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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.
On December 13, 2007, Citizens United, a nonprofit membership corporation, filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia challenging the constitutionality of the statutory provisions …
Read more. All committees are reminded that the Year-End Report is due this Thursday, January 31st. Important: If your committee files electronically, the report must be filed using thenew …
Read moreIt's cold outside, but you can get yourself warmed up for the election year by attending an FEC conference. Registration is now ongoing for our February Orlando conference for campaigns, …
Read moreThis is the first in a series of monthly tips on how to properly report debts owed by your committee. All committees must report debts and obligations (including written media …
Read moreAll principal campaign committees of House and Senate candidates running in 2008 must file FEC Form 3Z-1 with the Year-End report due Thursday, January 31, in order to provide important …
Read moreThe Commission will hold a regional conference in Orlando, Florida, on February 12-13, 2008, at the Wyndham Orlando Resort. Commissioners and staff conduct a variety of technical workshops on federal …
Read moreOn November 26, 2007, the Commission certified that Christopher Dodd is eligible to receive Presidential primary matching funds. On December 3, 2007, the Commission also certified Joseph Biden as eligible …
Read moreContributions made to a Presidential candidate via credit card over the Internet and verified using the credit card's security code and either the contributor's street address or zip code may …
Read moreA donation by a federal candidate to an individual seeking election to a political party position is a permissible use of campaign funds and does not constitute "personal use."
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Read moreA federal candidate's previous state campaign committee may make donations to certain charitable organizations, refund donations to its donors under certain conditions and, so long as the donated funds are …
Read moreThe campaign committees of Jim Burkee for Congress and Jeff Walz for Congress may jointly engage in fundraising and campaigning activities, provided that the committees use an appropriate payment method …
Read moreThe Independence Party of New York (IPNY) satisfies the requirements for state party committee status.
The Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act) defines a "state committee" as "the organization …
Read moreJim Hurysz for Congress may receive volunteer services and professional services from Canadian citizens and may use its campaign funds to pay for candidate travel to Canada in order to …
Read moreA non-profit 501(c)(4) corporation qualifies as a membership organization and individuals selected to be members of that organization qualify as "members" for purposes of the Federal Election Campaign Act (the …
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