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WASHINGTON –The Federal Election Commission today approved an interpretive rule clarifying a regulatory requirement concerning the reporting of recipients of political committee payments. The Commission also approved a calendar of …

WASHINGTON – The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit yesterday issued its Opinion in Free Speech v. FEC (Appellate Case 13-8033), affirming the dismissal of Free Speech’s …

New Jersey will hold Special Primary and General elections to fill the U.S. Senate seat of the late Senator Frank R. Lautenberg. The Special Primary will be held on August …

The Commission will hold a regional conference in Austin, Texas, on August 20-21, 2013. Commissioners and staff will conduct a variety of technical workshops on the federal campaign finance laws …

This article answers frequently asked questions regarding FEC rules for trade associations and their PACs.

Trade associations and the restricted class

What is a trade association?

An …

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 …

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 …

WASHINGTON – 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, …

Monthly 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 …

WASHINGTON –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, …

On 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 …

. 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, …

WASHINGTON – 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 …

If 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 …

WASHINGTON–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 …