http://paymentweek.com/us-federal-election-commission-to-weigh-legality-of-bitcoin-donations/"Money and politics tend to go hand-in-hand, but what if a donor chooses to give bitcoins instead of dollars? Thats the issue currently being explored by the Federal Election Commission, after a conservative political action fund asked for permission to give and receive bitcoins."
"The FEC has two months to decide on this issue, though it may extend its time of deliberation."