Proposed FEC Rules Would Exempt Most Political Activity on Internet

Proposed FEC Rules Would Exempt Most Political Activity on Internet: "Proposed FEC Rules Would Exempt Most Political Activity on Internet

By Zachary A. Goldfarb and Thomas B. Edsall
Washington Post Staff Writers
Saturday, March 25, 2006; Page A04

The Federal Election Commission last night released proposed new rules that leave almost all Internet political activity unregulated except for the purchase of campaign ads on Web sites.

'My key goal in this rule-making has been to make sure that the commission establish clear rules to exempt individuals who engage in online politics from campaign finance laws,' said Chairman Michael E. Toner, a Republican."

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