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The latest version of FECFile (Build 7.0.1.0) has been released today, and is available for download at https://transition.fec.gov/elecfil/updatelist.shtml. Reports filed using an earlier version will no longer be accepted. …
Read moreOn June 8, 2011, the Commission will host a one-day seminar for trade associations, membership and labor organizations and their PACs at its headquarters in Washington, DC. [FN1] This seminar …
Read moreOn April 5, a new version of FECFile will be available on the FEC website at http://www.fec.gov/elecfil/updatelist.html. Current FECFile users need only open their software and accept the automatic update …
Read moreThis May, the Commission will provide a one-day seminar for corporations and their PACs at its headquarters in Washington, DC. [FN1] The seminar, which will be held on May 11 …
Read moreAs announced last fall, the FEC has modified its educational outreach program for the 2011-12 election cycle to offer more opportunities for training on the campaign finance laws at less …
Read moreThe Special General Election to fill the U.S. House seat in California’s 36th Congressional District vacated by Representative Jane Harman will be held on May 17, 2011. Under California law, …
Read moreNew York will hold a Special Election to fill the U.S. House seat in New York’s 26th Congressional District vacated by Representative Christopher Lee. The Special General will be held …
Read moreThe following reports are due in April:
The 2011 edition of Title 11, Code of Federal Regulations is available from the FEC online at http://www.fec.gov/law/cfr/cfr.shtml or in print. You may order a printed copy by calling …
Read moreOn March 16, 2011, the Commission approved a Notice of Interpretive Rule regarding redesignations of candidate committees’ contributions from one election to another. Commission regulations require that a contributor’s redesignation …
Read moreThe 2011 edition of Title 11, Code of Federal Regulations is now available on-line and in print from the FEC's Information Division. To order a hard copy, call 1-800/424-9530 (press …
Read moreOn March 16, the Commission approved an interpretive rule allowing a specific method of electronic redesignation of contributions that provides a sufficient level of assurance as to a contributor’s identity …
Read moreCommittees that file monthly have a report due Sunday, March 20, covering the month of February 2011. Please note that the FEC does not have authority to extend filing …
Read moreThe Commission has added a new feature to its Disclosure Data Catalog that allows users to specify the election cycle for the data they are searching. Users can now specify …
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