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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.
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The Commission has posted on its website an updated Campaign Guide for Congressional Candidates and Committees. The new Guide, which replaces the 2014 edition, provides an overall summary …
Read moreYou’re invited to join FEC Commissioners and staff for our San Diego Regional Conference on February 8-9 at the Hilton San Diego Mission Valley. The conference will offer in-depth training …
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.
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 …
Read moreThe 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 …
Read moreAs 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 …
Read moreThe 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 …
Read moreRetail 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.
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 …
Read moreOn 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. …
Read moreWASHINGTON – 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 …
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.
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, …
Read moreOn 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 …
Read moreThe 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 …
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