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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 June 30, 2020, the Commission closed the file on an advisory opinion request (AOR) by Nabilah Islam, a former candidate for the Democratic nomination in Georgia’s 7th congressional district, …
Read moreAdvisory opinion requests (AORs) pending before the Commission as of the end of the month are listed. Procedures for commenting on pending AORs are described here.
On June 30, 2020, the Commission published a notice of availability in the Federal Register at 85 Fed. Reg. 39098 that seeks public comment on a petition for rulemaking filed …
Read moreThe following reports are due in July:
An unauthorized committee may include a candidate’s initials in its registered name because the initials do not constitute the “name” of a candidate under the facts presented.
Philip Shemanski …
Read moreIDF International Technologies, Inc.’s (IDF) operating activities and advertising for an online political forum are not expenditures, contributions or electioneering communications. IDF is not a political committee and …
Read moreOn June 12, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment to the FEC in Level the Playing …
Read moreAdvisory opinion requests (AORs) pending before the Commission as of the end of the month are listed. Procedures for commenting on pending AORs are described here.
On May 26, 2020, the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted the Commission’s motion to dismiss the Campaign Legal Center’s suit challenging the agency’s alleged failure …
Read moreOn May 6, 2020, Government Accountability Institute withdrew its request for an advisory opinion regarding the application of the media exemption.
The Commission will hold its annual one-day online seminar for trade associations and their political action committees (PACs) on June 10, 2020. These interactive workshops are designed for those seeking …
Read moreAdvisory opinion requests (AORs) pending before the Commission as of the end of the month are listed. Procedures for commenting on pending AORs are described here.
The Commission will hold a one-day online seminar for membership organizations, labor organizations, and their political action committees (PACs) on May 27, 2020. These interactive workshops are designed …
Read moreOn April 9, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (“CREW”) and Noah Bookbinder (collectively “plaintiffs”) a default judgment …
Read moreThe Commission will hold a one-day online seminar for corporations and their political action committees (PACs) on May 13, 2020. Workshops are designed for those seeking an introduction to the …
Read moreOn March 13, 2020, the Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21 (plaintiffs) filed suit against the FEC in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (the court). …
Read moreOn March 24, 2020, Campaign Legal Center filed suit in the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia challenging the Commission’s alleged failure to act on its administrative …
Read moreOn March 28, 2020, the New York Governor changed the date of the special general election from April 28, 2020 to June 23, 2020. The change was in response to …
Read moreAdvisory opinion requests (AORs) pending before the Commission as of the end of the month are listed. Procedures for commenting on pending AORs are described here.