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Monthly filers have a report due Sunday, October 20, covering the month of September. Please note that the FEC does not have authority to extend filing deadlines, even when ...

On Wednesday, November 20, 2019, the Commission will offer a webinar on party activity during the presidential election cycle. This webinar is intended for national, state and local party committee ...

Candidate committees (except for presidential committees filing monthly) have a quarterly report due Tuesday, October 15, covering activity through September 30.

Staff in the Reports Analysis Division (RAD) and Electronic ...

On Wednesday, November 20, 2019, the Commission will offer a webinar for first-time candidates and potential candidates, as well as their campaign staff. “Candidate 101: Getting Started” will provide an ...

Before deciding to run for federal office, a potential candidate may wish to “test the waters” to explore the feasibility of a campaign without registering with the FEC. Testing the ...

On October 3, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a per curiam order in Lieu, et al. v. FEC, finding moot ...

WASHINGTON – The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Thursday issued a Per Curiam order in Lieu, et al. v. FEC, (USCA Case ...

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.

• AOR 2019-17
  Application of ...

There’s still room in our October 2nd reporting and FECFile webinars for campaign committees. The reporting webinar will address common filing problems, examine various reporting scenarios, and help campaign ...

The following reports are due in October:

• All authorized committees of House and Senate candidates must file a quarterly report by October 15, 2019. The report covers financial activity from ...

Presidential candidates raised $337.1 million and spent $159.9 million in the first six months of the 2019-2020 election cycle, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission ...

On September 16, 2019, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (“CREW”) and Noah Bookbinder (collectively “plaintiffs”) filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging ...

A special election is considered a separate election with a separate contribution limit. In fact, a special election may itself involve separate special primary, special general and/or special runoff elections, ...

The early registration discount for the FEC’s October 29-30 San Diego conference expires September 27. Register today and save!

At the conference, Commissioners and staff will conduct a variety of ...