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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.
On October 16, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit denied a petition for rehearing and rehearing en banc filed by Combat Veterans for …
Read moreSpots remain available for the FEC's Candidate 101 webinar on November 18. Designed for treasurers and staff of first-time federal candidates and new personnel for incumbent candidates, this webinar will …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission will unveil its betaFEC website at its next open meeting on Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 10:00 AM. The beta version to be released …
Read moreThe FEC administers and enforces federal campaign finance laws. However, there are several other laws related to federal elections and political activity that do not fall under the FEC's jurisdiction. …
Read moreCampaign committees (except for monthly filing Presidential campaigns) have a report due Thursday, October 15, covering activity from the closing date of their last report through September 30. Monthly …
Read moreAttendees at a campaign event may pay for their own food, beverages and valet parking without making in-kind contributions to the committee.
Background
Hillary for America (the “committee”) …
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On November 18, 2015, the Commission will offer a webinar for new candidates and their committees. “Candidate 101: Basics for Campaign Treasurers & Staff” provides an introduction to the …
Read moreUnder FEC rules, the date a donor makes a contribution to a candidate and the date the campaign receives it are both important, but for different reasons.
The date a …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today issued an Advisory Opinion and discussed a second Advisory Opinion Request. The Commission also considered a proposal to initiate a rulemaking in connection …
Read moreOn September 22, 2015, Stop Hillary PAC and Dan Backer filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia challenging provisions of the Act and Commission …
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 September 24, 2015, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied a motion by Pursuing America's Greatness (PAG) for a preliminary injunction to prevent the Commission from …
Read more. The Commission has posted a preliminary list of presidential and congressional primary dates for 2016 for your planning purposes. Please note that this list is tentative and subject to …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued its Opinion and Order in Pursuing America’s Greatness v. FEC (Case 1:15-cv- 01217) yesterday, denying the plaintiff’s …
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