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WASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today approved an Audit Division Recommendation Memorandum and a calendar of meeting dates for the second half of the year.
Audit Division Recommendation Memorandum …
Read moreJune is a busy month for primary elections. Please consult our dates and deadlines page to ensure that you don’t miss a pre-primary reporting deadline. Additionally, if you make independent …
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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.
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Read moreLater this month, the Commission will offer webinars to help candidate committees, political action committees (PACs) and political party committees prepare to file their July quarterly or monthly reports. The …
Read moreOn May 4, 2018, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) and Noah Bookbinder (together, “plaintiffs”) filed suit against the FEC in U.S. District Court for the District of …
Read morePennsylvania will hold a Special General Election on November 6, 2018, to fill the 7th congressional district House seat vacated by Representative Patrick L. Meehan. Under state law, parties can …
Read moreAn independent expenditure-only committee (commonly referred to as a “Super PAC”) established, maintained, and controlled by a state representative may not use funds raised outside the limits and source prohibitions …
Read moreRegistration is now open for the FEC’s webinar for member/labor organizations and their separate segregated funds (SSFs) to be held on Wednesday, June 6. Topics to be discussed include permissible …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today approved an advisory opinion, and discussed the reconsideration of a rulemaking to protect U.S. elections from foreign interference and the publication of a …
Read moreOn May 10, 2018, the Commission considered an advisory opinion request (AOR) from Conservative Primary LLC. In its request, the for-profit limited liability company asked the Commission to review the …
Read moreThe Commission requests public comment by Friday, May 25, on two alternative proposals to amend its rules regarding disclaimers on public communications on the Internet that contain express advocacy, solicit …
Read moreA leadership PAC is a political committee established, financed, maintained, or controlled by a federal candidate or officeholder, but not authorized by that candidate/officeholder or affiliated with his/her campaign. A …
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Read moreTexas will hold a Special General Election on June 30, 2018, to fill the 27th congressional district House seat vacated by Representative Blake Farenthold. There are two possible elections, but …
Read moreOn May 4, 2018, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (“CREW”) and its executive director, Noah Bookbinder, (collectively “Plaintiffs”) filed suit against the Commission in the United States District …
Read moreMonthly filers have a report due Sunday, May 20, covering the month of April. Please note that the FEC does not have authority to extend filing deadlines, even when …
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