Statutes and/or Regulations:

General Counsel's recommendation on complaint-generated matters: 11 C.F.R. § 111.7

Internally generated matters; referrals : 11 C.F.R. § 111.8

The reason to believe finding; notification: 11 C.F.R. § 111.9

Investigation: 11 C.F.R. § 111.10

Commentary:

"Filing a Complaint with the FEC," The Center for Responsive Politics

Complaint Process, FEC

Comments of The Campaign Legal Center on FEC Request for Public Comment on its Enforcement Procedures

FEC Policy Statement on Deposition Transcripts in Non-Public Investigations

"Filing a Complaint," FEC Brochure

"Lessons Learned from McConnell v. FEC: An Analysis by Key Participants in this Historic Supreme Court Case," the Campaign Legal Center

Reports:

ELECTION ADMINISTRATION REFORM, Committee Reports for the 107th Congress

Other General Reference Materials:

FEC Enforcement History

FEC Enforcement Query System