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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 same disclaimer rules that apply to political committees’ election-related mailings may also apply to holiday greetings. Any public communication made by a political committee — including communications that do …
Read moreOn October 20, 2023, Campaign Legal Center and OpenSecrets (plaintiffs) filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging that the Commission unlawfully failed to act …
Read moreA state or local party committee may prepare and distribute campaign materials such as pins, bumper stickers and yard signs. The payments are not considered contributions or expenditures if the …
Read moreThe Upshur County Republican Executive Committee (Upshur County) and the West Virginia Republican Party (State Party) are not affiliated for purposes of the Federal Election Campaign Act’s (the Act) contribution …
Read moreAt this time of year, candidates and their campaign committees may be looking for ways to show appreciation to their supporters. It is important to keep in mind that campaign …
Read moreWASHINGTON – At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission approved an advisory opinion. Prior to the meeting, the Commission approved an Audit Division recommendation and a Proposed Final …
Read moreOn November 2, 2023, the Commission approved a directive which sets forth how the Office of General Counsel (OGC) conducts investigations following a reason-to-believe (RTB) finding in an enforcement matter. …
Read moreThe Commission has ended the consideration of a rulemaking which would have revised Commission regulations to treat certain limited liability partnerships (LLPs) as corporations for purposes of the Federal Election …
Read morePACs, political parties and presidential campaign committees that file monthly have a report due by Monday, November 20, covering the month of October. Quarterly filing PACs and political party …
Read moreAdvisory 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.
On September 13th, the Commission published a notice in the Federal Register seeking comments on ways to improve its online user experiences, including its report filing processes and public-facing website. …
Read moreWASHINGTON – At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission approved a proposed directive concerning investigations and discussed an advisory opinion request. Prior to the meeting, the Commission approved …
Read moreOn September 29, 2023, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (the court) granted both parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment in part and denied both motions in …
Read moreWhile most loans are considered contributions until repaid, bank loans do not count as contributions if made in the ordinary course of business and on a basis that assures repayment. …
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