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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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On September 19, 2016, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (the "Court") ruled that the Commission''s dismissal of two administrative complaints filed by Citizens for Responsibility …
Read moreKentucky will hold a special general election to fill the U.S. House seat in Kentucky''s 1st Congressional District vacated by Representative Ed Whitfield. The Special General will be held November …
Read moreEditor's Note: On September 14, 2016, after this AO was issued, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit issued a ruling that canceled the October 6 primary.
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia today issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order in CREW et al. v FEC (Case 1:14-cv-01419-CRC). The court granted CREW’s …
Read moreMonthly filers are reminded that they have a report due Tuesday, September 20, covering the month of August. Quarterly filers do not have a regularly scheduled report due this …
Read moreWASHINGTON — The Federal Election Commission today approved two Notices of Availability to seek public comment on whether the Commission should initiate a rulemaking in connection with new accounts of …
Read moreThis article provides an overview of provisions in the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act), as well as regulations and advisory opinions (AOs) implementing and interpreting them, that apply to …
Read moreWASHINGTON — The Federal Election Commission today issued an Advisory Opinion concerning whether an authorized committee of a federal candidate may raise contributions subject to a separate contribution limit for …
Read moreThe following reports are due in October:
The Commission has released its statistical summary of 18-month campaign activity for the 2015-2016 election cycle. This summary covers funds raised and spent in connection with federal elections between January …
Read moreDuring this point of the election cycle, federal candidates often endorse other federal or nonfederal candidates in public communications, such as robocalls or direct mass mailings. When a federal candidate …
Read moreWASHINGTON — The Federal Election Commission cited a campaign committee today for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended …
Read moreThe Federal Election Commission has cited a campaign committee for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (the Act), …
Read moreThe electioneering communications period for the general election begins on Friday, September 9 and runs through November 8. Any person who makes electioneering communications that aggregate more than $10,000 during …
Read moreAdvisory 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.
Read moreA commercial vendor may operate two internet-based platforms: one that provides fundraising services to political committees and another that allows individuals to contribute to federal political committees and encourage their …
Read moreThe Commission will offer reporting and FECFile webinars in September to help filers prepare for the busy pre-election filing period. The webinars for PACs and party committees will be held …
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