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All campaigns are reminded that they have a quarterly report due on Sunday, July 15. All monthly filers are reminded that their next report, covering the month of June, …

. All principal campaign committees of House and Senate candidates running in 2008 must file FEC Form 3Z-1 with the July Quarterly report due Sunday, July 15 in order to …

As part of its outreach program, the Federal Election Commission will sponsor two regional conferences for the regulated community this fall. The first conference will be held in Seattle, Washington, …

Use 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 immediately.

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Throughout the summer, Public Affairs Specialists from the Commission’s Information Division have visited several cities to provide education for committees and staff. These informal state outreach trips provide political action …

The Commission’s Annual Report 2006 is now available online at http://transition.fec.gov/pages/anreport.shtml. The report details the Commission’s efforts in the last calendar year to enforce and defend the campaign finance …

The FEC has begun to send all courtesy materials to committees exclusively by electronic mail. Reporting reminders and mailings concerning changes in the law are no longer being sent by …

On March 5, 2007, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit affirmed the district court decision requiring the Reform Party of the United States (the Reform Party) to …

This issue of the Record and all other issues of the Record starting with January 1996 are available on the FEC website as PDF files. Visit the FEC website to …

Between issues of the Record, you can stay up-to-date on the latest FEC activity by visiting the Commission Calendar on our website. The Calendar lists Commission meetings, reporting …

On May 31, 2007, the Commission approved the final audit reports of Kerry-Edwards 2004, Inc. (General Committee) and Kerry-Edwards 2004, Inc. General Election Legal and Accounting Compliance Fund (Compliance Committee).

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During the first four months of 2007, national Republican party committees raised $61.2 million, while their Democratic counterparts raised $59.4 million. When compared to the same period in 2005, these …

The 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 …

James W. Craig’s campaign committee, Craig for U.S. Congress, may amend its disclosure reports to disclose as loans funds that it received from Mr. Craig and erroneously reported as contributions. …

Atlatl, Inc., may offer its Simply Easier Payments credit card processing services to political committees without making impermissible corporate contributions because it would be acting as a commercial vendor in …

On May 31, 2007, the Commission approved a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) requesting comments on a proposal to exclude from the definition of federal election activity (FEA) certain voter …

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 …

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