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Pennsylvania will hold a Special General Election on May 21, 2019, to fill the 12th congressional district House seat vacated by Representative Thomas A. Marino. Under state law, parties can ...

On February 12, 2019, the Commission published a notice of availability in the Federal Register (84 Fed. Reg. 3344) that seeks public comment on a petition for rulemaking filed by ...

The Commission has announced the inflation-adjusted contribution limits for 2019-2020 elections, as well as the coordinated party expenditure limits and lobbyist bundling threshold for 2019.

For the 2019-2020 cycle, the ...

WASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today approved a draft Notice of Availability and held over discussion of an Audit Division recommendation. Chair Ellen L. Weintraub provided welcoming remarks.

Draft Notice ...

WASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission announced updated contribution limits that have been indexed for inflation and are effective for federal elections in 2019-2020.

The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 ...

Under the Federal Election Campaign Act, certain contribution limits are indexed for inflation every two years, based on the change in the cost of living since 2001, which is the ...

The Federal Election Campaign Act and Commission regulations require special reporting of certain contributions that are collected or “bundled” by lobbyists/registrants, or by political action committees (PACs) that are ...

The 2019 coordinated party expenditure limits are now available.

The limits are:

• For Senate nominees, the 2019 limits range from $101,900 to $3,113,400, depending on each state's ...

On December 27, 2018, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia granted the Commission’s motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.

Background

In 2015 ...

On Wednesday, March 13, 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 ...

The Federal Election Commission has extended the comment deadline through March 4, 2019 on two pending rulemakings:

• REG 2018-03 (Definition of contribution). See 84 Fed. Reg. 2070 (February 6, 2019 ...

The Commission will hold a one-day online seminar for corporations and their political action committees (PACs) on February 27, 2019. Commission staff will conduct several technical workshops on the federal ...

Party committees that do not conduct reportable federal election activity and all PACs have the option to file reports on a "monthly" or "quarterly" filing schedule. Some committees prefer to ...

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 2018-12
  Provision of ...

The Commission has published its updated civil penalty amounts for 2019, pursuant to a federal law that requires federal agencies to adjust civil penalties for inflation each year. The updated ...

This article describing filing requirements for 2019 is supplemented by the reporting tables linked on the FEC's dates and deadlines page.

Senator Ron Wyden may use campaign funds to protect his personal electronic devices and accounts from cybersecurity threats that he faces in his role as an elected official.

Background

Several ...