December 3, 2010
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December 2, 2010
December 1, 2010
FEC to host reporting and e-filing workshops for the 2010 Year-End report
On January 12, 2011, the Commission will host roundtable workshops on reporting and electronic filing for the 2010 Year-End Report. The reporting sessions will address common filing problems and provide …
Read moreDecember 1, 2010
Campaign Guides available (December 2010)
For each type of committee, a Campaign Guide explains, in clear English, the complex regulations regarding the activity of political committees. It shows readers, for example, how to fill out …
Read moreDecember 1, 2010
AO 2010-28: State party refund to federal campaign not a contribution
A state party committee may refund all or a portion of funds transferred to it by a federal campaign committee without making a contribution subject to the limitations of the …
Read moreDecember 1, 2010
AO 2010-27: Transfers between authorized committees
The principal campaign committee for a presidential ticket may transfer general election funds to retire debts from the vice presidential nominee’s presidential primary campaign.
Background
Former Senator Joseph Biden was …
Read moreDecember 1, 2010
AO 2010-26: Campaign funds may be used for moving-related storage costs
A retiring Member of Congress may use campaign funds to pay for temporary storage costs associated with his move from Washington, D.C., back to his home state. These expenses arise …
Read moreDecember 1, 2010
AO 2010-22: Connecticut Working Families Party qualifies as state party committee
The Connecticut Working Families Party (CT WFP) [FN1] satisfies the requirements for state party committee status under the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act), even though it is not affiliated …
Read moreDecember 1, 2010
Bluman v. FEC (New)
On October 19, 2010, two foreign nationals filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia challenging the constitutionality of 2 U.S.C. §441e and its implementing regulations …
Read moreNovember 30, 2010
FEC Offices Open Extended Hours for December 2 Reports
The FEC’s Reports Analysis Division (RAD) and Electronic Filing Office will be open until 8:00 p.m. (EST) on Thursday, December 2, to help committees complete and file their post-general election …
Read moreNovember 29, 2010
FEC Post-General Report Due December 2
Reminder: The Post-General Report is due for PACs, party committees and all general election candidates on Thursday, December 2. This report covers the time period from the date where your …
Read moreNovember 26, 2010
November 23, 2010
November 22, 2010
Reporting Transition Costs
Campaigns of retiring officeholders should review new Advisory Opinion 2010-26, in which the Commission ruled that a retiring Congressman may use campaign funds to pay temporary storage costs associated …
Read moreNovember 19, 2010
November 18, 2010
November 15, 2010
I Demand a Recount!
In Advisory Opinions 2009-04 and 2006-24, the Commission concluded that funds raised by party committees and federal candidates/officeholders for recount expenses are subject to the limits, prohibitions and reporting …
Read moreNovember 12, 2010
November 8, 2010
New Election Cycle Begins
November 3, 2010, marked the beginning of a new election cycle for 2012 House campaigns and 2016 Senate campaigns. For reporting purposes, campaigns aggregate receipts and disbursements on an election …
Read moreNovember 5, 2010