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The Libertarian Party of Michigan Executive Committee, Inc. (the LPM) qualifies as a state party committee under the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act).
Background
Under the Act and …
Candidates who personally loaned their campaign more than $250,000 for the 2016 general election and would like to be repaid in full have until November 28 to obtain that repayment; …
Read moreGary Johnson 2012, Inc. (the "Committee") may use its cash on hand and may raise additional funds to fulfill obligations to the United States Treasury and to the Commission, consistent …
Read moreCampaigns with net debts outstanding after an election is over may accept contributions to retire the debt. A committee has net debts outstanding from the 2016 general election if its …
Read moreThe Libertarian Party of Colorado (LPC) qualifies as a state committee of the Libertarian Party because it is a part of the official party structure and it is responsible for …
Read moreOn November 14, 2016, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) and its executive director Melanie Sloan (collectively, plaintiffs) filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today issued four advisory opinions. It held over two advisory opinion requests, consideration of proposed amendments to a Commission directive, and a vote on …
Read moreOn November 7, 2016, a three-judge court of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted summary judgment to the Commission in a lawsuit brought by the Republican …
Read moreOn November 7, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida issued a Consent Judgment in FEC v. Lynch. The judgment found a violation of the …
Read moreOn November 14, 2016, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed a notice of cross-appeal with the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in their …
Read moreNovember 9, 2016, marked the beginning of a new election cycle. For reporting purposes, campaigns aggregate receipts and disbursements on an election cycle basis. As a result, all 2016 campaigns …
Read moreOn November 4, 2016, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia rejected the Independence Institute's challenge to the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act's electioneering communication provisions, and granted the …
Read moreWASHINGTON – A three-judge court of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued a Memorandum Opinion yesterday in Republican Party of Louisiana, et al. v. FEC …
Read moreOn November 4, 2016, Representative Ted Lieu, Representative Walter Jones, Senator Jeff Merkley, State Senator (Ret.) John Howe, Zephyr Teachout, and Michael Wager ("Plaintiffs") filed suit against the Commission in …
Read moreOn October 31, 2016, the United States Supreme Court denied a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by the plaintiffs in Stop Reckless Economic Instability caused by Democrats, et …
Read moreOn November 3, 2016, the Commission considered an Advisory Opinion Request (AOR) from Citizen Super PAC. In its request, the PAC asked several questions regarding the application of coordination rules …
Read moreTuesday, November 8, is Election Day! While the FEC's mission relates solely to the financing of federal elections, we often get questions about other election-related topics, such as: