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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 June 12, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit upheld Federal Election Commission legal definitions and policies regarding the disclosure of certain information by the …
Read moreA vendor may provide political committees the option to accept individual contributions via text message because its business practices are consistent with the recordkeeping, reporting and other requirements of the …
Read moreThe Commission recently approved and made public its rulemaking priorities for the remainder of 2012. The main projects will implement recent court decisions regarding independent spending by both political committees …
Read moreOn June 11, 2012, the Federal Election Commission filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against former U.S. Senator Larry Craig and his authorized campaign …
Read morePayments from the National Right to Life Committee, Inc. (“NRLC”) for the establishment, administration or solicitation costs of its independent expenditure-only political committee are contributions under campaign finance law and …
Read moreCommittees that file monthly have a report due Wednesday, June 20, covering the month of May 2012. Quarterly filers' next scheduled report is due July 15, and covers …
Read moreOn June 8, 2012, the Commission cited a campaign committee today for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Election Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act), for …
Read moreCorporations owned by members of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) may provide payroll deduction to enable member-employees to contribute to the association’s political action committee, but APTA must pay …
Read moreWhen disclosing expenditures on FEC reports, committees must ensure the purpose of the disbursement, coupled with the identity of the payee, is sufficiently specific that the reader could easily discern …
Read moreOn July 11, 2012, the Commission will host roundtable workshops on reporting and electronic filing to help committees prepare for the July Quarterly and Monthly Reports. New this year, the …
Read moreThe Commission cited 11 campaign committees on June 1, 2012, for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Election Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act) for the …
Read moreOn May 31, 2012, the Commission declared Gary Earl Johnson eligible to receive federal matching funds. Johnson sought and won the Libertarian nomination for president for 2012.
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