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WASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today issued an advisory opinion and discussed drafts of a second advisory opinion request. The Commission approved the Proposed Final Audit Report on the …

Florida will hold Special Primary and General elections to fill the 13th Congressional District House seat of the late Congressman Bill Young. The Special Primary will be held on January …

A lawsuit involving former Senate candidate Joseph Miller would not have existed irrespective of his candidacy. As a result, his campaign committee, Citizens for Joe Miller, may use campaign funds …

There are several special elections on the calendar, including races for House seats in Alabama, Florida and Massachusetts, and a Senate seat in New Jersey. Candidates in these elections, as …

On September 30, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted the FEC’s Motion for Summary Judgment in Combat Veterans for Congress PAC v. FEC.

Except for a special House run-off election in Alabama, no federal elections will be held on November 5, 2013. However, many voters will cast ballots for state and local offices …

WASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today welcomed two new Commissioners, elected a Vice Chairman and approved an advisory opinion.

Welcoming New Commissioners. Two new members of the Commission, …

Requests for Commission consideration of legal questions that arise during the compliance process now may be submitted electronically. This change, announced in the Federal Register on October 23, 2013, does …

WASHINGTON – Lee E. Goodman and Ann M. Ravel have assumed their new roles as Commissioners of the Federal Election Commission. President Barack Obama nominated Commissioners Ravel and Goodman on …

Spots remain available for the FEC's seminar/webinar on federal campaign finance law for nonconnected committees, including Super PACs, Hybrid PACs, Partnership PACs and Leadership PACs. The seminar will be held …

Federal candidates and officeholders may solicit funds that comply with the Act’s limitations and prohibitions and applicable State law at a nonfederal fundraising event, as long as the solicitation either …

The Commission will not pursue administrative fines against filers whose reports were due during the federal government shutdown and who failed to file on a timely basis as long as …

The Commission will hold a seminar for nonconnected political action committees (PACs), including Super PACs, Hybrid PACs and Leadership PACs, at its Washington, DC, headquarters on Wednesday, November 13, 2013. …

If the federal government is closed tomorrow (Tuesday, October 1, 2013), the FEC will postpone its October 2 webinars on reporting and electronic filing. The Commission will email instructions …