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On July 20, 2022, AB PAC filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging the FEC failed to act on its administrative complaint. AB PAC …

Political committees, individuals and organizations spent $3.1 billion on independent expenditures during the 2020 election cycle. If you’d like to learn more about these unlimited express advocacy communications, as …

The Democratic Party of Wisconsin Federal (the state party committee) may form a joint fundraising committee with a nominee fund established for the party’s eventual nominee for U.S. Senate …

On July 8, 2022, Campaign Legal Center (plaintiff) filed suit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia challenging the dismissal of its administrative complaint against Donald …

Advisory opinion requests (AORs) pending before the Commission as of the end of the month are listed. Procedures for commenting on pending AORs are described here.

• AOR 2022-06
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The value of a research book paid for by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) may be allocated equally to the DSCC and two authorized committees as long as the …

A limited liability company (LLC) may create a customized website to enable its corporate separate segregated fund (SSF) client to solicit the public for contributions to candidates and political committees …

Candidates seeking nomination to the House of Representatives from New York are entitled to separate contribution limits for a court-ordered August 23 primary.

Background

Congressional candidates in New York were …

Committees must file the following reports in July:

• All authorized committees of House and Senate candidates must file a quarterly report by July 15, 2022. The report covers financial activity …

New York has scheduled special elections to fill the U.S. House seats in the 19th and 23rd Congressional Districts vacated by Representative Antonio Delgado and Representative Tom Reed. The Special …

On June 8, 2022, the Commission approved an interim final rule removing a regulation requiring certain persons making independent expenditures to disclose on their reports the identification of each person …

Jill Stein for President Committee (the Committee) need not establish a separate, segregated account to raise funds designated as “other receipts” to pay administrative fines, but it may not use …

Advisory opinion requests (AORs) pending before the Commission as of the end of the month are listed. Procedures for commenting on pending AORs are described here.

• AOR 2022-03
  Use …

The Commission will offer a series of webinars in June to help committees prepare to file their July quarterly or monthly disclosure reports. Candidate reporting and FECFile workshops will be …

On May 16, 2022, the United States Supreme Court affirmed the District Court's judgment in FEC v. Ted Cruz for Senate that Section 304 of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act …

In March, the Commission voted to update the Statement of Organization (FEC Form 1) to add checkboxes for independent expenditure-only committees (Super PACs) and committees with a non-contribution …

On May 3, 2022, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (the court) found that the Commission failed to comply with the court’s order to act on …

On April 19, 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (appeals court) reversed a 2021 district court decision that dismissed a suit brought by Campaign …

On April 18, 2022, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed a suit brought against the Commission by End Citizens United PAC (Plaintiff). The Plaintiff challenged …

On April 25, 2022, Americans for Public Trust (APT) filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging the FEC failed to act on its administrative …