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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 Special General Election to fill the U.S. House seat in Mississippi’s 1st Congressional District formerly held by Senator Roger Wicker will be April 22, 2008. Under Mississippi law, a …
Read moreOn February 28, 2008, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida dismissed the amended counterclaim filed by the Reform Party of the United States of America (the …
Read moreThe following reports are due in April:
Incumbents are reminded that they must file a new Statement of Candidacy (FEC Form 2) (Form 2 Instructions) each election cycle. The Statement of Candidacy is due within …
Read more. Unopposed and independent candidates are still entitled to a separate contribution limit for the primary (or convention, if in a state that is holding one to nominate candidates for …
Read moreCommittees filing on a monthly schedule must file disclosure reports covering the month of February by Thursday, March 20. For additional information, please visit our Reporting Dates page at https://transition.fec.gov/info/report_dates.shtml#monthly …
Read moreThis is the third of our monthly tips on proper reporting of debts owed by committees. In the middle of primary season, campaigns are reminded that they may only accept …
Read moreFECFile (the FEC's e-filing software) now has the capability to send confirmation receipts (or rejection notices) to two different e-mail addresses. This feature is really useful for those treasurers who …
Read moreIn 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 …
Read moreThe Commission will hold a conference in Washington, DC, on April 2-3, 2008, for House and Senate campaigns and political party committees. Commissioners and staff will conduct a variety of …
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 website …
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 moreDear Candidates,
During this election season, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) wants to remind candidates of the Federal law that prohibits organizations exempt from tax under Internal Revenue Code section …
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 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. …
Read moreThe FEC has an Advisory Opinion Search System available on its website at www.fec.gov. This search function allows users to search for advisory opinions (AOs) by the AO number …
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