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Due to an equipment malfunction at its New Jersey irradiation facility, the U. S. Postal Service (USPS) has temporarily suspended first class and parcel mail delivery to the Federal Election …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission has introduced an upgraded version of its Press Office web page.
The revamped Press Office page is designed to help the public, including researchers, …
Read moreMonthly filers are reminded that they have a report due Thursday, June 20, covering the month of May. Quarterly filers do not have a report due then. However, unlike …
Read moreWASHINGTON –The Federal Election Commission today approved an advisory opinion and a final audit report.
Advisory Opinion 2013-03 (Bilbray-Kohn). The Commission concluded that the requestor, after becoming a candidate, …
Read moreOn May 31, 2013, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit concluded that the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act) denied the …
Read more. The FEC is moving its e-filing servers to a new data center this weekend. As a result, the e-filing servers will be off-line much of the day this Saturday, …
Read moreWASHINGTON – Federal Election Commission General Counsel Anthony Herman announced today that he will be leaving the Commission next month to return to practice at the law firm of Covington …
Read moreIf you are a newly registered committee and want/have to file FEC reports electronically this year, now is the time to contact the FEC's e-filing office and get a password …
Read moreWASHINGTON–The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit today issued its opinion in Wagner v. FEC (Case 12-5365), remanding the case to the United States District …
Read moreThe 2013 edition of the Combined Federal/State Disclosure and Election Directory is available on the Commission’s website (www.fec.gov). This directory identifies the federal and state agencies responsible for …
Read moreThe Commission will offer reporting and FECFile workshops in June and July 2013. The workshops for candidates will be offered online as a webinar and will be held on June …
Read moreThe 1787 National Committee (1787 Party) has yet to place any federal candidates on a state ballot. As such, it does not currently meet the definition of “political party” under …
Read moreMonthly filers are reminded that they have a report due, today, May 20, covering the month of April. Quarterly filers do not have a report due today. However, unlike …
Read moreBeginning Wednesday, May 15, committees registered with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) will be able to go on-line to create a new electronic filing password, retrieve a forgotten password or …
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