NEWS: The FEC has unanimously voted to ask Congress to ban prechecked recurring donation boxes, a month after a NYT investigation showed how the Trump operation's use of the tactic caused a flood of refunds and fraud complaints.
It was a 6-0 vote.
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It was a 6-0 vote.
nytimes.com/2021/05/06/us/…
The FEC is often stymied by partisanship — it is evenly split 3-3 in terms of partisan alignment — but the package of legislative recommendations passed without dissent on Thursday.
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Here is the legislative recommendation to Congress on recurring donations adopted by the FEC on Thursday, which reveals that FEC staff “regularly contacted” by donors who “do not recall authorizing recurring contributions.” nytimes.com/2021/05/06/us/… 
To be extra clear, the FEC cannot ban this practice. It is saying it does not have that authority under the law.
The commission is unanimously asking Congress to do so.
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The commission is unanimously asking Congress to do so.
nytimes.com/2021/05/06/us/…
Here is the original investigation into the Trump campaign's use of prechecked recurring donation boxes, and the subsequent flood of fraud complaints and demands for refunds. nytimes.com/2021/04/03/us/…
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