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Weekly Digests are published every Friday and summarize the week's publicly disclosed activity. Press releases are published as news happens.
FEC Record articles inform candidates and committees about FEC developments and are published as news happens. Access Record articles from 1975 through 2004 on the Record archive page. Tips for Treasurers are published once a week.
Campaigns must file a pre-election report 12 days before the candidate’s primary and may need to file additional 48-hour notices of last-minute contributions. For example, candidates running in the March …
Read morePolitical committees, individuals and organizations spent more than $1.3 billion on independent expenditures during the 2017-18 midterm elections, and will likely spend more than that this cycle. If you’d …
Read moreUnopposed, independent and non-major party candidates are entitled to contributions for the primary (or convention, for states that hold them) even if they are not involved in an actual primary.
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Read moreAdvisory 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.
All filers have a Year-End Report due Friday, January 31, covering activity through December 31, 2019. Staff in the Reports Analysis Division and Electronic Filing Office will be available until …
Read moreNew reporting requirements apply to multistate independent expenditures and electioneering communications made in connection with presidential primaries. IEs and ECs that are distributed in six or more states, but do …
Read moreThe FEC will host a two-day regional conference in San Antonio, TX, on February 25-26. Our regional conferences offer candidates, party committees and PACs a unique opportunity to learn …
Read moreThe Commission has posted the reporting dates for 2020, including the monthly and quarterly filing schedules, the pre-election reporting deadlines for all 50 states, and the dates for pre-and …
Read moreThis article describes the filing requirements for 2020. Additional information is available on the FEC's Dates and deadlines web page.
All committees must file …
Read moreAdvisory 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.
As we approach the new year, the FEC encourages treasurers to take stock of your training needs and consider registering for our upcoming webinars and conferences. Take the time …
Read morePolitical committees that maintain an official website are required to disclose the Internet address of the website on their Statement of Organization (FEC Form 1). If a committee registered prior …
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