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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 June 16, 2011, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granted summary judgment in favor of the Commission and denied The Real Truth About Obama’s (RTAO’s) …
Read moreOn June 14, 2011, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted a limited preliminary injunction to plaintiffs Rear Adm. (Ret.) James J. Carey, Kelly S. Eustis and …
Read moreThe following reports are due in July:
Candidates running in the July 12 special runoff election in California's 36th Congressional District, and quarterly-filing PACs/party committees that make contributions or expenditures to support or oppose them during the …
Read moreThe Commission will offer workshops on FEC reporting and using FECFile software at its headquarters in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, July 13. Separate workshops will be offered for PACs and …
Read moreMonthly filers are reminded that they have a report due Monday, June 20, covering the month of May. Quarterly filers do not have a report due that day. However, …
Read moreEach month, the FEC publishes supplements to update its Campaign Guides for Candidates, Party Committees, Nonconnected Committees and Corporations and Labor Organizations. Reading the appropriate supplement at the beginning of …
Read moreThe 2011 edition of the Combined Federal/State Disclosure and Election Directory is now available on the Commission’s website (www.fec.gov). This directory identifies the federal and state agencies responsible …
Read moreOn May 12, 2011, the Commission approved the filing dates for the Special General Election to fill the U.S. House seat in the 2nd Congressional District vacated by Senator Dean …
Read moreOn April 21, 2011, U.S. Representative Chris Van Hollen submitted a Petition for Rulemaking to the Commission to revise and amend regulations relating to disclosure of independent expenditures. The petition …
Read moreOn April 21, 2011, U.S. Representative Chris Van Hollen filed suit against the Federal Election Commission in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, challenging a Commission regulation …
Read moreThe Commission approved an agency procedure for disclosure of documents and information to respondents in enforcement matters, in line with the Commission’s efforts to increase transparency with respect to …
Read moreThe FEC's Public Records Office and Press Office have launched a web page to track new committee registrations. Updated daily at 7:00 a.m. Eastern, it is available at https://transition.fec.gov/press/press2011/new_form1dt.shtml. …
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