February 27, 2009
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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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February 27, 2009
February 26, 2009
February 26, 2009
Clarification of 2/24/09 Tip
The March 30 deadline listed in the Commission's February 17 Federal Register Notice for lobbyist/registrant PACs to amend their FEC Form 1 (Statement of Organization) is incorrect. As noted in …
Read moreFebruary 24, 2009
Lobbyist Bundling Rules Require New Filings for Many Committees
New disclosure regulations for contributions bundled by lobbyists/registrants and lobbyist/registrant PACs take effect later this spring. Lobbyist/registrant PACs and leadership PACs will be among the first committees affected. Beginning March …
Read moreFebruary 17, 2009
Monthly Reporting Notes
Monthly filing committees are reminded that they have a report due Friday, February 20, covering the month of January. A special note: Recent inquiries to the Commission's 800 Line …
Read moreFebruary 12, 2009
February 10, 2009
February 9, 2009
February 9, 2009
Time to Make Spring Break Plans to Attend the FEC Corporate Conference!
The FEC has begun registration for its popular annual conference for corporations and their PACs, to be held April 2-3, 2009, in Washington, DC. Review the basics and update …
Read moreFebruary 3, 2009
February 2, 2009
February 2, 2009
Illinois 5th District Special Election Reports Due in February and March
There will be a special primary election in Illinois' 5th District on March 3, 2009, and a special general election in that district on April 7, 2009. The reporting schedule …
Read moreFebruary 1, 2009
PACronyms, other PAC publications available
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 …
Read moreFebruary 1, 2009
Washington, DC, conference for corporations and their PACs
The Commission will hold a conference in Washington, DC, on April 2-3, 2009, for corporations and their PACs. Commissioners and staff will conduct a variety of technical workshops on federal …
Read moreFebruary 1, 2009
FEC accepts credit cards
The Federal Election Commission now accepts American Express, Diners Club and Discover Cards in addition to Visa and MasterCard. While most FEC materials are available free of charge, some campaign …
Read moreFebruary 1, 2009
Illinois special election reporting: 5th district
Illinois will hold a Special Election to fill the U.S. House seat in Illinois’s 5th Congressional District vacated by Representative Rahm Emanuel. The Special Primary will be held on March …
Read moreFebruary 1, 2009
AO 2008-19: campaign committee employee may serve as leadership PAC's treasurer
An employee of a candidate's principal campaign committee may also serve as the treasurer of a leadership PAC sponsored by the same candidate.
Background
Ms. O'Lene Stone is a paid …
Read moreFebruary 1, 2009
Campaign guides available
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 moreFebruary 1, 2009
Back issues of the Record available on the internet
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 web …
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