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A new three-part video series on best practices in internal controls and recordkeeping has recently been posted on FECTube, the FEC's YouTube channel. In these videos, FEC Audit Division Director …

The Commission will hold a regional conference in San Francisco, California, on October 28-29, 2009. Commissioners and staff will conduct a variety of technical workshops on the federal campaign finance …

The Federal Election Commission now accepts American Express, Diners Club and Discover Cards in addition to Via and MasterCard. While most FEC materials are available free of charge, some campaign …

The Commission annually publishes an alphabetical listing of acronyms, abbreviations and common names of political action committees (PACs).

For each PAC listed, the index provides the full name of the …

This article answers common questions from individuals wishing to participate in volunteer activity related to federal elections. The information applies to both volunteers for federal candidate campaigns and volunteers for …

Candidates for the U.S. Senate and U.S. House in 2010 reported raising a total of $250.3 million from January 1 through June 30, 2009, according to disclosure reports filed with …

This issue of the Record and all other issues of the Record starting with January 1996 are available on the FEC web site as PDF files. Visit the FEC website …

The Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act), preempts a West Virginia law insofar as it limits polling expenditures by federal candidates and their principal campaign committees.

Background

West Virginia law …

A federal officeholder may use campaign funds to pay legal fees and expenses incurred by current and former staff members in connection with a federal investigation of allegedly improper campaign …

A separate segregated fund may use contributor information obtained from reports filed with the Federal Election Commission to notify contributors to Senator Arlen Specter's 2010 Senate reelection campaign that the …

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 …

A domestic subsidiary of a foreign corporation may serve as the connected organization of a separate segregated fund (SSF). An affiliated limited liability company (LLC) that is treated as a …

The following reports are due in October:

• All principal campaign committees of House and Senate candidates must file a quarterly report by October 15, 2009. The report covers financial activity …

New York will hold a special election on November 3, 2009, to fill the House of Representatives seat vacated by Rep. John McHugh.

Current reporting dates for committees involved in …

The FEC Press Office now publishes a weekly digest of Commission events and news every Friday afternoon. You can find the Press Office digest online or sign up to subscribe …