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FEC Training Programs in March and April
The Commission will offer several conferences and workshops this Spring to assist committees in understanding federal campaign finance law, including a seminar for nonconnected PACs on April 7 and our …
Read moreWashington, DC conference for campaigns and political party committees
The Commission will hold its annual conference for House and Senate campaigns and political party committees in Washington, DC, on May 3-4, 2010. Commissioners and staff will conduct a variety …
Read moreNew Orleans regional conference rescheduled
The Commission has rescheduled its Regional Conference for Candidates, Party Committees and Corporate/Labor/Trade PACs in New Orleans, LA, to March 23-24, 2010. The conference will be held at the Intercontinental …
Read moreSeminar for nonconnected committees
On April 7, 2010, the Commission will hold a one-day seminar for nonconnected committees (i.e., PACs not sponsored by a corporation, union, trade association or incorporated membership organization) at its …
Read moreWashington, DC Conference for Corporations and their PACs
The Commission will hold a conference in Washington, DC, on March 9-10, 2010, for corporations and their PACs. At the conference, FEC staff will conduct a variety of technical workshops …
Read moreCommittees fail to file Illinois and Texas pre-primary reports
The Commission cited several campaign committees for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Election Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act) for the Illinois Primary Election that …
Read moreBack issues of the Record available on the internet
This issue of the Record and all other issues of the Record starting with January 1992 are available on the FEC web site as PDF files. Visit the FEC web …
Read moreAO 2009-32: Proposed sale of art on behalf of committees is not a contribution
An individual who conducts a web-based business as a sole proprietor may sell artwork as fundraising items for political committees and provide the political committees with solicitation emails. The sale …
Read moreAO 2009-31: Employees may use credits to make contributions to SSF
MAXIMUS, a corporation whose employees earn "credits" redeemable for cash value as part of their regular compensation, may expand this credit program to allow restricted class employees to redeem these …
Read moreAO 2009-30: Trade association corporate members may use treasury funds to assist their SSFs
A trade association's corporate members may use their general treasury funds to pay for fundraising services to assist the members' separate segregated funds (SSFs). The trade association would not be …
Read moreHearing on proposed Federal Election Activity (FEA) rules
The Commission held a public hearing on Tuesday, December 16, 2009, to address proposed rules on certain aspects of federal election activity (FEA) definitions. The proposed rules would redefine "voter …
Read morePetition for rulemaking on Citizens United
On January 26, 2010, the James Madison Center for Free Speech submitted a Petition for Rulemaking to the Commission following the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. FEC ( …
Read moreRescheduled public hearing
Public hearing on federal candidate and officeholder participation in nonfederal fundraising events
FEC Headquarters
999 E Street NW
Washington, DC 20463
March 16, 2010
10 a.m.
The Commission has rescheduled …
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