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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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On October 18, 2012, the Commission approved a Notice of Availability for a Petition for Rulemaking from the Center for Individual Freedom (CFIF). In that petition, the CFIF urges the …
Read moreFor some committees, the pre-general report will be the final FEC filing required before Election Day. Many filers, however, may be required to submit additional notices to disclose last-minute activity. …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit today issued an Order in Johnson v. FEC (Case: Case 12-1418), denying the plaintiffs’ Emergency Motion …
Read moreWASHINGTON –The Federal Election Commission today discussed and voted on findings in two Audit Division Recommendation Memorandums and approved a Proposed Final Audit Report. The Commission also approved a Draft …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The United States District Court for the Central District of California on Monday issued a Dismissal Order in Johnson v. FEC (Case: 8:12-cv-01626-ODW-JC). The text of the order …
Read moreOn October 9, 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit affirmed the District Court's decision ordering Jack and Renee Beam (the plaintiffs/appellants) to pay $8,300 to the …
Read moreOn October 4, 2012, the Commission filed a status report with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to inform the court of its decision not to initiate …
Read moreIf you are a monthly filer or an authorized committee of a candidate in the 2012 general election, the answer is automatically YES. If you are a quarterly filing PAC …
Read moreA committee may not make contributions to candidates in excess of $2,500 per election until it has qualified as a multicandidate committee, nor may candidates accept such contributions.
Reminder: Quarterly reports are due Monday, October 15. If you need last-minute help with your FEC report, here are some resources: Every political committee registered with the FEC has a …
Read moreWASHINGTON –The Federal Election Commission has issued an advisory opinion concerning whether it is permissible for an aspiring multicandidate political committee to make contributions to candidates in excess of $2,500 …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit today issued its Final Judgment and Order in Beam v. Hunter (Case: 11-3386). The text of the Final …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia issued its Memorandum Opinion and Order in Hispanic Leadership Fund, Inc. v. FEC (Case 1:12-cv-00893-TSE-TRJ). The text …
Read moreOn November 14, 2012, the Commission will hold a roundtable workshop to help candidate committees prepare to file their 30-Day Post-General (30G) Report and wind down their campaigns. The workshop …
Read moreOn September 28, 2012, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed a suit brought against the Commission by Abdul Karim Hassan. The plaintiff had sought a judgment …
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