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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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On October 13, 2011, Western Representation PAC withdrew its request for an advisory opinion regarding reporting obligations for independent expenditures made via email during the 2012 presidential election.
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Read moreThe Reports Analysis Division (RAD) will fully implement a process change to send Requests for Additional Information (RFAIs) via email on October 28, 2011. RFAIs are sent when an apparent …
Read moreMonthly filers are reminded they have a report due Thursday, October 20, covering the month of September. Quarterly filers do not have a report due that day. However, unlike …
Read moreOn October 4, 2011, the Commission approved an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) concerning disclaimers on certain Internet communications. The Commission requests comments from the public, by November 14, …
Read moreThe Commission has approved a new agency procedure to formalize certain agency practices in the enforcement process. See 2 U.S.C. § 437g(a); 11 CFR 111.16.
Under the Federal Election …
Read moreReminder: Quarterly reports by authorized committees are due Saturday, October 15. Please note that the FEC does not have authority to extend filing deadlines, even when they fall on …
Read moreOn October 4, 2011, the Commission published in the Federal Register an Interpretive Rule addressing when independent expenditure communications taking the form of mini-billboards, yard signs, handbills, hats, buttons and …
Read moreThe Federal Election Commission today announced that, consistent with its agreement to a stipulated order and consent judgment dated August …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today announced that, consistent with its agreement to a stipulated order and consent judgment dated August 19, 2011 in Carey v. FEC, Civ. …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today announced that, consistent with its agreement to a stipulated order and consent judgment dated August 19, 2011 in Carey v. FEC, Civ. …
Read moreAn SSF may make communications to the general public that ask individuals to contribute directly to particular federal candidates.
Utah Bankers Association (UBA) is an incorporated …
Read moreAs noted in our tip of September 12, as of September 26, all electronic filers must now use v.8 of the electronic filing specifications. Current FECFile users need only …
Read moreOn September 22, 2011, the Commission considered, but was unable to approve a response by the required four votes, an advisory opinion request from Dimension4, Inc. PAC regarding whether a …
Read moreA new version of the electronic filing specifications (v.8) was implemented today (September 26, 2011). As of September 26, reports filed electronically must be formatted in Version 8 in order …
Read moreThe FEC will host its only West Coast conference this election cycle on October 25-26, in San Diego, CA. Workshops will explain the federal campaign finance rules that apply …
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