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On March 22, 2017, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied the FEC’s Partial Motion to Dismiss and granted in part Crossroads GPS’s Supplemental Motion to Dismiss.

Advisory 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.

AOR 2016-23 …

After an election, some House and Senate campaigns have outstanding debts, including money owed to campaign vendors. Campaigns must report debts and obligations continuously until repaid.

Debt reporting thresholds

• A …

WASHINGTON – The United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order yesterday in Campaign Legal Center, et al. v. FEC (Case 1:16-cv-00752-JDB), granting …

On March 29, 2017, the Commission published a Supplemental Notice of Disposition in the Federal Register, ending its consideration of a petition for rulemaking concerning candidate debates (REG 2014-06). …

The following reports are due in April:

• All authorized committees of House and Senate candidates must file a quarterly report by April 15, 2017. The report covers financial activity from …

If you anticipate running as a candidate in the 2017-2018 election cycle, there are specific registration requirements you should be familiar with in order to know how and when to …

Presidential candidates raised and spent $1.5 billion during the 2015-2016 election cycle, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission that cover activity from January 1, 2015 …

WASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today approved a Draft Supplemental Notice of Disposition of Petition for Rulemaking and two Audit Division Recommendation Memorandums. The Commission also discussed the 2017 …

The Commission will hold a one-day online seminar for trade associations and their political action committees (PACs) on Wednesday, April 26, 2017. Commission staff will conduct several technical workshops on …

Registration is now open for the FEC’s March 29 webinar on federal campaign finance law for membership and labor organizations and their PACs. Topics to be discussed include PAC …

Montana will hold a special general election to fill the U.S. House seat in Montana's At-Large Congressional District vacated by Representative Ryan Zinke. The Special General Election will be held …

South Carolina will hold Special Primary and General elections to fill the U.S. House seat in South Carolina’s 5th Congressional District vacated by Representative Mick Mulvaney. The Special Primary will …

Monthly filers are reminded they have a report covering the month of February due on Monday, March 20. Quarterly filers do not have a regularly scheduled report due this …

WASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission will not appeal the recent decision of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in Level the Playing Field, et al. …

During the 2017-18 election cycle, the FEC will host regional conferences in Chicago, Illinois, Washington, DC, and Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona. These two-day training events offer the only opportunities this election cycle …