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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.
On September 20, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied both the FEC’s and Intervenor American Action Network’s (AAN) motions to dismiss and stayed the case …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order in Common Cause Georgia, et al. v. FEC (Case No. 22-3067), granting …
Read moreWhen an independent expenditure is made in support of or opposition to a presidential primary candidate and is publicly disseminated in six or more states but does not refer to …
Read morePresidential candidates running for election in 2024 reported total receipts of $167.9 million and disbursements of $65.0 million according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission through …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Tuesday issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order in Campaign Legal Center v. FEC (Case No. 22-3319), denying the …
Read moreCommittees must file the following reports in October:
Does your campaign, party committee, or PAC maintain a public website? If so, does it have the proper disclaimer on it?
Public websites of political committees fall under the scope …
Read moreCandidate committees (except for monthly-filing presidential campaigns) have a report due by Sunday, October 15, covering activity from the closing date of their last report through September 30. To …
Read moreOn September 13, 2023, the Commission published a notice in the Federal Register at 88 Fed. Reg. 62782 seeking comments on ways to improve its online user experiences, including its …
Read morePACs, political parties and presidential campaign committees that file monthly have a report due by Wednesday, September 20, covering the month of August. Quarterly filers do not have a …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission is requesting public comment on ways the agency can improve its report filing processes and public website.
“This public comment period will help us …
Read moreSeveral states will hold nonfederal elections this November. Federal candidates and officeholders who wish to help state and local candidates and party organizations raise money for these races must limit …
Read moreThe Commission will offer a two-hour online training session for campaign committees that use FECFile to file their disclosure reports. The webinar, to be held on Wednesday, October 4, is …
Read moreWASHINGTON – At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission approved a proposed final audit report and an Audit Division recommendation memorandum.
Proposed Final Audit Report on Communications Workers …
Read moreWhen reporting disbursements, political committees must describe the purpose of each payment. The purpose is a brief but specific description of why the disbursement was made. As a general rule, …
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