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Gary Johnson 2012, Inc. (the "Committee") may use its cash on hand and may raise additional funds to fulfill obligations to the United States Treasury and to the Commission, consistent …

Campaigns with net debts outstanding after an election is over may accept contributions to retire the debt. A committee has net debts outstanding from the 2016 general election if its …

The Libertarian Party of Colorado (LPC) qualifies as a state committee of the Libertarian Party because it is a part of the official party structure and it is responsible for …

On November 14, 2016, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) and its executive director Melanie Sloan (collectively, plaintiffs) filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District …

WASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today issued four advisory opinions. It held over two advisory opinion requests, consideration of proposed amendments to a Commission directive, and a vote on …

On November 7, 2016, a three-judge court of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted summary judgment to the Commission in a lawsuit brought by the Republican …

On November 7, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida issued a Consent Judgment in FEC v. Lynch. The judgment found a violation of the …

On November 14, 2016, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed a notice of cross-appeal with the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in their …

November 9, 2016, marked the beginning of a new election cycle. For reporting purposes, campaigns aggregate receipts and disbursements on an election cycle basis. As a result, all 2016 campaigns …

On November 4, 2016, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia rejected the Independence Institute's challenge to the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act's electioneering communication provisions, and granted the …

WASHINGTON – A three-judge court of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued a Memorandum Opinion yesterday in Republican Party of Louisiana, et al. v. FEC …

On November 4, 2016, Representative Ted Lieu, Representative Walter Jones, Senator Jeff Merkley, State Senator (Ret.) John Howe, Zephyr Teachout, and Michael Wager ("Plaintiffs") filed suit against the Commission in …

On October 31, 2016, the United States Supreme Court denied a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by the plaintiffs in Stop Reckless Economic Instability caused by Democrats, et …

On November 3, 2016, the Commission considered an Advisory Opinion Request (AOR) from Citizen Super PAC. In its request, the PAC asked several questions regarding the application of coordination rules …

Tuesday, November 8, is Election Day! While the FEC's mission relates solely to the financing of federal elections, we often get questions about other election-related topics, such as:

• Where …

WASHINGTON — The Federal Election Commission cited 30 campaign committees today for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-General Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended …