Ellen L. Weintraub elected FEC Chair, Former Perkins Coie Counsel, Robert Bauer Obama 2007 matching funds advisory opinion, Obama controls FEC? “What if the country held an election and there was no one to make sure that candidates played by the rules — no agency that could issue regulations, write advisory opinions or bring enforcement actions against those breaking the law?” “The six-person FEC — three members from each party — enforces the rules it writes about how Americans are permitted to participate in politics. You thought the First AmendmentRead More