The Devil We Know? Evaluating the Federal Election Commission as Enforcer
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The Federal Election Commission (FEC) (formally created in 1974 when Congress amended the Federal Election Campaign Act) is charged with the burdensome role of administering and enforcing federal election laws. Comprised of six voting commissioners, the FEC by law can have no more than three members of the same political party and in practice is balanced between three voting Democrats and three voting Republicans. Its performance has been much maligned, however, and is often targeted for complete overhaul or total elimination. Beyond the Washington Post editorial, consider some recent attacks on the FEC:
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