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There are different forms of 527s. We are specifically a 527 that supports/opposes more than one Federal candidate, is not a segregated fund or party committee,
by r3trohack3r 6y ago
There are different forms of 527s. We are specifically a 527 that supports/opposes more than one Federal candidate, is not a segregated fund or party committee, is not a Lobbyist/Registrant PAC, and is not a Leadership PAC. (On FEC form 1 this is box (f) under section 5)
Under this, the guidance I've been given is that we can publicly support and oppose candidates, make unlimited independent expenditures and we can raise funds in unlimited amounts. The primary restriction is that we can not use those funds to make contributions, whether direct, in-kind, or via coordinated communications, to federal candidates or committees. Our interpretation of that is we can run ads like these as long as we don't coordinate those ads directly with a campaign.
The FEC has a support line for getting guidance on campaign finance law. I've taken the guidance we've been given and run it through them. The FEC indicated we were in the clear. That being said, I'll call back Monday morning when they are open and ask your specific question to make sure our green light isn't a result of how I worded my questions.
- r3trohack3r 6y agoWanted to follow up after calling the FEC. The way we’ve incorporated, directly advocating for/against one or more federal candidates isn’t just an option, it’s mandatory. In order for us to qualify as the type of 527 we have registered for we are legally required to campaign for/against candidates. We are able to raise money without limits and spend that on advocating for or against candidates. The limits kick in when we are donating to a campaign or coordinating with a campaign.
- pvg 6y agoWhat type of 527 is that?
- r3trohack3r 6y ago> We are specifically a 527 that supports/opposes more than one Federal candidate, is not a segregated fund or party committee, is not a Lobbyist/Registrant PAC, and is not a Leadership PAC. (On FEC form 1 this is box (f) under section 5) For more context on this, the FEC instructions for filling out Form 1 contains a bit more information on the different types of 527s: https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/fecfrm1i.pdf https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/fecfrm1i... They also have this table explaining the contribution limits that apply to each, our form of 527 is called out in a footnote to the table: https://www.fec.gov/help-candidates-and-committees/candidate-taking-receipts/contribution-limits/ https://www.fec.gov/help-candidates-and-committees/candidate... > I guess my question is, if you're raising money not-for-a-campaign but on issues, how are you then going to use that money for explicit advocacy for a candidate's election, where limits actually kick in. https://www.fec.gov/help-candidates-and-committees/taking-receipts-pac/contributions-to-super-pacs-and-hybrid-pacs/ https://www.fec.gov/help-candidates-and-committees/taking-re...