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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.
Under the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act), information about individual contributors taken from FEC reports cannot be sold or used for soliciting contributions (including any political or charitable contribution) …
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.
WASHINGTON - The Federal Election Commission today cited seven campaign committees for failing to file the 2018 October Quarterly Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as …
Read morePACs and parties are often confused by the last-minute reporting requirements discussed in last week's tip.
Keep in mind that PACs and party committees are not required to file …
Read moreFor some committees, the pre-general report (see last week's tip) will be the final FEC filing required before Election Day. Many filers, however, may be required to submit additional …
Read moreIn an order dated September 24, 2018, the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida granted former Congressman David Rivera’s motion to dismiss the Commission’s complaint. The …
Read moreIf you are a monthly filer* or an authorized committee of a candidate in the 2018 general election, the answer is automatically YES. If you are a quarterly-filing PAC or …
Read moreOn November 14, 2018, 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. The workshop …
Read moreQuarterly filers have a report due Monday, October 15, and monthly filers have a report due Saturday, October 20. For additional information, please consult the October reporting reminder in the …
Read moreAs a result of a court decision in CREW v. FEC, certain independent expenditure disclosure requirements have changed for persons other than political committees. The Commission has issued …
Read moreWASHINGTON – On August 3, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order in CREW v. FEC (Case No. 16-0259). The Court …
Read moreWASHINGTON – On August 3, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order in CREW v. FEC (Case No. 16-0259). The Court …
Read moreAdvisory opinion requests (AORs) pending before the Commission as of the end of the month are listed below. Procedures for commenting on pending AORs are described here.
Read moreOn October 3 & 4, 2018, the Commission will offer reporting and FECFile webinars to help filers prepare for the busy pre-election filing period. Reporting webinars will address common filing …
Read moreThe following reports are due in October: