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Civil penalty program for late or non-filed FEC reports extended to 2023
On December 21, 2018, President Trump signed legislation (H.R. 7120, Pub. Law No. 115-386) that officially extends the Commission’s Administrative Fine Program for late- and non-filed reports for an additional …
Read moreCommission adopts rules for reporting multistate communications
On December 13, 2018, the Commission approved final rules for reporting multistate independent expenditures and electioneering communications made during the presidential primary period. The rules will take effect March 31, …
Read moreSale or use of contributor information
Under the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act), information about individual contributors taken from FEC reports cannot be sold or used for soliciting contributions (including any political or charitable contribution) …
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