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FEC approves two advisory opinions, a Notice of Disposition of a rulemaking and certification of matching funds payments to two presidential candidates
WASHINGTON – At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission approved two advisory opinions, a Notice of Disposition of a rulemaking, and certification of presidential matching fund payments to …
Read moreCharitable matching programs
To encourage support for its separate segregated fund (SSF), the connected organization may pledge to match all or a portion of a contribution to its SSF with a donation to …
Read moreFEC to host Reporting and FECFile webinars in September and October (2024)
The Commission will host a series of webinars to help committees prepare to file their disclosure reports due in October. The webinars for candidate committees will be offered on September …
Read moreAugust monthly reporting reminder
PACs, political parties and presidential campaign committees that file monthly have a report due by Tuesday, August 20, covering the month of July. Quarterly filing PACs and political party …
Read moreFEC cites committees for failure to file 12-Day Pre-Primary Financial Report
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Election Commission cited three campaign committees today for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended …
Read moreTexas special election reporting: 18th Congressional District (2024)
Texas will hold a Special General Election on November 5, 2024, to fill the 18th Congressional District House seat held by the late Representative Sheila Jackson Lee. Under Texas law, …
Read moreContributions to retire debts
If a campaign committee has net debts outstanding after an election is over, it may raise contributions to retire the debt provided that:
- The contribution is designated for that election …
District Court grants FEC’s motion to dismiss in Free Speech for People, et al. v. FEC (22-666)
On August 1, 2024, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia granted the Commission’s motion to dismiss a complaint filed by Free Speech for People and Campaign …
Read moreAO 2024-08: Campaign may seek redesignation of general election contributions to recount fund
A principal campaign committee may ask its general election contributors to redesignate their contributions to its recount fund.
Background
Representative Bob Good was a candidate for the Republican nomination in …
Read moreComments sought on amending political party regulations
On August 1, 2024, the Commission published a notification of availability in the Federal Register at 89 Fed. Reg. 62671 that seeks public comment on a petition for rulemaking filed …
Read moreReporting independent expenditures
If you make independent expenditures in connection with an upcoming election, you may trigger special reporting obligations. Political committees and other persons that make independent expenditures may have to disclose …
Read moreComments sought regarding use of FEC Form 3Z
On August 1, 2024, the Commission published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register that seeks public comment on a proposal to eliminate the use of FEC …
Read moreDistrict Court issues opinion and order in Free Speech for People, et al. v. FEC
WASHINGTON – The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order in Free Speech for People, et al. v. FEC (Case No. 22-666) today, …
Read moreComments sought on expansion of the Administrative Fines Program
On August 1, 2024, the Commission published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register seeking public comment on a proposal to expand the Administrative Fines Program (AFP) to …
Read moreFEC to host September 11 Independent Expenditures and Pre-Election Communications Webinar (2024)
To date, political committees, individuals and organizations have disclosed spending $485 million on independent expenditures during the 2024 election cycle. If you’d like to learn more about these unlimited …
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