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***Please note new date: Wednesday, June 4, 2014***
As Chairman and Vice Chair of the Federal Election Commission for 2014, we invite you to join us on Wednesday, June …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today approved an advisory opinion and held over discussion of another advisory opinion request.
Advisory Opinion 2014-01 (Solano County United Democratic Central Committee). …
Read moreWASHINGTON–Today the Supreme Court issued its opinion in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission (Case No. 12-536). The text of the opinion may be found here (https://transition.fec.gov/law/litigation/mccutcheon_sc_opinion.pdf). The Commission …
Read moreWASHINGTON–The Federal Election Commission today approved the Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Financial Management Plan. The Commission also approved the draft final rules and explanation and justification concerning technical corrections to …
Read moreWASHINGTON–The Federal Election Commission today made public draft technical corrections to some sections of the regulations promulgated to implement the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended. The Commission …
Read moreWASHINGTON–The Federal Election Commission cited four campaign committees today for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Election Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (the …
Read moreWASHINGTON–The Federal Election Commission today discussed an advisory opinion request.
Advisory Opinion Request 2013-18 (Revolution Messaging, LLC). The Commission discussed and voted on two draft advisory opinions based on …
Read moreWASHINGTON–The Federal Election Commission today approved two Audit Division Recommendation Memorandums.
Audit Division Recommendation Memorandum on the Dallas County Republican Party. The Commission approved the Audit Division Recommendation Memorandum …
Read moreWASHINGTON–The Federal Election Commission today discussed two draft advisory opinions and invited public comment on three alternative drafts of an interpretive rule on nationwide independent expenditures. The Commission also approved …
Read moreWASHINGTON – At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission elected its newest members, Lee E. Goodman and Ann M. Ravel, as Chairman and Vice Chair for 2014. Both …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today approved an Audit Division Recommendation Memorandum and eight Legislative Recommendations. The Commission also elected a Chairman and Vice Chair for 2014 and released …
Read moreWASHINGTON -- The Federal Election Commission cited a campaign committee today for failing to file the 12-Day Special Pre-General Election Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today approved a draft interpretive rule and discussed and voted on an advisory opinion request.
Draft Interpretive Rule Regarding the Date of Political Party …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today issued an advisory opinion, discussed and voted on two other advisory opinion requests and discussed a draft interpretive rule.
Advisory Opinion Request 2013-15 …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today issued an advisory opinion and discussed drafts of a second advisory opinion request. The Commission approved the Proposed Final Audit Report on the …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today welcomed two new Commissioners, elected a Vice Chairman and approved an advisory opinion.
Welcoming New Commissioners. Two new members of the Commission, …
Read moreWASHINGTON – Lee E. Goodman and Ann M. Ravel have assumed their new roles as Commissioners of the Federal Election Commission. President Barack Obama nominated Commissioners Ravel and Goodman on …
Read moreWASHINGTON – Congressional candidates running in the 2013-2014 election cycle received $287.2 million and disbursed $137.9 million in the first half of this year, according to campaign finance reports filed …
Read moreWASHINGTON – Donald F. McGahn II, who was appointed to serve on the Federal Election Commission in 2008, announced his resignation today.
In a statement announcing his departure, McGahn said, …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today approved two advisory opinions. The Commission voted on a third advisory opinion request and was unable to reach consensus.
Advisory Opinion 2013-04 (Democratic …
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