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WASHINGTON – At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission approved an advisory opinion, revisions to the Statement of Organization form for political committees, and findings in an Audit …

Minnesota has scheduled special elections to fill the U.S. House seat in the First Congressional District held by the late Representative Jim Hagedorn. The Special Primary Election will be held …

Limits on contributions to candidates apply separately to each federal election in which the candidate participates. A primary election, general election, runoff election and special election are each considered a …

On February 17, 2022, the Commission adopted a rule of agency procedure concerning foreign state respondents at the initiation of the enforcement process.

The adopted rule provides that the Commission’s …

The Commission will hold a one-day online seminar for political party committees on Wednesday, April 6, 2022. FEC staff will conduct several technical workshops on the federal campaign finance laws …

If you make independent expenditures in connection with an upcoming election, you may trigger special reporting obligations. Political committees and other persons that make independent expenditures may have to disclose …

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Election Commission cited five campaign committees today for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended …

The FEC will offer two webinars on March 30 for committees that use the Commission’s FECFile software to file their disclosure reports.

These two-hour training sessions are designed to address …

Registration is now open for the FEC’s March 23 Webinar for Candidates and their Campaign Committees. The day-long webinar will include a Basics for Beginners session in the morning …

WASHINGTON – At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission approved a proposed procedural rule concerning foreign state respondents in enforcement matters. The Commission voted on but did not …

The Commission will hold a one-day online seminar for federal candidates and their campaign committees on March 23, 2022. Commission staff will conduct several technical workshops on the federal campaign …

The Commission will host two webinars in March to review the rules and reporting requirements for political committees—including Super PACs and Hybrid PACs—individuals and organizations that make independent expenditures.

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To meet demand, the Commission is adding a second Independent Expenditures Webinar on Wednesday, March 16.

During this two-hour training event, staff from the FEC’s Information and Reports Analysis Divisions …

The Commission has announced the coordinated party expenditure limits for 2022: $55,000 for House nominees ($109,900 in those states with only one Congressional district) and between $109,900 and $3,348,500 for …