that they will change their Report Period Covered Filing schedule starting with the next report. A commit Date* tee may not change its filing frequency more than once a year. 11 CFR 104.5(c). First 1/1 - 6/30 7/31/85 Second 7/1 - 12/31 1/31/86 Forms and Information During 1985, reporting forms and additional information will be sent to all registered commit tees. Questions and requests for forms should be QUARTERLY REPORTS addressed to the Office of Public Com rnuniea tions, Federal Election Commission, 1325 K Report Period Covered Filing Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20463; or call Date· 202/523-4068 or toll free 800/424-9530. First Q 1/1 - 3/31 4/15/85 Second Q 4/1 - 6/30 7/15/85 Third Q 7/1 - 9/30 10/15/85 Fourth Q 10/1 -12/31 1/31/86 (Year-End) * The filing date is considered the mailing date if the report is sent by registered or certified mail. If CFR I04.5(e). The Record is published by the Federal Election Commission, 1325 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20463. Commissioners are: John Warren McGarry, Chairman; Joan D. Aikens, Vice Chairman; Lee Ann Elliott; Danny Lee McDonald; Thomas E. Harris; Prank P. Reiche; JoAnne Coe, Secretary of the Senate, Ex Officio; Benjamin J. Guthrie, Clerk of the House of Representatives, Ex Officio, For more information, call 202/523-4068 or toll-free 800/424-9530. 2 January 1985 FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION \blume11, Numter 1 ALTERNATE DISPOSmON OF COMMUmCATIONFaERS: ADVISORY OPINION REQUEST CORRECTION AOR 1984-40 (Reporting of expenditures for The reporting chart in the November t.v. ads.) On December 7, 1984, the General Record erroneously indicated that con Counsel sent the Democratic Congressional nected organizations may have to file post Campaign Committee (DCCC) a letter election reports on their internal com stating that the Commission concluded that munications. In fact, the 30-day post-elec the DCCC's advisory opinion request did not tion report is not required. However, a meet the requirements of the Act. 2 U.S.C. pre-election report was required if the §437f. The request did not "set forth a speci organization's aggregate costs for internal fic transaction or activity that [DCCC] plans communications which expressly advocated to undertake or is presently undertaking and the election or defeat of a clearly identi intends to undertake in the future." 11 CFR fied candidate in the 1984 general election 112.l(b). exceeded $2,000. 11 CFR 104.6 and 104.5 (a)(I)(j). Furthermore, under Commission AO 1984-16: Single Contribution Limit for State regulations, an organization must file quar Convention and Primary Election terly reports beginning with the first re A single contribution limit applied to contribu porting period during which aggregate tions received by Ji m Shannon, Senate candidate, costs exceed $2,000 and for each quarter with respect to the state nominating convention thereafter in which it makes additional held by the Massachusetts Democratic Party and disbursements in connection with the same the primary election. The Party's state convention election. II CFR I04.6(b). Thus, if a con constituted a step in the primary election process, nected organization which filed the pre rather than a separate election with a separate election report made additional disburse contribution limit, because the convention did not ments for internal partisan communica have the authority to nominate a candidate for tions (involving express advocacy) after the U.S. Senate; the party could only endorse October 17, 1984, it should file an end-of candidates for nomination to the Senate seat. the-year report, due January 31, 1985. While candidates who won the Party's endorse ment at the convention (i.e., at least 15 percent of the delegates' votes) automatically had their names placed on the ballot for the primary elec tion, they still had to campaign in the primary. Moreover, even if a candidate did not win the convention's endorsement, he or she could wage a write-in campaign to obtain access to the primary election ballot. The Commission distinguished its decision in this opinion from its decisions in AOs 1981-29 and ADVISORY OPINION REQUESTS 1978-25. In those opinions, state party conven The following chart lists recent requests for tions in Connecticut and Utah had the authority advisory opinions (AORs). The full text of each to nominate candidates for federal office. If can AOR is available to the public in the Commis didates were endorsed by a specified percentage sion's Office of Public Records. of votes cast by convention delegates, they be came the party nominees in the general election, AQR Subject and no primary election was held.