...this content standard, see 11 CFR 109.21(d)(6). (ii) A public communication that expressly advocates the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate for Federal office. (iii) A public communication, as defined in 11 CFR 100.26, that satisfies paragraphs (a)(2)(iii)(A)...

...ever barred from making "independent non-expenditures," that is, expenditures that do not explicitly advocate the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate for federal office? B. The Constitutionality of Section 441b After almost seventy years of its existence in one form or...

...invalidation on vagueness grounds, the Court construed the limitation to apply to "expenditures for communications that in express terms advocate the...clearly identified candidate for federal office." 13 The Court then considered the basic First Amendment issue of whether the narrowly construed limitation...

...invalidation on vagueness grounds, the Court construed the limitation to apply to "expenditures for communications that in express terms advocate the...identified candidate for federal office." " The Court then considered the basic First Amendment issue of whether the narrowly construed limitation on expenditures...

...virtually all speech that touches on "political" issues, and not simply speech, for example, "advocat [ing] the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate for federal office." Id. at 44 (footnote omitted). 229 Even a cursory review of the rule's provisions reveals at once that...

...612), but only anonymous literature or advertisements which solicit contributions or which expressly advocate the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate for federal office. 2 USC 441e. Contributions by foreign nationals This statute prohibits any foreign national from making,...

...domestic lobbyists. For example, title 2 USC 441(d) requires that literature specifically advocating the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate for Federal office contain an attribution clause identifying the candidate or the political committee responsible for...

...all speech that touches on "political" issues, and not simply speech, for example, " advocat [ ing] the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate for federal office." Id. at 44 (footnote omitted). Even a cursory review of the rule's provisions reveals at once that the...

...Election Commission the costs of permitted partisan membership communications when: • you expressly advocate the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate for federal office; and • the amount you spend reaches $2,000 in the primary or $2,000 in the general election. You will...

...GOPAC because it was not a political committee because its major purpose was not expressly advocating the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate for federal office). I. Prior Restraints Must Be Avoided. The United States Supreme Court has long held prior restraints...