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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.
FEC Record articles inform candidates and committees about FEC developments and are published as news happens. Tips for Treasurers are published once a week.
The Commission has updated the Campaign Guide for Corporations and Labor Organizations, which provides a summary of the federal campaign finance laws that apply to corporations, labor organizations, trade associations ...
The FEC will offer a number of training opportunities in 2018, but the last two-day regional conference this election cycle will be held in Scottsdale, Arizona, February 21-22. Our regional ...
The Commission has posted on its website the reporting dates for 2018, including the monthly and quarterly filing schedules, the pre-primary report deadlines for all 50 states, and the dates ...
As committees prepare to file the Year-End report, due Wednesday, January 31, they may take advantage of the Commission’s new web portal to contact their assigned campaign finance analyst ...
Happy New Year! Looking ahead, 2018 is an election year and the FEC will be offering several training opportunities on the federal campaign finance law, including a two-day regional conference ...
PACs, political parties, and presidential campaign committees that file monthly have a report due Wednesday, December 20, covering the month of November. (Note: PACs and party committees that filed quarterly ...
Registration is currently open for the FEC’s regional conference scheduled for February 21-22, 2018, at the Saguaro in Scottsdale, AZ. This will be the final in-person conference held in ...
An individual may spend up to $1,000 per candidate, per election for food, beverages, and invitations to host a campaign event that is held in the individual’s home ...
The FEC will host a one-day webinar for nonconnected PACs next Wednesday, December 6. This is the only FEC training this election cycle to focus solely on nonconnected PACs, including ...
The same disclaimer rules that apply to election-related mailings also apply to holiday greeting cards, even if they do not solicit funds or contain express advocacy. If a campaign sends ...
PACs, political parties, and presidential campaign committees that file monthly have a report due Monday, November 20, covering the month of October. (Note: PACs and party committees that filed quarterly ...
The Commission has extended the comment period on possible changes to its rules for Internet communication disclaimers until November 13, 2017. See our November 6 tip for additional information.
The Commission requests public comment by Thursday, November 9 on whether to revise its rules regarding disclaimers on certain communications made over the Internet. All comments must be submitted in ...
In the course of their fundraising activities, candidates and committees occasionally receive contributions of questionable legality. Whether it’s a check from a business that might be incorporated or from ...
Registration is now open for the FEC’s one-day webinar for nonconnected PACs to be held December 6. Topics to be discussed include solicitations, supporting candidates, activities by independent expenditure-only ...
PACs, political parties, and presidential campaign committees that file monthly have a report due Friday, October 20, covering the month of September. (Note: PACs and party committees that filed quarterly ...
The early bird discount for the FEC’s November 14-15 DC regional conference ends Friday, October 20, so register now and save. The conference will be held at the DoubleTree ...
Candidate committees (except for presidential committees filing monthly) have a quarterly report due Sunday, October 15, covering activity through September 30. Please note that the FEC does not have authority ...
The Commission often receives questions about whether federal campaigns can accept contributions from limited liability companies (LLCs). While there are several factors to consider, the LLC’s tax status is ...
On October 4, 2017, the Commission will host two webinars to help federal candidates and their campaign committees prepare their quarterly disclosure reports, due October 15. The first webinar (1 ...