The FEC is made up of 6 members, 3 Dems & 3 Reps, it requires 4 members votes to initiate an investigation. The FEC was set up after Watergate and has worked to provide some transparency to money entering elections. Since Citizens United and the immense inflow of cash into politics, you would think the FEC would be busy. The opposite is true, the lack of bipartisanship and the large untraceable donations available, have made the commission resist any attempts to investigate even the most obvious wrongdoing.
The FEC watches and refers problems with our election system to the justice department. When the FEC refuses to do its job, it becomes part of the problem.
The FEC is made up of 6 members, 3 Dems & 3 Reps, it requires 4 members votes to initiate an investigation. The FEC was set up after Watergate and has worked to provide some transparency to money entering elections. Since Citizens United and the immense inflow of cash into politics, you would think the FEC would be busy. The opposite is true, the lack of bipartisanship and the large untraceable donations available, have made the commission resist any attempts to investigate even the most obvious wrongdoing.
The FEC watches and refers problems with our election system to the justice department. When the FEC refuses to do its job, it becomes part of the problem.