The nation’s top election watchdog is mired in gridlock and lacks the budget, staff, and teeth to enforce our nation’s campaign finance laws. A Federal Election Commission (FEC) that is unable to quickly respond to enforcement challenges sends a signal to candidates and political groups that there is little incentive to adhere to the letter or the spirit of our nation’s anti-corruption laws. Learn about our work to fix this essential agency that is, at the moment, “busted and broke.”
Press releases
In response to the Federal Election Commission’s (FEC) failure to clarify regulatory rules to prevent the use of deceptive generative artificial intelligence (AI) in political campaign ads, Issue One released…
Testimonies & comments
Today, Issue One submitted a public comment to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) urging the agency to clarify regulatory rules to prevent the use of deceptive generative artificial intelligence (AI)…
In the media
Cites our work to reform the Federal Election Commission
Testimonies & comments
In a new letter to Federal Election Commission Chair Shana Broussard, Issue One expressed support for amending agency regulations to help candidates of modest means run for federal office. Issue…
Podcast episodes
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) was created to play the critical role of enforcing our federal campaign finance laws and preventing political corruption or the appearance of corruption. Its job…
Sign-on letters
Issue One and the Campaign Legal Center today sent a letter to FEC Commissioner Sean Cooksey urging him to work with his fellow FEC commissioners to begin a rulemaking to…
Press releases
In the wake of the news that the statute of limitations has run out on two cases of alleged illegal coordination with big-money outside groups in the 2016 presidential race…
Legislation & policy analysis
This week, Reps. Derek Kilmer (D-WA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to overhaul the dysfunctional Federal Election Commission (FEC) and to ensure it can effectively enforce the nation’s…
Press releases
Issue One today praised Congress for including a new corporate transparency provision targeting secretive shell companies in the newly passed annual defense policy bill. “This new corporate transparency provision passed…
Press releases
Issue One Executive Director Meredith McGehee issued the following statement after the Senate voted today to confirm three new commissioners to the Federal Election Commission (FEC): “After being sidelined for…
