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California has scheduled special elections to fill the U.S. House seat in the 20th Congressional District vacated by Representative Kevin McCarthy. The Special General Election will be held on March …
Read moreOn January 5, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed a district court decision. The district court had dismissed the Campaign Legal Center’s …
Read moreNeed help preparing your committee’s January 31 Year-End Reports? The Commission is hosting Year-End Reporting and FECFile webinars for PACs and party committees on Wednesday, January 17, and for …
Read moreWASHINGTON – At its first open meeting of the year on Thursday, Federal Election Commission Chairman Sean J. Cooksey delivered opening remarks and the Commission approved two advisory opinions. The …
Read moreThe Democratic Party of the Northern Mariana Islands (Committee) qualifies as a state party committee under the Federal Election Campaign Act.
The determination of a state party organization’s status …
Read moreOn December 19, 2023, President Biden signed legislation (S. 2747, Pub. Law No. 118-26) that extends the Commission’s Administrative Fine Program for late- and non-filed reports for an additional …
Read moreCowboy Analytics, LLC, proposed to form a nonconnected conduit political committee (“PAC”) to solicit funds for itself and earmarked contributions for federal candidates that the PAC supports. The Commission …
Read moreThe Commission has published its updated civil penalty amounts for 2024, pursuant to a federal law that requires federal agencies to adjust civil penalties for inflation each year. The updated …
Read moreThe Commission has posted the reporting dates for 2024, including the monthly and quarterly filing schedules, the pre-election reporting deadlines for all 50 states and the dates for pre-and …
Read moreOn December 14, 2023, the Commission approved a final rule and explanation and justification revising its regulations at 11 CFR part 113 concerning the use of campaign funds by a …
Read moreThis article describes the filing requirements for 2024. Additional information is available on the FEC's Dates and deadlines web page.
All committees must file …
Read moreHappy New Year from the FEC! A new year is a good time to take stock and plan ahead. If you’d like to make sure you’re keeping up with the …
Read moreAround this time of year, many look to give back through charitable donations.
Campaign committees can give gifts to a charitable organization (defined in 26 U.S.C. § 170(c) of the …
Read morePACs, political parties and presidential campaign committees that file monthly have a report due by Wednesday, December 20, covering the month of November. Quarterly filing PACs and political party …
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