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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. Access Record articles from 1975 through 2004 on the Record archive page. Tips for Treasurers are published once a week.
The Commission will offer its annual Year-End Reporting and FECFile webinars in January 2020. The workshops for PACs and party committees will be held on January 15, while those for ...
The same disclaimer rules that apply to election-related mailings also apply to holiday greeting cards, even if they do not solicit funds or contain express advocacy.
If a campaign sends ...
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.
A trade association may solicit and accept donations of money, goods or services from its members to defray the operating, administrative and solicitation expenses of the association’s SSF. The donations ...
California has scheduled special elections to fill the U.S. House of Representatives seat in the 25th Congressional District vacated by Representative Katie Hill. The Special General Election will be held ...
At this time of Thanksgiving, campaigns may be looking for ways to show appreciation to their supporters. While campaign funds cannot be converted to personal use, the Commission has issued ...
Wisconsin has scheduled special elections to fill the 7th congressional district House seat vacated by Representative Sean Duffy. The Special Primary Election will be held on February 18, 2020, and ...
Presidential campaigns, party committees, SSFs and PACs that file monthly have a report due on Wednesday, November 20, covering the month of October. For detailed reporting examples, please visit our ...
The Commission will hold its final regional conference of the 2019-2020 election cycle in San Antonio, Texas, on February 25-26, 2020. Commissioners and staff will conduct a variety of technical ...
On Wednesday, November 20th, the Commission will offer webinars for candidates and party committees:
Maryland has scheduled special elections to fill the 7th congressional district House seat of the late Representative Elijah Cummings. The Special Primary Election will be held on February 4, 2020, ...
Registration is now open for the FEC’s December 4 webinar for nonconnected PACs, including Super PACs, Hybrid PACs, and leadership PACs. This two-part webinar will address PAC operations, such ...
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.
House and Senate candidates may accept contributions for each election in which they participate. Some states hold caucuses or conventions in lieu of traditional primary elections to nominate federal candidates. ...