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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.
FEC Record articles inform candidates and committees about FEC developments and are published as news happens. Access Record articles from 1975 through 2004 on the Record archive page. Tips for Treasurers are published once a week.
The following principal campaign committees failed to file required 12 Day Pre-Primary reports:
For 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 moreOn May 8, 2008, President Bush signed into law Senate Bill 2739, the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 (CNRA). Section 711 of the CNRA gives the Commonwealth of the …
Read moreThe Commission released for public comment, but did not approve, a draft advisory opinion concerning a campaign’s payment of a candidate salary, when the candidate had no earned income during …
Read moreBetween issues of the Record, you can stay up-to-date on the latest FEC activity by visiting the Commission Calendar on our web site. The Calendar lists Commission meetings, …
Read moreThe FEC continues to update and expand its Enforcement Query System (EQS), a web-based search tool that allows users to find and examine public documents regarding closed Commission enforcement matters. …
Read moreOn April 14, 2008, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and the DNC Services Corporation filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging that, since …
Read moreThe Special General Election to fill the U.S. House seat in Maryland’s 4th Congressional District being vacated by Representative Albert R. Wynn will be June 17, 2008.
Candidate committees involved …
Read moreOn April 11, 2008, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied the plaintiff’s “motion to enforce” the court’s earlier final judgment in the Shays III litigation.
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Read moreDid you know that treasurers have to pay attention to two different deadlines when a committee receives a contribution? First, when any person receives a contribution of any amount for …
Read more. Monthly filing committees are reminded that they have a report due tomorrow, May 20, covering the month of April. Also, campaigns in certain states (and quarterly filing PACs or …
Read moreThe FEC's compilation of the Federal Election Campaign Act and other laws related to federal elections has been updated to include the provisions of the Honest Leadership and Open Government …
Read moreSometimes membership organizations are not sure whether the more specific rules for trade associations apply to them. While all trade associations are membership organizations under FEC rules, not all membership …
Read moreSeveral states hold conventions to nominate a party's candidate for the general election instead of holding a primary election. These conventions are treated like a primary election under federal election …
Read moreThe Commission will hold a conference for trade associations, membership organizations and labor organizations on June 23-24, 2008, at the Embassy Suites Convention Center hotel in Washington, DC. At the …
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