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***Please note new date: Wednesday, June 4, 2014***
As Chairman and Vice Chair of the Federal Election Commission for 2014, we invite you to join us on Wednesday, June …
Read moreOn April 2, 2014, the Supreme Court issued a ruling in McCutcheon v. FEC that struck down the aggregate limits on the amount an individual may contribute during a two-year …
Read moreOn April 7, 2014, the Supreme Court vacated a district court judgment in James v. Federal Election Commission and remanded the case for further consideration in light of its decision …
Read moreQuarterly filers have a report due Tuesday, April 15, covering from the close of books of their last report through March 31. Staff in the Reports Analysis Division (RAD) …
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The Commission will hold a seminar for trade associations, membership and labor organizations and their political action committees (PACs) at its Washington, DC, headquarters on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. The …
On March 26, 2014, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit dismissed as moot the Libertarian National Committee’s (LNC) challenge to the Federal Election Campaign Act’s …
Read moreA California party committee may transfer in funds from its predecessor’s dormant federal account and use them for federal election activity, so long as the committee makes best efforts to …
Read moreOn April 2, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in McCutcheon v. FEC. The plurality opinion concludes that the overall biennial contribution limits at 2 U.S.C. § 441a(a)(3) are …
Read morePresident Barack Obama signed legislation on April 3, 2014, that will end the public funding of presidential nominating conventions.
One of the three components of the presidential public funding program …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today approved an advisory opinion and held over discussion of another advisory opinion request.
Advisory Opinion 2014-01 (Solano County United Democratic Central Committee). …
Read moreWASHINGTON–Today the Supreme Court issued its opinion in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission (Case No. 12-536). The text of the opinion may be found here (https://transition.fec.gov/law/litigation/mccutcheon_sc_opinion.pdf). The Commission …
Read moreApril is a busy reporting month as primary season heats up and quarterly filers submit their April 15 reports. Be sure to consult the FEC's online reporting pages, compliance …
Read moreThe FEC will offer a doubleheader of spring training workshops in Washington, DC, next month. First up are FECFile webinars for all types of committees on April 2, followed …
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New Jersey will hold Special Primary and General elections to fill the 1st Congressional District House seat vacated by Congressman Robert Andrews. The Special Primary will be held …
Monthly filers are reminded they have a report due, Thursday, March 20, covering the month of February. Quarterly filers do not have a regularly scheduled report due this month, …
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