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Political committees and other persons may have special time-sensitive filings due before the November 3 general election.

PACs, party committees and others making independent expenditures that aggregate $1,000 or more …

On October 19, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (the court) issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order denying Shaun McCutcheon and McCutcheon for Freedom’s (plaintiffs) motion …

WASHINGTON – The United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order in McCutcheon, et al. v. FEC (Case No. 20-2485) on Monday, denying …

Monthly filers and authorized committees of a candidates running in the 2020 general election must file a 12-Day Pre-General Election Report, due Thursday, October 22. If you are a …

With the November 3 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 …

On October 6, 2020, the Campaign Legal Center (plaintiff) filed suit against the FEC in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (the court). The plaintiff seeks …

Quarterly filers have a report due Thursday, October 15, and monthly filers have a report due Tuesday, October 20. Both cover activity through September 30.

Staff in the …

On November 18, the Commission will host a webinar to help candidate committees prepare to wind down their campaigns and file their 30 Day Post-General (30G) Reports, due December 3.

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In the run-up to a general election, federal candidate committees frequently receive earmarked contributions, which come with specific reporting requirements.

An earmarked contribution is a contribution that a contributor directs …

Advisory opinion requests (AORs) pending before the Commission as of the end of the month are listed. Procedures for commenting on pending AORs are described here.

• AOR 2020-05
  Contribution …

The Commission frequently receives questions about the basic rules governing individual contributions to federal candidates and other political committees, including:

• How much can I contribute to a federal candidate?
• Does …

On September 4, 2020, Shaun McCutcheon and McCutcheon for Freedom (plaintiffs) filed suit against the FEC in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (the court). The …

Are you ready for the October filing frenzy? All committees must file an October monthly or quarterly report, and many will file pre-election reports and other last-minute disclosures. To help …

Presidential candidates raised nearly $2.8 billion and spent over $2.5 billion in the first 18 months of the 2019-2020 election cycle, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal …