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posted by martyb on Sunday August 21 2016, @07:11AM   Printer-friendly
from the not-Deez-Nuts-—-Doze-Nuts! dept.

The U.S. Federal Election Commission (FEC) has announced new procedures to prevent the listing of false or fake information in election filings:

The new procedure comes in response to an increase this election cycle in the filing of registration and statement of candidacy forms (FEC Forms 1 and 2) that provide patently false candidate or treasurer names, questionable contact or bank information, or material that does not relate to campaign finance, such as drawings, essays and personal court records.

The Commission has authorized staff to send verification letters to filers listing fictional characters, obscene language, sexual references, celebrities (where there is no indication that the named celebrity submitted the filing), animals, or similarly implausible entries as the name or contact information of the candidate or committee. These letters will:

  • notify the filer of the potential penalties for false filings with a federal agency;
  • note the seemingly false information (candidate name, contact information, etc.) that was filed on the relevant Statement of Organization (FEC Form 1) or Statement of Candidacy (FEC Form 2);
  • direct the filer to file a letter either confirming or withdrawing the filing, or to file an amended Form 1 or 2, within 30 days of the date of the verification letter;
  • indicate that withdrawing the filing or failing to respond to the verification letter will lead to the Form 1 or 2 being removed from the searchable candidate/committee filings database on the Commission's website; and
  • note that removal of the filing from the Commission's searchable database does not waive the Commission's authority to pursue or refer action for false filing under 52 U.S.C. Section 30109(a) or otherwise report such filings under 52 U.S. C. Section 30107(a)(9).

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  • (Score: 2) by wonkey_monkey on Sunday August 21 2016, @09:15AM

    by wonkey_monkey (279) on Sunday August 21 2016, @09:15AM (#390957) Homepage

    Deez Nuts

    Who are deez nuts that are causing trouble? What about doze nuts?

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  • (Score: 2) by martyb on Sunday August 21 2016, @12:04PM

    by martyb (76) Subscriber Badge on Sunday August 21 2016, @12:04PM (#390998) Journal

    Deez Nuts

    Who are deez nuts that are causing trouble? What about doze nuts?

    So, you noticed the story's 'Dept line'?

    from the not-Deez-Nuts-—-Doze-Nuts! dept.

    =)

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