FEC—or DOJ if FEC fails—must publish guidance on court-voided FECA/regs
President should request FEC guidance listing statutory provisions and regs voided or changed by courts; if FEC fails, direct AG to issue DOJ public guidance so candidates/public know what still applies.
Mandate
Mandate Ch. 29 (FEC) — Legislative/guidance: multiple FECA provisions and FEC regulations have been found unlawful/unconstitutional yet remain in U.S. Code/CFR; President should request commissioners prepare such guidance; if FEC fails to act, direct the attorney general to prepare a DOJ guidance document outlining all FECA statutory provisions and FEC regulations changed, amended, or voided by specific court decisions.
Undo plan
1) Support public annotated FECA/reg guidance—preferably from FEC with bipartisan approval.
2) Ensure DOJ guidance is descriptive of holdings, not a vehicle to nullify still-valid limits.
3) Update CFR via APA to remove vacated rules formally.
4) Cross-link advisory opinions to superseded text.
5) Verify: published voided-provisions guide; CFR cleanup petitions.