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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 May 11, 2011, the Commission will provide a one-day seminar for corporations and their PACs at its headquarters in Washington, DC. [FN1] This seminar is recommended for:
On April 6, 2011, the Commission will hold a one-day seminar for House and Senate campaign committees at its headquarters in Washington, DC. [FN1] This seminar is recommended for:
Before deciding to campaign for federal office, an individual may want to “test the waters”—in other words, explore the feasibility of becoming a candidate. An individual who merely test the …
Read moreThe Federal Election Campaign Act, as amended by the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 (HLOGA), requires certain political committees to disclose contributions bundled by lobbyists/registrants and lobbyist/registrant …
Read moreThe 2011 coordinated party expenditure limits are now available. The limits are:
Under the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act), certain contribution limits are indexed for inflation every two years, based on the change in the cost of living since 2001, which …
Read moreSince January 1, 2001, filers that receive contributions or make expenditures in excess of $50,000 in a calendar year, or that have reason to expect to do so, have been …
Read moreThe Scott Brown for U.S. Senate Committee (the Committee) may purchase copies of Senator Scott Brown’s autobiography from the publisher at fair market value, and the publisher may donate Senator …
Read moreThe Commission has launched a new search system for public documents generated in connection with Commission rulemakings. The Searchable Electronic Rulemaking System allows users to search public documents developed in …
Read moreA legal defense fund may be established to pay the costs incurred by a Congressional campaign committee in defending against a copyright infringement and misappropriation lawsuit. The monies received …
Read moreOn January 31, 2011, Retired Rear Admiral James Carey, Kelly Eustis and the National Defense Political Action Committee (collectively, “the Plaintiffs”) filed suit against the FEC. The lawsuit seeks a …
Read moreThe Federal Election Commission has launched a new search system for public documents generated in connection with Commission rulemakings. The Searchable Electronic Rulemaking System allows users to search public documents …
Read moreThis week, the Information Division added a new presentation to its E-Learning page regarding Testing the Waters. The presentation gives an overview of the rules on funds an individual may …
Read moreReminder: Any committees, individuals or other non-committee entities that meet the $50,000 contributions/expenditures threshold triggering mandatory electronic filing requirements, must file reports electronically rather than on paper. Under 11 CFR …
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