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Massachusetts will hold Special Elections to fill the U.S. House seat in Massachusetts' 5th Congressional District vacated by Representative Martin T. Meehan. The Special Primary Election will be held on …
Read moreThe 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 moreThe Commission has successfully resolved nine campaign finance enforcement matters through its Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) program. The respondents, the alleged violations of the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act) …
Read moreThe Commission recently publicized its final action on 69 new Administrative Fines cases, bringing the total number of cases released to the public to 1,411 with $1,951,529 in fines collected …
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 moreOn May 31, 2007, the Commission approved the final audit report of Gephardt for President, Inc. (the Committee). Gephardt for President, Inc. was the principal campaign committee of Representative Richard …
Read moreThe Democratic and Republican convention committees each received $16,356,000 from the U.S. Treasury for planning and conducting their respective 2008 Presidential nominating conventions. The Commission has certified that the parties' …
Read moreOn June 28, 2007, the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado granted the Commission's motion to dismiss the suit by Barry Bialek against the U.S. Attorney General and …
Read moreOn June 25, 2007, the Supreme Court upheld a district court ruling that the electioneering communication (EC) financing restrictions of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act were unconstitutional "as applied" to …
Read moreOn June 19, 2007, the Commission announced a settlement with the National Association of Realtors 527 Fund (NAR 527) in connection with violations of the Federal Election Campaign Act (the …
Read moreThose PACs and parties who filed quarterly in 2006 have their first report due for 2007 on July 31 (unless they made a contribution or expenditure in connection with one …
Read moreThe long-awaited 2007 hard copy editions of the FEC's regulations at 11 CFR have arrived! You may order your copy by sending an e-mail to info@fec.gov or calling 1-800/424-9530 (press …
Read more(1) For all campaigns, political party committees and corporate/labor/trade PACs -- Register now for the Commission's regional training conference in Seattle, September 26-27. (2) If you are a monthly …
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