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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 …

On November 17, 2010, 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 …

The Commission cited campaign committees in October for failing to file the October Quarterly Report and the 12-Day Pre-General Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act). 

October …

This article answers common questions from candidates and officeholders who are registered with the Federal Election Commission (the Commission) but are “no longer actively seeking” election to federal office. Federal …

On September 23, 2010, the Commission considered, but could not approve by the required four votes, an advisory opinion request on behalf of National Defense PAC regarding a nonconnected committee’s …

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 …

ReCellular, Inc., a for-profit corporation that recycles and resells used mobile phones and accessories, may offer an affinity program to transmit to political committees contributions that result from its purchase …

Candidates, their authorized committees and other political committees need not display disclaimers on text ads they sponsor that are generated through Google, Inc.’s AdWords program. The full disclaimer would instead …

The FEC’s Law Library is making available case-bound copies of the Legal History of the Presidential Election Campaign Fund Act in two volumes. Compiled and printed by agency staff in …

A state party committee may request that donors to a recount fund redesignate their donations as contributions to the federal campaign account for the 2010 election. The party organization may …

A congressional candidate who is running in both a special and general election that are being held on the same day may treat undesignated contributions as contributions made for the …

EmblemHealth LLC, a limited liability company that is treated as a partnership for tax purposes and is wholly owned by corporations, may pay the administrative and solicitation costs of its …

The 30-Day Post-General Election report is due on December 2, 2010. The Post-General Election report covers activity from October 14 (or from the close of books of the last report …

Tuesday, November 2, is Election Day! The Commission frequently receives questions and e-mails about election-related topics that are not related to campaign finance law, such as:
-Where do I vote?
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Many filers may be required to submit additional notices this week to disclose last-minute activity. Campaign committees must disclose within 48 hours any contribution of $1,000 or more received between …