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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. …

The number of federally registered political action committees (PACs) increased slightly during the first half of 2006, from 4,210 on January 1, 2006 to 4,217 on July 1, 2006.

Corporate …

The Democratic and Republican parties reported raising $695 million in hard money at the national, state and local levels during the first 18 months of the 2006 election cycle—six percent …

Congressional campaigns raised a total of $893.6 million in the first 18 months of the 2006 cycle, a 12 percent increase from the comparable period of the 2003- 2004 campaign. …

On September 14, 2006, Ohio’s 18th Congressional District will hold a Special Republican Primary to choose a replacement for U.S. Representative Bob Ney on the November general election ballot. Committees …

As part of its continuing migration toward electronic communications with its constituents, the Federal Election Commission will send reporting notices for the October 15 quarterly report both on paper and …

The Brenner for U.S. Senate Committee failed to file a July Quarterly Report. The Redwing Ron Committee failed to file a 12-Day Pre-Primary Report for the August 3, 2006, Tennessee …

On July 20, 2006, the Commission announced that Americans for a Republican Majority (ARMPAC) agreed to pay a $115,000 civil penalty for misstating its financial activity, failing to report debts …

On July 19, 2006, the Commission announced a conciliation agreement with J. Edgar Broyhill, II, the Broyhill for Congress committee and its treasurer Tim Nerhood (the respondents) in which they …

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 deadlines, …

The Commission recently resolved seven additional cases under the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) program. The respondents, the alleged violations of the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act) and the final …

On September 15, 2006, Ohio’s 3rd Congressional District will hold a Special Democratic Primary to choose a replacement for Stephanie Studebaker on the November general election ballot. Committees involved in …

On June 22, 2006, the Commission considered, but did not approve, a draft advisory opinion concerning proposed communications by the National Restaurant Association’s political action committee (NRA PAC) to the …

Texas has scheduled special elections on November 7, 2006, to fill the U.S. House seats affected by redistricting. The elections will be for Districts 15, 21, 23, 25 and 28. …

During the first six months of 2006, FEC enforcement actions resulted in over $5 million in civil penalties, more than any full year in the Commission’s thirty-year history.

A large …

On July 11, 2006, U.S. Representatives Christopher Shays and Martin Meehan (the plaintiffs) filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The complaint challenges the …

There are special elections in Ohio's 3rd and 18th Congressional Districts, with pre-primary reports due this weekend. If your quarterly-filing PAC or party committee makes or has made contributions to …