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Stephen Colbert, host of The Colbert Report (the Show), may establish and operate an independent expenditure-only committee (the Committee) which may solicit and accept unlimited contributions from individuals, political committees, …
Read moreNew York will hold a Special Election to fill the U.S. House seat in New York’s 9th Congressional District vacated by Representative Anthony Weiner. The Special General will be held …
Read moreAll PACs and party committees not filing monthly must file a Mid-Year report due Sunday, July 31. Please note that even though the FEC is not open on the …
Read morePACs, party committees and Presidential campaigns filing on a monthly basis are reminded that they have a report due Wednesday, July 20, covering activity through June 30.
Read moreCampaign committees filing on a quarterly filing schedule must file the July Quarterly report, due Friday, July 15 and covering activity through June 30. PACs and party committees that …
Read moreOn June 30, the Commission issued two advisory opinions addressing various questions raised by "independent expenditure-only political committees" ( a.k.a, Super PACs). Links to the advisory opinions, as well as …
Read moreOn July 13, 2011, the Commission will host roundtable workshops on reporting and electronic filing. The reporting sessions will address common filing problems and provide answers to questions committees may …
Read moreOn June 15, 2011, the Commission published a notice in the Federal Register of its new procedures for providing respondents in enforcement proceedings with relevant documents obtained by the Commission …
Read moreOn June 15, 2011, the Commission considered, but could not approve by the required four votes, an advisory opinion request on behalf of Facebook regarding the disclaimer requirement with respect …
Read moreA family of partnerships may make preauthorized deductions from amounts due on sales contracts for contributions to a nonconnected committee.
POET, LLC is a single-member, limited liability company that …
Read moreThe American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), an incorporated nonprofit medical society, qualifies as a “membership organization” and may solicit certain categories of its members for contributions to its separate segregated …
Read moreFor each type of committee, a Campaign Guide explains, in clear English, the complex regulations regarding the activity of political committees. It shows readers, for example, how to fill out …
Read moreA principal campaign committee may use campaign funds to pay a campaign consultant’s legal fees and expenses described in the advisory opinion request because the payment is for a lawful …
Read moreA vendor may collect contributions from a group of subscribers and forward them to recipient political committees. The vendor’s services in collecting and forwarding these contributions do not amount to …
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