Statutes and/or Regulations:

Civil Actions: 11 C.F.R. § 111.19

Complaints: 11 C.F.R. § 111.4

Initial complaint processing; notification: 11 C.F.R. § 111.5

Opportunity to demonstrate that no action should be taken on complaint-generated matters: 11 C.F.R. § 111.6

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

Investigations: 11 C.F.R. § 111.10

Commentary:

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

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

Complaint Process, FEC

Reports:

ELECTION ADMINISTRATION REFORM, Committee Reports for the 107th Congress

"No Bark, No Bite, No Point: The Case for Closing the Federal Election Commission and Establishing a New System for Enforcing the Nation's Campaign Finance Laws," Democracy 21

Other General Reference Materials:

FEC Enforcement History

FEC Enforcement Query System