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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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The Commission will hold its annual conference in Washington, DC, on May 21-22, 2009, for trade associations, membership organizations, labor organizations and their political committees. Commissioners and staff will conduct …
Read moreOn April 21, 2009, the Commission considered, but did not approve, an advisory opinion request from Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., proposing to increase to up to a two-to-one ratio the amount …
Read moreA national party committee may establish a recount fund subject to the Federal Election Campaign Act’s (the Act) amount limits, source prohibitions and reporting requirements to pay expenses incurred …
Read moreThe True Patriot Network, LLC (TPN), a single natural person member limited liability company (LLC), may make independent expenditures subject to the limitations and disclosure requirements that apply to individuals.
The 2009 edition of the Combined Federal/State Disclosure and Election Directory is now available on the Commission’s web site (www.fec.gov). This directory identifies the federal and state agencies responsible for …
Read moreBeginning in July 2009, the FEC will no longer print and mail copies of its monthly newsletter, the Record, and will instead distribute it electronically. The Record will continue …
Read moreThe Federal Election Commission has renewed the partial reporting exemption for the Socialist Workers Party, the Socialist Workers Party National Campaign Committee, other Socialist Workers Party committees and authorized committees …
Read moreOn May 20, 2009, certain Leadership PACs, Presidential campaigns and political party committees may be required to file FEC Form 3L for the first time. Under the new lobbyist bundling …
Read moreThe Post-General report is due Thursday, April 30, for candidates in the March 31st special general election in New York's 20th Congressional district. Quarterly-filing PACs or party committees that …
Read moreSometimes membership organizations are not sure whether the more specific rules for trade associations apply to them. While all trade associations are membership organizations under FEC rules, not all membership …
Read moreMost federal candidates' campaign committees file quarterly reports this Wednesday, April 15. PACs and party committees file either monthly or semiannually this year, and Presidential campaigns that filed monthly in …
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