commissioners vote on whether they have “reason to believe” that a violation has occurred, 2 U.S.C. § 437g(a)(2). If four of the six commissioners find “reason to believe,” the FEC begins an investigation. Id. But if no majority finds “reason to believe,” the FEC dismisses the complaint, and the complainant may file a petition with the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. 2 U.S.C. § 437g(a)(8)(A). The doctrine of administrative remedies provides that no one is entitled to judicial relief for a supposed or threatened injury until the prescribed administrative remedy has been exhausted. McKart v. United States, 395 U.S. 185, 193, 89 S.Ct. 1657, 23 L.Ed.2d 194 (1969) (internal quotation marks omitted); see also Ester v. Principi 250 F.3d 1068, 1072 (7th Cir. 2001) (<HOLDING>),- The doctrine’s primary purpose is to avoid
holding that additional records submitted to the appeals council are part of the administrative record for judicial review holding that because here the statutes in issue provide for judicial review via citizen suit provisions yet do not set forth a standard for that review judicial review is limited to apa review on the administrative record holding that strong policy considerations compel us toward requiring requiring administrative process including the values of judicial economy agency autonomy accuracy and the need for a welldeveloped record for review holding that requiring notice and comment is not required where the record demonstrates that the agency in fact has had the benefit of petitioners comments holding that judicial review of decisions of military correction boards is review of the administrative record conducted under the administrative procedure act