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This article from the Boston Globe explains the fairly dire situation with the FEC.
The six-person Federal Election Commission, which enforces campaign-finance laws, is entering the presidential election season with three temporary commissioners who have not been confirmed by the Senate, two commissioners whose terms have expired but who have not been replaced, and one vacancy.
So there are currently ZERO confirmed commissioners on the panel. Not to mention that since with it's full complement, the panel is split 50/50 between Dems and Pubs, so they stall out on party lines on most issues anyway.
Ugh!
The six-person Federal Election Commission, which enforces campaign-finance laws, is entering the presidential election season with three temporary commissioners who have not been confirmed by the Senate, two commissioners whose terms have expired but who have not been replaced, and one vacancy.
So there are currently ZERO confirmed commissioners on the panel. Not to mention that since with it's full complement, the panel is split 50/50 between Dems and Pubs, so they stall out on party lines on most issues anyway.
Ugh!
