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The Commission will hold a one-day online seminar for political party committees on Wednesday, February 24, 2016. Commission staff will conduct several technical workshops on the federal campaign finance laws …
Read moreOn January 20, 2016, the Commission certified $846,365.09 in federal matching funds to presidential candidate Martin J. O’Malley for the 2016 primary election. O’Malley is seeking the Democratic nomination for …
Read moreYear-End reports covering activity through December 31 are due Sunday, January 31. Please note that the FEC does not have authority to extend filing deadlines, even when they fall …
Read moreWASHINGTON — Today the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued an opinion, judgment and order in Van Hollen v. FEC(15-5016 & 15-5017).
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Read moreUPDATE, Jan. 20, 2016: This release has been updated. See below.
WASHINGTON — The Federal Election Commission today certified $846,365.09 in federal matching funds to presidential candidate Martin J. O’Malley …
Read moreCommittees often ask if they may include funds raised in January in their Year-End FEC reports. Under Commission regulations, the date of receipt is used for reporting purposes, so committees …
Read moreWASHINGTON — At its first open meeting of 2016, the Federal Election Commission approved an advisory opinion and an Audit Division Recommendation Memorandum. The Commission also discussed and held over …
Read morePACs and most party committees have the option to file reports on a "monthly" or "quarterly" filing schedule, and may change their filing frequency one time per year. During …
Read moreThis article on filing requirements for 2016 is supplemented by the reporting tables linked at https://transition.fec.gov/info/report_dates_2016.shtml.
All committees must file a 2015 Year-End …
Read moreThe Commission has posted the schedule for FEC reports that are due in 2016 at https://transition.fec.gov/info/report_dates_2016.shtml. An overview of FEC reporting requirements for 2016 is also available at https://transition.fec.gov/pages/fecrecord/2016/january/reportsduein2016.shtml …
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 moreOn December 21, 2015, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia denied plaintiffs Stop Hillary PAC and Dan Backer's Motion for Preliminary Injunction. The plaintiffs had sought …
Read moreOn December 18, 2015, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida against Edward Lynch, Sr., Lynch for Congress and …
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At its open meeting of December 17, 2015, the Federal Election Commission elected Matthew S. Petersen as Chairman and Steven T. Walther as Vice Chairman for 2016. Mr. Petersen has …
On December 16, 2015, the Commission unanimously approved seven recommendations for changes to current campaign finance law. Some of the recommendations relate to the law’s registration and reporting requirements, including …
Read moreHappy holidays! As you prepare for the new year, it's a good time to make sure that you have updated your Statement of Organization ( FEC Form 1 (Instructions …
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