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The 30-Day Post-General report is due on December 3, 2026. The Post-General report covers activity from October 15 (or from the close of books of the last report filed) through …

November 4, 2026, marks the beginning of a new election cycle. For reporting purposes, campaigns aggregate receipts and disbursements on an election cycle basis. As a result, all 2026 …

Around election day, the FEC often receives questions about election-related topics outside its jurisdiction, including voting, voter fraud and intimidation, ballot access and election results. For information on these topics, …

Remember, disclaimers on public communications must be "clear and conspicuous" regardless of the medium in which they are transmitted. A disclaimer is not clear and conspicuous if it is difficult …

Monthly filers and authorized committees of candidates running in the 2026 general election must file a 12-Day Pre-General Election Report, by Thursday, October 22. If you are a quarterly …

With the November 3 general election approaching, many filers may be required to submit additional notices to disclose last-minute activity.

• Campaign committees must disclose within 48 hours any contribution of …

On Wednesday, November 18, the Commission will host a webinar to help candidate committees prepare to wind down the campaign cycle and file their 30 Day Post-General Reports, due December …

Quarterly filers have a report due Thursday, October 15, and monthly filers have a report due Tuesday, October 20. Both cover activity through September 30.

Staff in the …

Congressional candidates collected $2.8 billion and disbursed $2 billion, political parties received $1.4 billion and spent $1 billion, and political action committees (PACs) raised $8.3 billion and spent $6.5 billion, …

Committees must file the following reports in October:

• All authorized committees of House and Senate candidates must file a quarterly report by October 15, 2026. The report covers financial activity …

To encourage support for its separate segregated fund (SSF), the connected organization may pledge to match all or a portion of a contribution to its SSF with a donation to …

On September 15, 2026, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (the court) granted Intervenor-Defendant National Republican Senatorial Committee's (NRSC) motion to dismiss for lack of subject …

Local party organizations may support federal candidates using federally-permissible funds, but must register with the Commission if they exceed any of the following thresholds within a calendar year:

• Raising more …