11 CFR § 4.2 - Policy on disclosure of records.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t11/s4.2"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "11 CFR § 4.2 - Policy on disclosure of records."
title_number: 11
title_name: "Federal Elections"
section_number: "4.2"
section_name: "Policy on disclosure of records."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION"
part_number: "4"
part_name: "PUBLIC RECORDS AND THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 552, as amended."
regulatory_source: "44 FR 33368, June 8, 1979, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "4"
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# 4.2 Policy on disclosure of records.
(a) The Commission will make the fullest possible disclosure of records to the public, consistent with the rights of individuals to privacy, the rights of persons contracting with the Commission with respect to trade secret and commercial or financial information entitled to confidential treatment, and the need for the Commission to promote free internal policy deliberations and to pursue its official activities without undue disruption.
(b) All Commission records shall be available to the public unless they are specifically exempt under this part.
(c) To carry out this policy, the Commission shall designate a Freedom of Information Act Officer.