April 30, 2013

The Term Of Every Federal Election Commission Member Has Expired

The Term Of Every Federal Election Commission Member Has Expired: The Federal Election Commission will reach an ignominious milestone at midnight Tuesday: every single one of its members’ terms will have expired. But thanks to a quirk in election law — and Washington gridlock — they continue to serve and deadlock on nearly every major issue. Former Common Cause President Scott Harshbarger once quipped that, [...]/p