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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 2021-11
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The same disclaimer rules that apply to political committees’ election-related mailings also apply to holiday greeting cards. Any public communication made by a political committee—including communications that do not expressly …

The FEC’s Draft Strategic Plan, FY 2022-2026 is now available for comment on the FEC website. In creating its new Draft Strategic Plan, the Commission focused on building long-term …

As committees prepare for the busy election year, it’s a good time to learn how to identify and contact your committee’s Reports Analysis Division (RAD) Campaign Finance Analyst. Committees can …

The Commission will hold its only in-person regional conference of the 2021-2022 election cycle in San Diego, California, on February 8-9, 2022. Commissioners and staff will conduct a variety of …

Retail Benefits, Inc. (RBI) may provide customized fundraising software to political committees and will not incur reporting obligations under the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act) and Commission regulations.

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PACs, political parties, and presidential campaign committees that file monthly have a report due by Saturday, November 20, covering the month of October. Note that filing dates are not …

On November 8, 2021, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (the court) granted Campaign Legal Center’s (the plaintiff) renewed motion for default judgment against the Commission. …

WASHINGTON – At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission approved an advisory opinion and discussed and held over an advisory opinion request. The Commission also held an audit …

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 2021-10
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If you work with a nonconnected committee (including a Super PAC, Hybrid PAC or Leadership PAC) please join us on Wednesday, December 8, for our Nonconnected PAC Webinar. This two-part, …

On October 29, 2021, Dr. Jill Stein and Jill Stein for President (together, "Stein") petitioned the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit for review of …

The Commission’s Virtual Conference is just around the corner. Sign up soon to join FEC Commissioners and staff for two days of in-depth training in an online, interactive format. The …

Many organizations that sponsor a PAC—a separate segregated fund (SSF)—maintain a website to provide information about the committee. If that website includes a solicitation for the SSF, that portion of …