Federal Election Commission member Ann Ravel resigns, saying partisan deadlock blocks 30% of enforcement votes

Democratic FEC Commissioner Ann Ravel resigned and released a report documenting that by 2016, 30 percent of the commission substantive votes resulted in deadlock — up from 2.9 percent in 2006. Ravel Dysfunction and Deadlock report found that Republican commissioners routinely blocked enforcement actions against dark money groups through procedural maneuvers, preventing the FEC from penalizing organizations that appeared to violate campaign finance law. The six-member commission requires four votes to take action, giving three same-party commissioners effective veto power.