includes receipts and disbursements that total five thousand dollars or more, as well as payments to a single entity that total five thousand dollars or more in the reporting year, within certain specified categories as set out within the regulations.
157. See Labor Organization Annual Financial Reports, 68 Fed. Reg . 58374 . The new reporting requirement became effective in 2004.
158. The changes in reporting requirements were upheld in the U.S . Court of Appeals decision, American Fed’n of Labor and Cong . of Indus. Org. v. Chao, 409 F.3d 377 (D.C . Cir. 2005).
159. Buckley v. Valeo, 424 U.S . 1 (1976), at 67.
160. Publicity Act of 1910, June 25, 1910, ch. 392, 36 Stat. 822 (repealed by Pub. L. 92–220, §2, Dec. 23, 1971, 85 Stat. 795.)
161. Anthony Corrado, “Money and Politics,” in Corrado et al., 2005.
162. Pub. L . 92 –225, February 7, 1972, 86 Stat. 3 (codified at scattered sections in 2 U.S.C.)
163. Federal Election Campaign Amendments of 1974, Pub. L . 93 –443, October 15. 1974, 88 Stat. 1263 (codified at 26 U.S.C . §§9031–9042 (2000)). The FEC was established in §310 of Pub. L . 93 –443, codified at 2 U.S .C . 437(C), and the powers of the commission are set forth in §311 of Pub. L . 93 –443, codified at 2 U.S.C . 437(D).
164. Corrado, “Money and Politics,” pp. 22 –35; see also Press Release of Federal Election Commission, Campaign Finance Law Quick Reference for Reporters: Major Provisions of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002, http://www.fec.gov/press/bkgnd/bcra_over_view.shtml (site accessed May 28, 2006).
165. The Bipartisan Campaig n Reform Act of 2002, March 27, 2002, Pub. L. 107 – 155, 116 Stat. 81 (codified at 2 U.S .C .A. §438, 441, and 36 U.S .C .A. §510 (West 2005)). The provision providing for the penalty of five years in prison can be found at 2 U.S.C .A . §437j.
166. McConnell v. Federal Election Commission, 540 U.S. 93 (2003).
167. Trevor Potter, “Campaig n Finance Disclosure Laws,” in Corrado et al., 2005, pp. 148 –149.
168. Potter, “Campaign Finance Disclosure Laws,” pp. 123–160.
169. Trevor Potter and Kirk L. Jowers, “Election Law and the Internet,” in Corrado et al., 2005, pp. 243–263.
170. Adam Nagourney, “Internet Injects Sweeping Change into U.S . Politics,” New York Times, April 2, 2006, p. A1.
171. Electronic Filing of Reports by Political Committees, 65 Fed. Reg. 38415 (June 21, 2000) (codified at 11 C.F.R. §§100.19, 104.18, 101.1, 102.2, 104.5, 109.2, 114.10, 9003.1, and 9033.1 (2006)). 11 C.F.R. §104.18 specifically deals with electronic filing requirements pursuant to 2 U.S.C. §432(d) and 2 U.S.C. §434(a).
172. The full text of the FEC rules is available at http://www.fec.gov/law/law_rulemakings.shtml#internet05 (site accessed June 4, 2006). See also 71 Fed. Reg . 18589 (April 12, 2006) (to be codified at 11 C.F.R. pts. 100, 110, 114). 173. Adam Nagourney, “Agency Exempts Most of Internet from Campaign Spending Laws,” New York Times, March 28, 2006, p. A15.
