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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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The authorized committee of a Presidential candidate receiving primary matching funds may issue refunds or obtain redesignations to his Senate campaign (the Senate Committee) for contributions made in connection with …
Read moreThe following reports are due in October:
There will be a special primary in Ohio's 11th Congressional district on October 14, 2008, and a special general in that district on November 18, 2008. The reporting schedule for …
Read moreDue to Hurricane Gustav, the Louisiana primary election was postponed from September 6, 2008, to October 4, 2008. Should no candidate achieve a majority vote in the October 4, 2008, …
Read moreMonthly filing committees are reminded that they have a report due Saturday, September 20. Please note that the Commission does not have statutory authority to extend filing deadlines, even …
Read moreNo more long waits for download! Printed versions of the 2008 updated version of the FEC's Campaign Guide for Nonconnected Committees are now available free of charge from the FEC's …
Read moreElectioneering communications are television and radio communications that refer to a clearly identified federal candidate and are distributed to the relevant electorate within 60 days prior to a general election …
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 moreFour campaign committees failed to file the Pre-Primary report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act) for primary elections on August 5, 2008, in Kansas, Michigan and Missouri, …
Read moreThe requestor withdrew its request for this advisory opinion on August 1, 2008 (Butler County Democrats for Change).
Read moreAn entity organized under state law as a limited liability partnership, but classified as a corporation for federal tax purposes, is treated as a partnership under the Federal Election Campaign …
Read moreOn July 30, 2008, The Real Truth About Obama (RTAO/ the plaintiff), Inc., a nonprofit "527" corporation, filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of …
Read moreOn July 10, 2008, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana granted the FEC's motion to dismiss this case, finding that Ms. Hearn lacked standing to bring …
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