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On June 26, 2008, the Supreme Court ruled that provisions of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA) known as the "Millionaires' Amendment" (2 U.S.C. §319(a) and (b)) unconstitutionally burden the …
Read moreOn June 24, 2008, the U.S. Senate confirmed five new commissioners: Cynthia L. Bauerly, Caroline C. Hunter, Donald F. McGahn II, Matthew S. Petersen and Steven T. Walther. On July …
Read moreThe Commission has released a statement concerning the June 26 Supreme Court ruling in Davis v. FEC. Seehttps://transition.fec.gov/press/press2008/220080725millionaire.shtml.
Read moreWASHINGTON – On June 26, 2008, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Davis v. FEC, 554 U.S. ___, No. 07-320, and found Sections 319(a) and 319(b) of the …
Read moreWASHINGTON – On June 26, 2008, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Davis v. FEC, 554 U.S. ___, No. 07-320, and found Sections 319(a) and 319(b) of the …
Read moreNo more long waits for download! Printed versions of the 2008 updated versions of both the FEC's compilation of Federal Election Campaign Laws (also known as the "Orange Book") and …
Read more. Quarterly filers have a report due Tuesday, July 15, 2008, and monthly filers have a report due on Sunday, July 20. Please note that the Commission does …
Read moreThe Federal Election Commission (FEC) will hold an open meeting on Thursday July 10, 2008. The meeting will be held at 10 a.m. at the Commission’s offices at 999 E …
Read moreThe following principal campaign committees failed to file required 12 Day Pre-Primary reports:
The …
Read moreThe 2008 Campaign Guide for Congressional Candidates and Committees is now available on the Commission web site at https://www.fec.gov/help-candidates-and-committees/guides. Paper copies will be available by August 2008.
For each …
Read moreFrom January 1, 2007, through April 30, 2008, receipts of the national committees of the Democratic party increased significantly while receipts of Republican national committees declined over the same period, …
Read moreThe Commission has updated its electronic filing format to Version 6.2. New versions of FECFile are always available on the FEC website at https://www.fec.gov/help-candidates-and-committees/filing-reports/fecfile-software/. The new format reflects the …
Read moreThe following reports are due in July:
On June 13, 2008, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia affirmed in part and reversed in part the district court's judgment in …
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