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FEC approves advisory opinion, Notification of Availability on rulemaking
WASHINGTON – At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission approved an advisory opinion and a Notification of Availability concerning a rulemaking on the conduit reporting threshold.
Read moreFEC to host post-election webinar for candidates (2022)
On Wednesday, November 30, the Commission will host a webinar to help candidate committees prepare to wind down the campaign cycle and file their 30 Day Post-General Reports, due December …
Read moreLast-minute disclosure periods reminder
With the November 8 general election approaching, many filers may be required to submit additional notices to disclose last-minute activity.
- Campaign committees must disclose within 48 hours any contribution of …
AO 2022-20: Text message links to split-it fundraising pages do not constitute in-kind contributions
A principal campaign committee may send short code text messages containing links to split-it fundraising pages without the associated costs amounting to in-kind contributions to the other federal political committees …
Read moreOctober quarterly and monthly reporting reminders
Quarterly filers have a report due by Saturday, October 15, and monthly filers have a report due by Thursday, October 20. Both cover activity through September 30. Please …
Read moreAO 2022-12: Hybrid PAC may not provide a petition with supporters’ contact information to an individual testing the waters or to a federal candidate
Ready for Ron (R4R), a hybrid committee that has collected the names and contact information of thousands of potential supporters in a petition encouraging Governor Ron DeSantis (the Governor) to …
Read morePrinted copies of the 2022 11 CFR now available
The Commission now has available printed copies of the 2022 edition of Title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). If you’d like to order a free copy, please …
Read moreOctober reporting reminder (2022)
Committees must file the following reports in October:
- All authorized committees of House and Senate candidates must file a quarterly report by October 15, 2022. The report covers financial activity …
FEC issues advisory opinion, approves Audit Division recommendations
WASHINGTON – At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission discussed an advisory opinion request. Prior to the meeting, the Commission approved an advisory opinion, an Audit Division Recommendation …
Read morePrinted copies of the 2022 edition of 11 CFR now available

Printed copies of the 2022 edition of Title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) are now available. Contact the Commission's Information Division at 202-694-1100 or 800-424-9530 (menu option …
Read morePre-election reminders for local party organizations
Local party organizations may support federal candidates using federally-permissible funds, but must register with the Commission if they exceed any of the following thresholds within a calendar year:
- Raising more …
AO 2022-19: Text message links to “split-it” fundraising pages do not necessarily trigger joint fundraising rules
Maggie for NH (the committee), the principal campaign committee of Sen. Maggie Hassan, may send short code text messages containing links to "split-it" fundraising pages without triggering joint fundraising rules …
Read moreAO 2022-17: Senator may use campaign funds for home cybersecurity protection
A Senator’s principal campaign committee may use campaign funds to pay the costs of reasonable cybersecurity measures to protect the Senator’s home network without such payments constituting impermissible conversion of …
Read moreUpcoming Reporting and FECFile webinars
The FEC will host Reporting and FECFile Webinars for political action committees (PACs) and party committees on Wednesday, September 28, while the training for candidate committees will take place on …
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