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Weekly Digests are published every Friday and summarize the week's publicly disclosed activity. Press releases are published as news happens.
FEC Record articles inform candidates and committees about FEC developments and are published as news happens. Tips for Treasurers are published once a week.
The Commission will hold a one-day online seminar for political party committees on May 22, 2019. Commission staff will conduct several technical workshops on the federal campaign finance laws affecting ...
On April 12, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld the Commission’s policy of disclosing certain documents from its investigations in closed ...
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If you make independent expenditures or electioneering communications in connection with special elections, you may trigger additional FEC reporting. Please visit our dates and deadlines page for the coverage periods ...
On April 11, 2019, the Commission considered an advisory opinion request (AOR) from Leigh Brown. In her request, Leigh Brown, a congressional candidate, asked the Commission to determine whether radio ...
Candidates have a report due Monday, April 15. Staff in the Reports Analysis Division and Electronic Filing Office will be available until 8:00 p.m. (EDT) on Monday to ...
WASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today approved an advisory opinion and held over two other requests at its open meeting.
Advisory Opinion Request 2018-12 (Defending Digital Campaigns, Inc.) The Commission ...
The Commission will hold a regional conference in Chicago, Illinois, on August 27-28, 2019. Commissioners and staff will conduct a variety of technical workshops on the federal campaign finance laws ...
On March 31, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted the FEC’s cross-motion for summary judgment and denied plaintiffs’ motion in Level the Playing ...
On Wednesday, April 24, Commission staff will conduct online workshops for trade associations and their PACs. Beginners are encouraged to attend both the morning presentation on the basics of the ...
On March 29, 2019, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia granted summary judgment to the Commission, denying the same to Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in ...
On April 1, 2019, Ted Cruz for Senate and Senator Ted Cruz (plaintiffs) filed suit against the Commission alleging that the limit on repayment of candidate loans at 52 U ...
It Starts Today, a nonconnected political committee, may establish nominee and presumptive nominee funds that would accept contributions earmarked for candidates who receive the public endorsement of a specified endorsing ...
WASHINGTON – The United States District Court for the District of Columbia on Sunday issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order in Level the Playing Field et al. v. FEC (Case 1 ...
Advisory opinion requests (AORs) pending before the Commission as of the end of the month are listed. Procedures for commenting on pending AORs are described here.
The Commission requests public comment by Monday, April 15 on whether to revise its rules regarding the size of letters in disclaimers on television ads. All comments must be submitted ...
WASHINGTON – The United States District Court for the District of Columbia on Friday issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order in CREW et al. v. FEC (Case No. 18-0076), granting the ...