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If you are a monthly filer or an authorized committee of a candidate in the 2014 general election, the answer is automatically YES. If you are a quarterly filing PAC …
Read moreOn October 9, 2014, the Commission approved both an interim final rule and an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) to revise the Commission’s regulations to reflect the Supreme Court’s …
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On November 19, 2014, the Commission will hold a roundtable workshop/webinar to help candidate committees prepare to file their 30 Day Post-General (30G) Report and wind down their campaigns. The …
The Commission concluded that Health Care Service Corporation Employees’ Political Action Committee (HCSC PAC) is no longer affiliated with BluePAC, the separate segregated fund (SSF) of Blue Cross and Blue …
Read moreReminder: Quarterly reports are due Wednesday, October 15. Quarterly reports sent by registered, certified or overnight mail must be postmarked no later than October 15, and paper filings sent …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission has issued two advisory opinions in response to requests from two federal candidates. The Commission held a tally vote on the draft advisory opinions …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today approved final rules in response to the United States Supreme Court’s opinion in Citizens United v. FEC and approved an interim final rule …
Read moreOn October 6, 2014, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed a suit brought by the Independence Institute that challenged the statutory provisions governing electioneering communications. The …
Read moreThe Commission has published the 2014 edition of PACronyms, a list of the acronyms, abbreviations and common names of federal political action committees (PACs). This publication is helpful in …
Read moreWASHINGTON – Today the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued its Memorandum Opinion and Order in Independence Institute v. FEC (Case 1:14-cv-01500-CKK), denying plaintiff’s application for …
Read moreOn September 30, 2014, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia granted the Commission’s motion for summary judgment in FEC v. Craig for U.S. Senate, finding …
Read moreParty committees conducting exempt activities during the next few weeks should be aware that -- while these activities are not subject to the limits on contributions or coordinated party expenditures …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission has issued an advisory opinion concerning whether Health Care Service Corporation Employees' PAC (the Committee), the separate segregated fund of Health Care Service Corporation, …
Read moreOn August 28, 2014, the Commission received a Petition for Rulemaking from National Convention PBC. The petition urges the Commission to expand its regulatory definition of “federal office” to include …
Read moreWASHINGTON – Today the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued its Memorandum Opinion and Order in FEC v. Craig for U.S. Senate, et al. (Case …
Read moreFilers must disclose ALL independent expenditures on their regular FEC reports — even those they already disclosed on special 48-hour and 24-hour reports.
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