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Every committee registered with the FEC has a report due this month—either a July 15 Quarterly, a July 20 Monthly or a July 31 Mid-Year. If you’d like …

The FEC offers two manuals to help electronic filers use the Commission’s free FECFile software:

• Getting Started with FECFile User Manual for Candidate Committees (updated to include tips on …

The following reports are due in July:

• All authorized committees of House and Senate candidates must file a quarterly report by July 15, 2019. The report covers financial activity from …

The Commission will offer reporting and FECFile webinars on July 10 to help federal PACs and political party committees prepare for their Mid-Year or July Monthly disclosure reports.

The reporting …

The FEC has introduced additional security features to its Electronic Filing Password Assignment System. The Commission will now send approval emails to the official email address(es) listed on the committee’s …

The Commission will offer Reporting and FECFile webinars on June 26 to help federal candidates and their committees prepare for the July Quarterly disclosure reports.

The reporting session will address …

On May 2, the Commission published a notice of interim final rules on the point of entry for FEC reports in the Federal Register (84 Fed. Reg. 18697). The interim …

Candidates have a report due Monday, April 15. Staff in the Reports Analysis Division and Electronic Filing Office will be available until 8:00 p.m. (EDT) on Monday to answer questions …

The following reports are due in April:

• All authorized committees of House and Senate candidates must file a quarterly report by April 15, 2019. The report covers financial activity from …

North Carolina has scheduled special elections to fill the 9th congressional district House seat. The Special Primary will be May 14, 2019. If the Special Runoff is needed, it will …

This article highlights some basic rules for candidates and campaign committees as they prepare for the 2020 elections.

Candidate definition

Under federal law, an individual becomes a “candidate” when he …

North Carolina has scheduled special elections to fill the 3rd Congressional District House seat of the late Representative Walter B. Jones, Jr. The Special Primary will be April 30, 2019. …

The Commission will offer a 90-minute online training session for federal candidates and their campaign committees who use FECFile to file their disclosure reports.

The webinar is designed to address …

The Commission offers many online resources to help treasurers file their FEC reports.

• Our dates and deadlines page lists reporting deadlines for all different types of filers.
• We have also …

Pennsylvania will hold a Special General Election on May 21, 2019, to fill the 12th congressional district House seat vacated by Representative Thomas A. Marino. Under state law, parties can …

On February 12, 2019, the Commission published a notice of availability in the Federal Register (84 Fed. Reg. 3344) that seeks public comment on a petition for rulemaking filed by …

The Federal Election Campaign Act and Commission regulations require special reporting of certain contributions that are collected or “bundled” by lobbyists/registrants, or by political action committees (PACs) that are …