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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.
Every political committee must designate a treasurer before it can accept contributions or make expenditures. In fact, if a committee is ever without a treasurer, it cannot raise or …
Read moreThe Commission will hold a one-day online seminar for federal candidates and their campaign committees on Wednesday, June 7, 2017. Commission staff will conduct several technical workshops on the federal …
Read moreOn April 19, 2017, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (“the Court”) ordered Christine O’Donnell, her campaign, and her treasurer (“the defendants”) to pay a civil …
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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Printed copies of the 2017 edition of Title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) are now available. Contact the Commission’s Information Division at (202) 694-1100 or (800) 424-9530 …
On April 20, 2017, the Commission considered the Socialist Workers Party’s (SWP) request to extend its partial exemption from the Federal Election Campaign Act’s disclosure requirements, but was unable to …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware yesterday issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order in FEC v. O’Donnell (Case 15-cv-00017-LPS). The court ordered that: 1) Christine …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today considered an Advisory Opinion Request and instructed agency staff to revise an Audit Division Recommendation Memorandum.
Advisory Opinion Request 2016-23 (Socialist Workers Party) …
Read moreBefore deciding to campaign for federal office, an individual may want to "test the waters"—in other words, explore the feasibility of becoming a candidate. An individual who spends money …
Read moreOn March 29, 2017, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted in part and denied in part the Commission’s motion to dismiss for lack of standing a …
Read moreThe Commission will hold a one-day online seminar for political party committees on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Commission staff will conduct several technical workshops on the federal campaign finance laws …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit today issued a Per Curiam Order in CREW, et al. v. FEC (Case Nos. 16-5300 and …
Read moreAuthorized committees have a report due Saturday, April 15, covering activity from the closing date of their last report through March 31. Please note that the FEC does not …
Read moreThis article highlights some basic rules for candidates and campaign committees as they prepare for the 2018 elections.
Under federal law, an individual becomes a “candidate” when he …
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