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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.
WASHINGTON — The United States District Court for the District of Columbia today issued an Order and Memorandum Opinion in Independence Institute v. FEC (Case 1:14-cv-01500-CKK-PAM-APM), denying the Plaintiff’s Motion …
Read moreBecause they are part of the official party structure of a national party committee, and responsible for the day-to-day operation of the national party on the state level, Libertarian Party …
Read moreOn November 2, 2016, the Commission published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on Technological Modernization in the Federal Register (81 Fed. Reg. 76416). The NPRM proposes revisions to over …
Read morePlains Cotton Growers (PCG) and its cotton gin members may collect and transmit voluntary contributions from individual members to the separate segregated fund (SSF) of PCG. Since PCG is a …
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.
Read morePACs and parties are often confused by the last-minute reporting requirements discussed in last week's tip. In particular, PACs and party committees are not required to file 48-Hour notices …
Read moreWASHINGTON — The Federal Election Commission cited eight campaign committees today for failing to file the October Quarterly Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended …
Read moreThe Federal Election Commission has cited eight campaign committees for failing to file the October Quarterly report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (the Act).
… Read moreA joint fundraising committee may solicit, accept, and hold in escrow certain contributions designated for participating committees, pending their recognition as state party committees. If the Commission approves state party …
Read moreWASHINGTON — The Federal Election Commission today issued two advisory opinions and approved findings in an Audit Division Recommendation Memorandum.
The Commission approved …
Read moreFor some committees, the pre-general report (see last week's tip) will be the final FEC filing required before Election Day. Many filers, however, may be required to submit additional …
Read moreOn October 18, 2016, the Commission published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on Internet communication disclaimers. The Commission will hold a hearing on these issues on February 1, …
Read moreIf you are a monthly filer or an authorized committee of a candidate in the 2016 general election, the answer is automatically YES. (Please note that monthly-filing PACs/party committees …
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On November 16, 2016, the Commission will host a webinar to help candidate committees prepare to wind down their campaigns and file their 30 Day Post-General (30G) Reports. The …
Quarterly filers have a report due Saturday, October 15, and monthly filers have a report due Thursday, October 20. Both cover activity through September 30.
Please note that …
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