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This article describing filing requirements for 2019 is supplemented by the reporting tables linked on the FEC's dates and deadlines page.

The Year-End report is due Thursday, January 31, covering activity through December 31, 2018. Staff in the Reports Analysis Division and Electronic Filing Office will be available until 8:00 p.m. …

At its open meeting of December 13, 2018, the Commission unanimously approved 11 legislative recommendations to send to Congress for consideration. The recommendations transmitted to Congress are available on the …

WASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today issued an advisory opinion and approved a Final Rule and Explanation and Justification in connection with the reporting of independent expenditures and electioneering …

Editor's note: Due to the lapse in government appropriations from December 22, 2018 through January 25, 2019, these webinars were not held. Please direct all questions about the cancelled webinars …

All PACs, party committees and 2018 general election candidates must file a Post-General Report (30G) by Thursday, December 6. This report covers activity from the close of books for …

The 30-Day Post-General Election report is due on December 6, 2018. The Post-General Election report covers activity from October 18 (or from the close of books of the last report …

If you are a monthly filer* or an authorized committee of a candidate in the 2018 general election, the answer is automatically YES. If you are a quarterly-filing PAC or …

Quarterly filers have a report due Monday, October 15, and monthly filers have a report due Saturday, October 20. For additional information, please consult the October reporting reminder in the …

WASHINGTON – On August 3, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order in CREW v. FEC (Case No. 16-0259). The Court …

WASHINGTON – On August 3, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order in CREW v. FEC (Case No. 16-0259). The Court …

The following reports are due in October:

• All authorized committees of House and Senate candidates must file a quarterly report by October 15, 2018. The report covers financial activity from …

New York will hold a Special General Election on November 6, 2018, to fill the 25th congressional district House seat of the late Representative Louise Slaughter. Under state law, parties …

WASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission welcomed a new statutory provision making the Commission, effective immediately, the point of entry for all filings required under the Federal Election Campaign Act …

Earlier today, the President signed into law the Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019, which contained a provision that makes the …

Earlier today, President Trump signed legislation that makes the FEC the point of entry for all Senate filings. As a result, Senate candidates and committees no longer file with the …

On September 17, 2018, the Commission published a notification of availability seeking comment on whether to revise its existing regulations to prohibit the personal use of leadership PAC funds. Comments …