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WASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission launched its betaFEC website today, issued an Advisory Opinion and discussed two other Advisory Opinion Requests. The Commission held over discussion of several matters …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission will unveil its betaFEC website at its next open meeting on Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 10:00 AM, and is eager to hear public …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission will unveil its betaFEC website at its next open meeting on Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 10:00 AM. The beta version to be released …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today issued an Advisory Opinion and discussed a second Advisory Opinion Request. The Commission also considered a proposal to initiate a rulemaking in connection …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued its Opinion and Order in Pursuing America’s Greatness v. FEC (Case 1:15-cv- 01217) yesterday, denying the plaintiff’s …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today approved an Audit Division Recommendation Memorandum. The Commission also considered two advisory opinion requests, a proposed directive to set deadlines for considering and …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission announced today that it has appointed Daniel A. Petalas to serve as Acting General Counsel beginning August 24, 2015, for a period of 120 …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today issued an advisory opinion, continued discussion of a second advisory opinion request and approved a recommendation on providing notice to respondents in enforcement …
Read moreWASHINGTON – Today the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued its Opinion and Per Curiam Judgment in Combat Veterans for Congress PAC v. FEC …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today approved two advisory opinions and held over discussion of a third. The Commission approved two Notices of Availability on Petitions for Rulemaking, and …
Read moreWASHINGTON – Today the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued its Opinion and Per Curiam Judgment in Wagner, et al. v. FEC (Case 13-5162). …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today approved an advisory opinion request and discussed a Notice of Availability and Petition for Rulemaking on Independent Spending by Corporations, Labor Organizations, Foreign …
Read moreWASHINGTON – A panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit today issued its Opinion and Per Curiam Judgment in Public Citizen, et al. …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today discussed a memorandum from the staff on ways to improve the Commission’s engagement of the public, and considered a proposed notice to respondents …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued its Opinion and Order yesterday in Holmes, et al. v. FEC (Case 1:14-cv-01243-RMC) denying plaintiffs’ Motion for …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today approved an advisory opinion and Notices of Availability for two Rulemaking Petitions.
Advisory Opinion 2014-20 (Make Your Laws PAC). The Commission concluded …
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