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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.
FEC Record articles inform candidates and committees about FEC developments and are published as news happens. Access Record articles from 1975 through 2004 on the Record archive page. Tips for Treasurers are published once a week.
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 moreThis article answers common questions from candidates and their committees who find that they have campaign debts remaining after the election. The Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act) and Commission …
Read moreFor 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 moreThe Libertarian Party of Colorado (LPCO) qualifies as a state party committee under the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act) and Commission regulations.
The LPCO's Constitution provides that the …
Read moreThe National Right to Life Committee, Inc. (the NRLC), may use its general treasury funds to finance the broadcast of a radio ad entitled "Waiting for Obama's Apology #1." With …
Read moreThis 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 …
Read moreVarious news stories, discussions, commentaries and other web programming proposed by a corporation operating an Internet campaign-TV station would not result in a contribution or expenditure under the Federal Election …
Read moreBetween issues of the Record, you can stay up-to-date on the latest FEC activity by visiting the Commission Calendar on our web site.
The Calendar lists Commission meetings, reporting deadlines, …
Read moreThe Commission will hold a public hearing on January 14, 2009, to receive public comments on a broad range of the Commission’s policies, practices and procedures. The FEC is charged …
Read moreUse FEC Faxline to obtain FEC material fast. It operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Hundreds of FEC documents— reporting forms, brochures, FEC regulations—can be faxed almost …
Read moreThis article on filing requirements for 2009 is supplemented by the reporting tables below.
In addition to publishing this article, the Commission notifies committees of filing …
Read moreOn November 13, 2008, the Republican National Committee (the RNC), the Chairman of the RNC, the California Republican Party and the Republican Party of San Diego County (collectively the Plaintiffs) …
Read moreFirst, let me begin my first message in the Record by publicly thanking every member of our staff for their steadfast and loyal work during this trying period of last …
Read moreThe FEC periodically offers training conferences to help committees learn about the campaign finance law. The dates for the 2009 conferences have been posted at https://transition.fec.gov/info/outreach.shtml#conferences. Over the years, …
Read moreThe law and FEC regulations permit donations (except from foreign nationals) to the inaugural committee. The inaugural committee must file a report on FEC Form 13 [Instructions] no …
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