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On March 12, 2008, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted the FEC's motion to dismiss Thomas P. Tierney's suit against the Commission for lack of standing. …

Congressional campaigns raised a total of $507 million in 2007, an eight percent increase from 2005. While receipts for House candidates increased in 2007, receipts for Senate candidates declined.

Senate …

On March 6, 2008, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California denied defendant Stephen Adams’ motion to dismiss and granted the Commission’s motion for partial judgment on …

On March 7, 2008, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted the Commission’s motion to dismiss the First Amended Complaint filed by Jack and Renee Beam …

There will be a special general election in Maryland's 4th district on June 17. Due to the timing of this election, candidates in this election do not have to file …

The FEC invites nonconnected PACs, including leadership PACs and PACs sponsored by partnerships, to register for a one-day seminar in Washington, DC on May 14. Workshops will focus on fundraising …

Quarterly filers have a report due Tuesday, April 15, 2008, and monthly filers have a report due on Saturday, April 20. Please note that the Commission does not …

The April Quarterly Report is waived for committees filing the Indiana, North Carolina and Pennsylvania Pre-Primary Reports; the Illinois/14th District, Indiana/7th District, Louisiana/1st District and Louisiana/6th District Special Election Post-General …

On May 14, 2008, the Commission will hold a one-day seminar for nonconnected committees (i.e., PACs not sponsored by a corporation, union, trade association or incorporated membership organization) at its …

The chart of the coordinated party expenditure limits for the 2008 General Election Senate nominees on page 7 of the March Record contains an inaccurate footnote. The footnote should read: …

The Ortiz for Congress Committee (TX/27) failed to file the required 12-Day Pre-Primary Report for the March 4 Texas Primary. The report was due on February 21, 2008. The Commission …

The Commission has recently fined 23 political committees a total of $29,471 in civil penalties for filing late campaign finance reports or failing to file at all. Since the Administrative …

In an effort to provide more information to the regulated community and the public, the Commission is making its open meetings and public hearings available as audio recordings through 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 …

Contributions to the Democratic party committees on the national, state and local level increased significantly in 2007-2008 compared to earlier election cycles, while Republican party receipts declined over the same …

On February 14, 2008, SpeechNow.org (SpeechNow), a group formed to make independent expenditures, and several individual plaintiffs filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia …

The FEC continues to update and expand its Enforcement Query System (EQS), a web-based search tool that allows users to find and examine public documents regarding closed Commission enforcement matters. …

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 …