October 19, 2018
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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. Tips for Treasurers are published once a week.
October 18, 2018
District court dismisses Commission’s complaint in FEC v. Rivera
In an order dated September 24, 2018, the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida granted former Congressman David Rivera’s motion to dismiss the Commission’s ...
October 16, 2018
Do I have to file a pre-general report?
If you are a monthly filer* or an authorized committee of a candidate in the 2018 general election, the answer is automatically YES. If you are a quarterly-filing PAC or ...
October 12, 2018
October 11, 2018
FEC to host post-election webinar for candidates
On November 14, 2018, the Commission will host a webinar to help candidate committees prepare to wind down their campaigns and file their 30 Day Post-General (30G) Reports. The workshop ...
October 10, 2018
Quarterly and monthly reports due
Quarterly filers have a report due Monday, October 15, and monthly filers have a report due Saturday, October 20. For additional information, please consult the October reporting reminder in the ...
October 5, 2018
October 5, 2018
Independent expenditure reporting guidance for persons other than political committees
As a result of a court decision in CREW v. FEC, certain independent expenditure disclosure requirements have changed for persons other than political committees. The Commission has issued guidance for ...
October 4, 2018
FEC provides guidance following U.S. District Court decision in CREW v. FEC, 316 F. Supp. 3d 349 (D.D.C. 2018)
WASHINGTON – On August 3, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order in CREW v. FEC (Case No. 16-0259). The Court vacated ...
October 1, 2018
Pending advisory opinion requests as of September 30, 2018
Advisory opinion requests (AORs) pending before the Commission as of the end of the month are listed below. Procedures for commenting on pending AORs are described here.
- AOR 2018-12
Provision ...
October 1, 2018
Upcoming reporting and FECFile webinars
On October 3 & 4, 2018, the Commission will offer reporting and FECFile webinars to help filers prepare for the busy pre-election filing period. Reporting webinars will address common filing ...
September 28, 2018
September 26, 2018
October reporting reminder (2018)
The following reports are due in October:
- All authorized committees of House and Senate candidates must file a quarterly report by October 15, 2018. The report covers financial activity from ...
September 25, 2018
New York special election reporting: 25th district (2018)
New York will hold a Special General Election on November 6, 2018, to fill the 25th congressional district House seat of the late Representative Louise Slaughter. Under state law, parties ...
September 21, 2018
FEC welcomes new Senate electronic filing requirement
WASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission welcomed a new statutory provision making the Commission, effective immediately, the point of entry for all filings required under the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA ...
September 21, 2018
September 21, 2018
Senate committees must file with FEC and follow mandatory e-filing rules
Earlier today, the President signed into law the Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019, which contained a provision that makes the Federal ...
September 21, 2018
New law changes Senate filing rules
Earlier today, President Trump signed legislation that makes the FEC the point of entry for all Senate filings. As a result, Senate candidates and committees no longer file with the ...
September 19, 2018
U.S. Supreme Court vacates stay in CREW v. FEC (16-259)
On September 18, 2018, the United States Supreme Court lifted the Chief Justice’s stay of the order of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in ...
September 18, 2018
U.S. Supreme Court vacates stay in CREW v. FEC
WASHINGTON – The United States Supreme Court today lifted the Chief Justice’s stay of the order of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in CREW v ...
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