January 20, 2015
Message from FEC Chair Ann M. Ravel
Happy New Year! This year is the 40th anniversary of the FEC. As we mark this milestone, it’s worth remembering that the essential purpose of the FEC has always been …
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January 16, 2015
January 15, 2015
FEC Approves Advisory Opinion and Additional Meeting Dates; Chair Ravel Issues Statement on 2015 Priorities
WASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today approved an advisory opinion and meeting dates for the second half of 2015. Chair Ann M. Ravel set out her priorities for the …
Read moreJanuary 14, 2015
FEC to host February 18 webinar for corporations and their PACs
The Commission will hold a one-day online seminar for corporations and their political action committees (PACs) on Wednesday, February 18, 2015. Commission staff will conduct several technical workshops on the …
January 13, 2015
Supreme Court denies petition for certiorari in Stop This Insanity, Inc. Employee Leadership Fund v. FEC
On January 12, 2015, the United States Supreme Court let stand the dismissal of Stop This Insanity’s constitutional challenge to the Federal Election Campaign Act’s contribution limits and solicitation restrictions …
Read moreJanuary 13, 2015
FEC v. O'Donnell (New)
On January 5, 2015, the Federal Election Commission filed suit against Christine O’Donnell, Friends of Christine O’Donnell and Matthew Moran, in his official capacity as treasurer. The FEC alleges that …
Read moreJanuary 12, 2015
Expanded Online Training for 2015-16 Cycle
The Commission will expand its online compliance training program during the 2015-16 election cycle and replace its in-house seminars and workshops with webinars, beginning with our January webinars on Year-End …
Read moreJanuary 9, 2015
January 9, 2015
Expanded online training for 2015-16 cycle
The Commission will expand its online compliance training program during the 2015-16 election cycle and replace its in-house seminars and workshops with webinars. This move reflects the relative attendance numbers …
Read moreJanuary 5, 2015
Reports due in 2015
This article on filing requirements for 2015 is supplemented by the reporting tables linked at https://transition.fec.gov/info/report_dates_2015.shtml.
Year-End reports covering 2014 activity
All committees must file a 2014 …
January 5, 2015
Mark Your Calendars! FEC Reporting in 2015
The Commission has posted the schedule for FEC reports that are due in 2015 at https://transition.fec.gov/info/report_dates_2015.shtml. An overview of FEC reporting requirements for 2015 is also available at https://transition.fec.gov/pages/fecrecord/2015/january/reportsin2015.shtml …
Read moreJanuary 2, 2015
December 31, 2014
Removal of aggregate biennial contribution limits made final
On December 24, 2014, the Commission announced that the interim rules removing the aggregate biennial contribution limits formerly found at 11 CFR 110.5 are now final rules. (79 Fed. Reg. …
Read moreDecember 30, 2014
Stop Hillary PAC v. FEC (New 2014)
On December 11, 2014, plaintiff Stop Hillary PAC filed suit against the FEC to challenge the agency’s alleged failure to act on its complaint against Ready For Hillary PAC (Ready …
Read moreDecember 29, 2014
Commission publishes technical corrections to CFR (December 2014)
The Commission has published in the Federal Register a series of technical changes to various sections of Title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). 79 Fed. Reg. 77841 …
Read moreDecember 26, 2014
December 23, 2014
Rufer, et al. v. FEC and RNC, et al. v. FEC (Dismissal)
Rufer, et al. v. FEC (Rufer) and RNC, et al. v. FEC (RNC) were both dismissed recently after the parties filed dismissal agreements with the U.S. …
Read moreDecember 23, 2014
Commission declines to initiate rulemaking to amend federal office definition
On December 11, 2014, the Commission announced its decision not to initiate a rulemaking to revise the definition of “federal office” in 11 CFR 100.4 to include delegates to a …
Read moreDecember 23, 2014
Time to Take Stock and Prepare for 2015
Happy 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 …
Read moreDecember 22, 2014
AO 2014-18: Two corporate PACs are not affiliated
The separate segregated funds (SSFs) for Rayonier Inc. (Rayonier) and Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. (RYAM) are not affiliated because the companies’ overall relationship reflects independence post-spin-off.
Background
RYAM, …