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This article describes the filing requirements for political committees and other filers. Specific deadlines for 2014 are available on our reporting dates web page. Filers are encouraged to bookmark that …
Read moreWith the election year upon us, it's time to fill your 2014 calendar with FEC reporting deadlines and dates for educational outreach programs. The Commission's last regional conference of the …
Read moreThe FEC changed the web addresses of campaign finance reports and statements and a number of its web-based search applications. The content of the pages themselves has not …
Read moreHappy holidays! As you prepare for the new year, it's a good time to make sure that you have updated your Statement of Organization ( FEC Form 1 (Instructions …
Read moreThe Federal Election Commission has elected Lee E. Goodman as the agency’s Chairman and Ann M. Ravel as its Vice Chair for 2014.
Chairman-elect Goodman was appointed to the …
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The Commission has recently changed the web addresses (URLs) for some of the interactive pages on its …
Read moreWASHINGTON – At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission elected its newest members, Lee E. Goodman and Ann M. Ravel, as Chairman and Vice Chair for 2014. Both …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today approved an Audit Division Recommendation Memorandum and eight Legislative Recommendations. The Commission also elected a Chairman and Vice Chair for 2014 and released …
Read moreOn December 5, 2013, the Commission approved a final interpretive rule to clarify that, for purposes of the FECA, the date of a special primary election under New York state …
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The Commission will hold a regional conference in Tampa, Florida, on February 11-12, 2014. Commissioners and staff will conduct a variety of technical workshops on the federal campaign finance laws …
Monthly filers are reminded that they have a report due Friday, December 20, covering the month of December. Quarterly filers do not have a report due on the 20th, …
Read moreWASHINGTON -- The Federal Election Commission cited a campaign committee today for failing to file the 12-Day Special Pre-General Election Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, …
Read moreOn December 5, 2013, the Commission considered an Advisory Opinion Request (AOR) from Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. regarding the proposed solicitation of contributions to Yamaha’s separate segregated fund from the …
Read moreThe Federal Election Commission cited a campaign committee today for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-General Election Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended, (the …
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The Commission will offer its annual Year-End Reporting and FECFile workshops in January 2014. The sessions for PACs and party committees will be held on January 15, both at the …
A committee with unpayable debts (e.g., debts owed to defunct entities) that wants to discontinue reporting them should call their campaign finance analyst in the Reports Analysis Division for assistance. …
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