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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 December 18, 2008, the Commission approved final rules regarding disclosure of contributions bundled by lobbyists/registrants and their political action committees (PACs). These rules implement Section 204 of the Honest …
Read moreThe Commissioners have filled long-awaited hires for two staff positions that report directly to the Commissioners, namely the Staff Director, which is a statutory position, and the …
Read moreThe March 30 deadline listed in the Commission's February 17 Federal Register Notice for lobbyist/registrant PACs to amend their FEC Form 1 (Statement of Organization) is incorrect. As noted in …
Read moreNew disclosure regulations for contributions bundled by lobbyists/registrants and lobbyist/registrant PACs take effect later this spring. Lobbyist/registrant PACs and leadership PACs will be among the first committees affected. Beginning March …
Read moreMonthly filing committees are reminded that they have a report due Friday, February 20, covering the month of January. A special note: Recent inquiries to the Commission's 800 Line …
Read moreThe FEC has begun registration for its popular annual conference for corporations and their PACs, to be held April 2-3, 2009, in Washington, DC. Review the basics and update …
Read moreThere will be a special primary election in Illinois' 5th District on March 3, 2009, and a special general election in that district on April 7, 2009. The reporting schedule …
Read moreThe Commission annually publishes an alphabetical listing of acronyms, abbreviations and common names of political action committees (PACs).
For each PAC listed, the index provides the full name of the …
Read moreThe Commission will hold a conference in Washington, DC, on April 2-3, 2009, for corporations and their PACs. Commissioners and staff will conduct a variety of technical workshops on federal …
Read moreThe Federal Election Commission now accepts American Express, Diners Club and Discover Cards in addition to Visa and MasterCard. While most FEC materials are available free of charge, some campaign …
Read moreIllinois will hold a Special Election to fill the U.S. House seat in Illinois’s 5th Congressional District vacated by Representative Rahm Emanuel. The Special Primary will be held on March …
Read moreAn employee of a candidate's principal campaign committee may also serve as the treasurer of a leadership PAC sponsored by the same candidate.
Ms. O'Lene Stone is a paid …
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