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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.
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On Wednesday, August 24, 2016, from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm EDT, the Commission will host a webinar to review the rules and reporting requirements for specific types of pre-election …
Read moreDuring the 2016 primaries, an individual or a non-multicandidate PAC could contribute up to $2,700 (multicandidate PAC: $5,000) to a presidential candidate. That primary limit applies to the entire primary …
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Pennsylvania will hold a special general election to fill the U.S. House seat in Pennsylvania''s 2nd Congressional District vacated by Representative Chaka Fattah. The Special General will be held November …
The United National Committee, a political committee of the Unity Party of America, does not qualify as a national committee of a political party because, as a threshold matter, it …
Read moreThe IRS requires political committees to obtain a tax ID number, formally referred to as an employer identification number (EIN). Your committee will need this number to open a bank …
Read moreWASHINGTON — The Federal Election Commission today issued an advisory opinion, discussed a second advisory opinion request and approved a statement of policy in connection with the disclosure of closed …
Read moreJuly Quarterly reports covering activity through June 30 are due Friday, July 15. Monthly filers, meanwhile, have a report due Wednesday, July 20, covering the month of June. …
Read moreThe Commission has posted proposed revisions to Forms 3, 3P, 3X, 6 and Instructions. The changes are intended to assist with compliance, provide clearer disclosure, and make the forms …
Read moreThe Commission has released its statistical summary of 15-month campaign activity for the 2015-2016 election cycle. This summary covers funds raised and spent in connection with federal elections between January …
Read moreWASHINGTON — The Federal Election Commission today discussed a set of initiatives underway to aid in compliance and public disclosure of campaign finance activity. The Commission requested public comment on …
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 moreOn June 29, 2016, Huckabee for President withdrew its request for an advisory opinion regarding the use of a legal defense fund to pay a litigation settlement.
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The Commission has cited a campaign committee for failing to file a required pre-election report for the June 28 primary in New York.
As of June 23, 2016, the …
Read moreCommittees often ask if they may include funds raised in June but received in July in their FEC reports that are due in July. Under Commission regulations, the date of …
Read moreWASHINGTON — The Federal Election Commission cited a campaign committee today for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended …
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