July 18, 2014
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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.
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July 17, 2014
FEC summarizes first 15 months of campaign activity in 2013-2014 election cycle
Congressional candidates running in the 2013-2014 election cycle received $850.2 million and disbursed $478.6 million between January 1, 2013 and March 31, 2014, according to an analysis by the Federal …
Read moreJuly 14, 2014
July Monthly Filing Reminder
Monthly filers have a report due on Sunday, July 20 (covering the month of June). Please note that the FEC does not have authority to extend filing deadlines, even when …
Read moreJuly 11, 2014
July 11, 2014
July 10, 2014
Roundtable on pre-election communications (2014)
On Thursday, August 21, 2014, from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm EDT, the Commission will host a roundtable workshop to review the rules and reporting requirements for specific types of …
Read moreJuly 3, 2014
July 3, 2014
July Quarterly filing reminder (2014)
Quarterly filers have a report due on Tuesday, July 15 (covering activity through June 30). Quarterly reports sent by registered, certified or overnight mail must be postmarked no later than …
Read moreJuly 2, 2014
AO 2014-04: State law does not apply to SSF's payroll deductions
Under the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act) and Commission regulations, Enterprise Holdings, Inc. may use payroll deduction for contributions to its SSF. According to the New York State Department …
Read moreJuly 1, 2014
New Video Available for Local Party Organizations
State party committees may wish to share the FEC's latest e-learning video, Local Party 101, with their unregistered local party organizations in order to assist them with understanding federal …
Read moreJune 27, 2014
June 26, 2014
FEC Approves Findings in Audit Division Recommendation Memorandum and Advisory Opinion
WASHINGTON–The Federal Election Commission today approved findings in an Audit Division Recommendation Memorandum and approved an advisory opinion.
Audit Division Recommendation Memorandum on the Democratic Party of Illinois (DPIL). …
Read moreJune 23, 2014
Updated Candidate Guide now available (2014)
The 2014 Campaign Guide for Congressional Candidates and Committees is now available on the Commission’s website. This edition of the Guide, available online only, includes quick links …
Read moreJune 20, 2014
June 20, 2014
Updated Candidate Guide now available (2014)
The 2014 Campaign Guide for Congressional Candidates and Committees is now available on the Commission’s website.
This Guide includes current contribution limits and lobbyist bundling thresholds; incorporates recent …
Read moreJune 16, 2014
June Reporting Reminder
Monthly filers are reminded they have a report due Friday, June 20, covering the month of May. Quarterly filers do not have a regularly scheduled report due this month, …
Read moreJune 13, 2014
June 13, 2014
Center for Competitive Politics v. FEC (New)
On June 9, the Center for Competitive Politics (“CCP”) filed suit in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to challenge the Commission’s denial of its Freedom of Information …
Read moreJune 12, 2014
FEC Discusses Advisory Opinion Request and Holds Audit Hearing
WASHINGTON–The Federal Election Commission today discussed an advisory opinion request and held an open audit hearing.
Advisory Opinion Request 2014-04 (Enterprise Holdings, Inc.). The Commission discussed two draft Advisory …
Read moreJune 11, 2014
FEC summarizes first year of campaign activity for 2013-2014 election cycle
Congressional candidates running in the 2013-2014 election cycle received $610.5 million and disbursed $320.7 million in 2013, according to an analysis by the Federal Election Commission.
The 150 candidates running …
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