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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.
Printed copies of the 2015 edition of Federal Election Campaign Laws are now available from the Commission. The compilation contains all federal campaign finance statutes (including those recently re-codified under …
On March 30, 2015, the Commission published a Notice of Availability seeking public comments on a rulemaking petition that asks the Commission to expand its Administrative Fine Program (AFP) and …
Read moreOn March 30, 2015, the Commission published a Notice of Availability seeking public comment on a rulemaking petition that proposes changes to Commission regulations that could affect how the ban …
Read morePrinted copies of the 2015 edition of Federal Election Campaign Laws are now available from the Commission. The compilation contains all federal campaign finance laws (including a conversion table …
Read moreThe following reports are due in April:
The Commission will hold a one-day online seminar for trade associations and their political action committees (PACs) on Wednesday, April 29, 2015. Commission staff will conduct several technical workshops on …
The Federal Election Commission will host an open house to mark the agency’s 40th anniversary on April 14, 2015, from 10:00 a.m. to noon. The event will be held in …
Read moreA nonconnected political action committee (PAC) may accept uncompensated volunteer services from foreign nationals, including developing website code and other intellectual property for the PAC’s use. Although foreign nationals are …
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The Special General to fill the 1st Congressional District House seat of the late Representative Alan Nunnelee will be held May 12, 2015. Under Mississippi law, a majority winner in …
The Commission recently posted a handy chart of the current contribution limits for the 2015-2016 election cycle. It is available at http://www.fec.gov/ans/answers_general.shtml#How_much_can_I_contribute in both html and PDF formats.
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today approved an advisory opinion and Notices of Availability for two Rulemaking Petitions.
Advisory Opinion 2014-20 (Make Your Laws PAC). The Commission concluded …
Read moreMonthly filers are reminded they have a report due, Friday, March 20, covering the month of February. Quarterly filers do not have a regularly scheduled report due this month, …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today approved four Audit Division Recommendation Memoranda and held over discussion of an advisory opinion request.
Advisory Opinion Request 2014-20 (Make Your Laws PAC) …
Read moreBefore deciding to campaign for federal office, potential candidates may want to “test the waters”—in other words, explore the feasibility of their candidacy. Individuals who merely test the waters, but …
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