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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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California has scheduled special elections to fill the U.S. House of Representatives seat in the 25th Congressional District vacated by Representative Katie Hill. The Special General Election will be held …
Read moreWisconsin has scheduled special elections to fill the 7th congressional district House seat vacated by Representative Sean Duffy. The Special Primary Election will be held on February 18, 2020, and …
Read moreThe Commission will hold its final regional conference of the 2019-2020 election cycle in San Antonio, Texas, on February 25-26, 2020. Commissioners and staff will conduct a variety of technical …
Read moreMaryland has scheduled special elections to fill the 7th congressional district House seat of the late Representative Elijah Cummings. The Special Primary Election will be held on February 4, 2020, …
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 Wednesday, December 4, the Commission will offer a two-part webinar for nonconnected political action committees (PACs), including Super PACs, Hybrid PACs, and leadership PACs. This will …
Read moreOn Wednesday, November 20, 2019, the Commission will offer a webinar on party activity during the presidential election cycle. This webinar is intended for national, state and local party committee …
Read moreOn Wednesday, November 20, 2019, the Commission will offer a webinar for first-time candidates and potential candidates, as well as their campaign staff. “Candidate 101: Getting Started” will provide an …
Read moreOn October 3, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a per curiam order in Lieu, et al. v. FEC, finding moot …
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 following reports are due in October:
On September 16, 2019, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (“CREW”) and Noah Bookbinder (collectively “plaintiffs”) filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging …
Read moreThe early registration discount for the FEC’s October 29-30 San Diego conference expires September 27. Register today and save!
At the conference, Commissioners and staff will conduct a variety of …
Read moreThe Commission will offer Reporting and FECFile webinars on October 2 to help federal candidates and their committees prepare for the October Quarterly disclosure reports.
The reporting session will address …
Read moreOn August 28, 2019, the Commission published a notification of availability in the Federal Register at 84 Fed. Reg. 45116 that seeks public comment on a petition for rulemaking filed …
Read moreOn August 28, 2019, the Commission published a notification of availability in the Federal Register at 84 Fed. Reg. 45116 that seeks public comment on a petition for rulemaking filed …
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 August 28, 2019, the Commission published a notification of availability in the Federal Register at 84 Fed. Reg. 45117 that seeks public comment on a petition for rulemaking filed …
Read moreThe Arizona Libertarian Party (“AZLP”) may transfer funds to the Libertarian National Party (“LNP”), but because the amount of the transfer exceeds the yearly $1,000 registration threshold, the AZLP must …
Read moreOn August 22, 2019, the Commission considered an advisory opinion request (AOR) from Price for Congress, the principal campaign committee of former Rep. Dr. Thomas Price. The request asked if …
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