摘要: The Federal Election Commission introduced a number of innovations during the year designed to improve disclosure, promote compliance and streamline agency operations. With respect to disclosure, new electronic filing regulations,... 展开 The Federal Election Commission introduced a number of innovations during the year designed to improve disclosure, promote compliance and streamline agency operations. With respect to disclosure, new electronic filing regulations, effective January 1, 2001, require filers to submit their campaign finance reports electronically if they raise or spend over $50,000 in a calendar year, or expect to do so. Since reports filed electronically are publicly available almost instantaneously, the new regulations will result in more timely disclosure of campaign finance data. The Commission's new Administrative Fines program streamlines the agency's processing of violations involving committees that file reports late or fail to file. Like the Commission's enforcement process, the Administrative Fines program encourages compliance and, thereby, should improve disclosure. The rules implementing the program took effect July 14, 2000. These innovations, combined with the Commission's oversight of the financing of the Presidential and Congressional elections, made 2000 a busy and productive year at the FEC. The material that follows details the Commission's activities during the year. 收起