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New Jersey will hold Special Primary and General elections to fill the 1st Congressional District House seat vacated by Congressman Robert Andrews. The Special Primary will be held …
Monthly filers are reminded they have a report due, Thursday, 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 the Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Financial Management Plan. The Commission also approved the draft final rules and explanation and justification concerning technical corrections to …
Read moreThe Commission seeks public comment on draft final rules that make technical corrections to various provisions in Title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). The changes consist of …
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The Commission will hold a seminar for corporations and their political action committees (PACs) at its Washington, DC, headquarters on Wednesday, April 30, 2014. The seminar will also be offered …
On February 27, 2014, the Commission considered an advisory opinion request from Revolution Messaging, LLC, asking whether its proposed mobile phone banner ads were exempt from the Act’s disclaimer requirements. …
Read moreUnopposed and independent candidates are still entitled to a separate contribution limit for the primary (or convention, if in a state that is holding one to nominate candidates for the …
Read moreThe FEC’s Strategic Plan, FY 2014-2019, is now published on the FEC website at https://www.fec.gov/about/reports-about-fec/strategy-budget-and-performance/. The strategic objectives and activities identified in this plan challenge the FEC to engage …
Read moreWASHINGTON–The Federal Election Commission today made public draft technical corrections to some sections of the regulations promulgated to implement the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended. The Commission …
Read moreOn February 28, 2014, the Federal Election Commission cited four campaign committees for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Election Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, …
Read moreA candidate’s authorized committee may not accept contributions from a partnership in excess of $2,600 per election. In addition, a partnership contribution counts proportionately against each participating partner’s own limit …
Read moreWASHINGTON–The Federal Election Commission cited four campaign committees today for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Election Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (the …
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The Commission will offer two FECFile webinars on April 2, 2014, with a session for PACs and party committees at 1:00 p.m. (EDT) and a session for campaign committees at …
WASHINGTON–The Federal Election Commission today discussed an advisory opinion request.
Advisory Opinion Request 2013-18 (Revolution Messaging, LLC). The Commission discussed and voted on two draft advisory opinions based on …
Read moreSpots remain available for the FEC's seminar/webinar on federal campaign finance law for House and Senate campaigns and political party committees, to be held on March 19 at the FEC …
Read moreOn January 6, 2014, Kuhn for Congress, the principal campaign committee for South Carolina Congressional candidate John Kuhn, filed a petition for review in the U.S. District Court for the …
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