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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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WASHINGTON – The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia Alexandria Division issued its Memorandum Opinion and Order in Stop Hillary PAC et al. v. FEC (Case …
Read morePlan to register for FEC campaign finance webinars and conferences in 2016. The updated schedule is available on our Educational Outreach page.
Read moreWASHINGTON – At its final open meeting of the year yesterday, the Federal Election Commission discussed and held over two advisory opinions, and agreed on meeting dates for 2016. The …
Read moreWASHINGTON – At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission elected Matthew S. Petersen as Chairman and Steven T. Walther as Vice Chairman for 2016. Mr. Petersen has served …
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The Commission will offer its annual Year-End Reporting and FECFile workshops in January 2016. The webinars for PACs and party committees will be held on January 13, while the webinars …
Ohio will hold special primary and general elections to fill the U.S. House seat in Ohio’s 8th Congressional District vacated by Representative John Boehner. The Special Primary will be held …
Read moreA limited liability company (LLC) taxed as a corporation may provide an app that “rounds up” each transaction on a user's credit or debit card to the next dollar, and …
Read moreOn December 10, 2015, the Commission moved to amend its complaint against Utah businessman Jeremy Johnson to add John Swallow as a defendant. In June, the Commission had filed suit …
Read moreMonthly filers are reminded that they have a report due Sunday, December 20, covering the month of November. Please note that the FEC does not have authority to extend …
Read moreWith the first Presidential primaries and caucuses scheduled for early February, the Commission has begun to receive questions about the filing requirements associated with these elections:
1. Where can I …
Read moreOn November 23, 2015, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington ("CREW"), and Melanie Sloan filed a Complaint for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief in the U.S. District Court for the …
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 November 25, 2015, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted the plaintiffs'' application to convene a three-judge court to hear their constitutional challenges.
The plaintiffs—the …
Read moreThe same disclaimer rules that apply to campaign-related mailings apply to holiday greeting cards and email messages as well, even though they usually do not solicit funds or contain express …
Read moreOn November 19, 2015, Martin J. O’Malley became the first 2016 presidential candidate to be declared eligible by the Federal Election Commission to receive federal matching funds. O’Malley is seeking …
Read moreSpots remain available for the FEC's December 2 webinar on federal campaign finance law for nonconnected committees, including Super PACs, Hybrid PACs, Partnership PACs and Leadership PACs. Workshops will be …
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