FEC Comment Period: Seven Days And Counting!
By Michael Bassik, 05/27/2005 - 3:40pm

The deadline to file comments with the Federal Election Commission regarding Internet Communication is exactly one week away. Sixty days sure fly by when you’re having fun. Here's what's going on and what you can do to help.

  • Mike Krempasky and I have been hard at work drafting Online Coalition's comment to the FEC. It should be ready early next week for everyone to check out and endorse. Our submission focuses on the definitions of public communication, the media exemption, and the volunteer exemption. If you'd like to receive an e-mail when the comment is complete, sign your name to the letter on the Online Coalition site.


  • The Center for Democracy & Technology and the Institute for Politics, Technology, and the Internet have crafted a list of guiding principles regarding free speech on the Internet. If you haven't done so yet, please check out the principles and endorse them. More than 1,000 people have already signed on.


  • It's not too late to file your own comment. We're not talking about a legal treatise. All you have to do is send an e-mail to internet@fec.gov and let them know how you feel. If you do e-mail the FEC, please also share your thoughts here on PDF. We're interested in what you have to say.


  • Show the flag.  If you have a website or blog, feel free to post the banner below.  For now, we encourage you to have it link directly to the Center for Democracy & Technology FEC site at http://fec.cdt.org. And be sure to check back here next week for more updates.




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