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Protected Voices is an FBI initiative, coordinated with DHS and ODNI, to mitigate the risk of cyber influence operations targeting U.S. elections. As part of Protected Voices, the FBI has …
Read moreCongressional candidates running in 2017 and 2018 collected $1.7 billion and disbursed $1.1 billion, political parties received $924.3 million and spent $690.9 million, and political action committees (PACs) raised $2.6 …
Read moreAs we enter the last months of the election cycle, many political committees and other entities will run last-minute radio and television ads to reach potential voters. Many of those …
Read moreWASHINGTON -- The Federal Election Commission cited 13 campaign committees today for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended …
Read moreOn August 15, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court’s decision to dismiss the complaint in McChesney v. FEC. Plaintiffs Bart …
Read moreThe FEC has released a new version of its free software, FECFile (v.8.3). After August 15, 2018, only filings formatted in Version 8.3 will be accepted.
Current FECFile users need …
Read moreWASHINGTON -- The Federal Election Commission cited a campaign committee today for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended …
Read moreOn August 3, 2018, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia granted CREW’s Motion for Summary Judgment and denied the FEC’s and Crossroads GPS’s cross-motions. The court …
Read moreAt some point in your committee’s history, you may receive an RFAI, or Request for Additional Information.
An RFAI is sent if your committee’s FEC Campaign Finance Analyst needs additional …
Read moreWASHINGTON -- The Federal Election Commission today c …
Read moreWASHINGTON -- The Federal Election Commission today c …
Read moreThe United Utah Party (UUP) qualifies as a state party committee under the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act) and Commission regulations.
Under the Act and Commission regulations, to …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The United States District Court for the District of Columbia on Friday issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order in CREW v. FEC (Case No. 16-0259), granting the Plaintiff’s …
Read moreRegistration is now open for the FEC’s webinar on pre-election communications to be held on Wednesday, September 5, 2018, from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm (ET).
The webinar will cover …
Read moreWASHINGTON - The Federal Election Commission cite …
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