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The FEC is performing maintenance on various electronic filing and disclosure systems this weekend. As a result, e-filing and other FEC servers will be off-line between the hours of 6:00 …
Read moreOn May 21, 2014, Chris Rufer, along with one state committee and one national committee of the Libertarian Party, filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of …
Read moreWASHINGTON-The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division issued its Memorandum Opinion and Order yesterday in Garcia for Congress, et al. v. FEC (Case 3:13-cv-02401-K), …
Read moreThe IRS requires political committees to obtain a tax ID number, formally referred to as an employer identification number (EIN). Your committee will need this number to open a bank …
Read moreOn May 19, 2014, the Supreme Court declined to hear Free Speech’s constitutional challenge to the FEC’s process for determining whether an organization qualifies as a "political committee." The Court’s …
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The Commission has launched FECConnect, a new online training service that enables political committees and other groups to schedule live, interactive online training sessions with FEC staff. The service …
The Federal Election Commission cited 10 campaign committees today for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Election report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (the …
Read moreMonthly filers are reminded they have a report due Tuesday, May 20, covering the month of April. Quarterly filers do not have a regularly scheduled report due this month, …
Read moreWASHINGTON-The Federal Election Commission cited 10 campaign committees today for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Election Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (the …
Read moreOn May 13, 2014, the Federal Election Commission cited a campaign committee for failing to file its 12-Day Pre-Convention election report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, …
Read moreWASHINGTON-The Federal Election Commission (FEC) cited a campaign committee today for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Convention Election Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as revised …
Read moreA nonconnected political committee may accept contributions in the form of bitcoin digital currency. It may also purchase bitcoins as an investment, but must sell the purchased bitcoins and deposit …
Read moreA new political committee established for joint fundraising (a "joint fundraising representative" or "JFR") must register with the FEC using FEC Form 1 (Statement of Organization). That form must identify …
Read moreWASHINGTON-The Federal Election Commission cited a campaign committee today for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Election Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (the …
Read moreThe Federal Election Commission cited a campaign committee today for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Election Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (the …
Read moreWASHINGTON–The Federal Election Commission today issued an advisory opinion.
Advisory Opinion 2014-02 (Make Your Laws PAC). The Commission approved an advisory opinion based on a request from Make Your …
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The Commission will offer July Quarterly/Monthly Reporting and FECFile webinars next month. The workshops for candidates will be held on Thursday, June 19, and the PAC and party committee …