2 U.S.C. § 438A
Section 438a · Maintenance of website of election reports
This is § 502 of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (McCain-Feingold)
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. v. Barland (2014)
Most recently applied in Wisconsin Right to Life State v. Timothy Vocke (May 2014)
The Federal Election Commission shall maintain a central site on the Internet to make accessible to the public all publicly available election-related reports and information.
In this section, the term “election-related report” means any report, designation, or statement required to be filed under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.
Any Federal executive agency receiving election-related information which that agency is required by law to publicly disclose shall cooperate and coordinate with the Federal Election Commission to make such report available through, or for posting on, the site of the Federal Election Commission in a timely manner.
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References in Text
The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 92–225, Feb. 7, 1972, 86 Stat. 3, as amended, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 431 of this title and Tables.
Codification
Section was enacted as part of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002, and not as a part of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 which comprises this chapter.
Effective Date
Section effective Nov. 6, 2002, but not applicable with respect to runoff elections, recounts, or election contests resulting from elections held prior to Nov. 6, 2002, see section 402 of Pub. L. 107–155, set out as an Effective Date of 2002 Amendment; Regulations note under section 431 of this title.