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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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A federal candidate’s campaign committee may attribute joint contributions to each spouse in a legally married same-sex couple, even if only one spouse has income.
Dan Winslow …
Read moreOn June 28, 2013, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed Peter J. Vroom’s amended complaint, concluding that he lacked standing to challenge the Commission’s dismissal …
Read moreUnauthorized committees that do not file on a monthly basis have a report due Wednesday, July 31, covering activity from the closing date of their last report through June …
Read moreWASHINGTON –The Federal Election Commission today approved three advisory opinions and discussed and held over an advisory opinion request.
Advisory Opinion 2013-05 (Gallegly). The Commission concluded that the requestor, …
Read moreOn July 1, 2013, former U.S. Senate candidate Dan La Botz filed suit against the FEC in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, challenging the Commission’s dismissal …
Read moreOn July 11, 2013, the Commission approved an increase in the agency’s civil monetary penalties, as required under the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990. The penalty amounts, …
Read moreIn FEC Advisory Opinion 1982-22, the Commission ruled that the office of Representative of the United States is defined not by the geographical boundaries of the particular district which …
Read moreAuthorized committees have a report due today, July 15, covering activity from the closing date of their last report through June 30. (Note: PACs and party committees that filed …
Read moreWASHINGTON –The Federal Election Commission today approved the Final Rules and Explanation and Justification on Civil Monetary Penalties Inflation Adjustments. The rules make adjustments for inflation to some of …
Read moreOn July 8, 2013, the Commission published an interpretive rule that clarifies a political committee’s reporting requirements for three specific situations in which someone pays an expense on its behalf. …
Read moreOn June 27, 2013, the Commission approved an interpretive rule that clarifies a political committee’s reporting requirements for three specific situations in which someone pays an expense on its behalf. …
Read moreA potential federal candidate may serve as a paid consultant to a nonprofit corporation even if she decides to become a candidate. The consulting fees she receives would not be …
Read moreOn June 24, 2013, Garcia for Congress and its treasurer, Swati Patel, filed suit against the Commission in the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas challenging a …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The United States District Court for the District of Columbia on Friday issued its Opinion in Peter J. Vroom v. FEC (Case 1:12-cv-00143-RMC), granting the Commission’s motion to …
Read moreOn June 25, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed the district court’s dismissal of a challenge to FEC rules and policies brought by Free Speech, …
Read moreCampaign committees filing on a quarterly filing schedule must file the July Quarterly report, due Monday, July 15 and covering activity through June 30. PACs and party committees that …
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