Reporting update
With monthly, quarterly and semiannual reports all due this month, July is the perfect time to review some common reporting issues and to provide new information concerning both the method …
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With monthly, quarterly and semiannual reports all due this month, July is the perfect time to review some common reporting issues and to provide new information concerning both the method …
Read moreThe following reports are due in July:¹
On May 31, 2007, the Commission approved a Policy Statement clarifying its enforcement policy regarding political committees and treasurers’ compliance with the Federal Election Campaign Act’s (the Act) recordkeeping …
Read moreNew regulations allow committees facing an administrative fine for late filing to use "best efforts" as a defense. In order to claim “best efforts,” committees must demonstrate that they …
Read moreCommittees that file on a monthly schedule have a report due Wednesday, June 20. The report covers activity for the month of May.
Read moreThere's a lot going on at the FEC this month. Comments on the Commission's notice of proposed rulemaking on hybrid communications are due today, June 11. Campaigns and other quarterly …
Read moreWhenever an expenditure is itemized on an FEC report, a complete and specific description of the purpose of the expenditure must be disclosed. Certain descriptions and phrases, such as "admin.," …
Read moreThroughout the summer, Public Affairs Specialists from the Commission's Information Division will visit several cities to provide education for committees and staff. These informal state outreach trips will provide PACs, …
Read moreThis 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 web site …
Read moreOn May 9, 2007, the Commission announced the selection of Thomasenia (Tommie) Duncan as the Commission's General Counsel. Ms. Duncan had served as the Acting General Counsel since the February …
Read moreThe Special General Election to fill the U.S. House seat in California's 37th Congressional District formerly held by the late Representative Juanita Millender-McDonald will be June 26, 2007. Under California …
Read moreBetween issues of the Record, you can stay up-to-date on the latest FEC activity by visiting the Commission Calendar on our web site at https://www.fec.gov/calendar. The Calendar lists …
Read moreThe Libertarian Party of Indiana (LPIN) satisfies the requirements for state party committee status.
The Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act) defines a state committee as "the organization which, …
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