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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 July 7, 2015, the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld the provision in the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act) that prohibits …
Read moreThe Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company – Illinois Central Railroad Company (GTW-IC) connected organizations may match individual contributions made to their separate segregated fund (GTW-IC PAC) with charitable donations to …
Read more. PACs and party committees that filed on a quarterly basis in 2014 must file a Mid-Year report due Friday, July 31. (Monthly filers have a report due today, …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today approved two advisory opinions and held over discussion of a third. The Commission approved two Notices of Availability on Petitions for Rulemaking, and …
Read more. Campaign committees (except for monthly filing Presidential campaigns) have a report due Wednesday, July 15, covering activity from the closing date of their last report through June 30. …
Read moreWASHINGTON – Today the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued its Opinion and Per Curiam Judgment in Wagner, et al. v. FEC (Case 13-5162). …
Read moreCampaigns often ask if they may include their Independence Day fundraising receipts in their July FEC reports. Under Commission regulations, the date of receipt is used for reporting purposes, so …
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 19, 2015, the Commission filed suit against Utah businessman Jeremy Johnson alleging that he knowingly and willfully violated the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act) by using straw …
Read moreOn June 22, 2015, Level the Playing Field, Dr. Peter Ackerman, the Green Party of the United States and the Libertarian National Committee (collectively, plaintiffs) filed suit in the U.S. …
Read moreIf you have agreed to serve as a treasurer for an FEC-registered campaign, PAC or party committee, you have important legal responsibilities. This short video provides an overview of the …
Read moreThis article highlights some basic rules for candidates and campaign committees as they prepare for the 2016 elections.
Individuals running for federal office must register and designate a …
Read moreThe Green-Rainbow Party (GRP) satisfies the criteria for state party committee status.
Background
Under the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act) and Commission regulations, a state party committee is …
The following reports are due in July:
As you schedule your summer vacations, don't forget to set aside time to work on your FEC report. As detailed in this Record article, every FEC-registered committee has a …
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