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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 2019 coordinated party expenditure limits are now available.
The limits are:
On December 27, 2018, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia granted the Commission’s motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
In 2015, Citizens …
Read moreOn Wednesday, March 13, 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 …
Read moreThe Federal Election Commission has extended the comment deadline through March 4, 2019 on two pending rulemakings:
The Commission will hold a one-day online seminar for corporations and their political action committees (PACs) on February 27, 2019. Commission staff will conduct several technical workshops on the federal …
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 has published its updated civil penalty amounts for 2019, pursuant to a federal law that requires federal agencies to adjust civil penalties for inflation each year. The updated …
Read moreThis article describing filing requirements for 2019 is supplemented by the reporting tables linked on the FEC's dates and deadlines page.
Read moreSenator Ron Wyden may use campaign funds to protect his personal electronic devices and accounts from cybersecurity threats that he faces in his role as an elected official.
Several …
Read moreOn December 13, 2018, the Commission approved final rules for reporting multistate independent expenditures and electioneering communications made during the presidential primary period. The rules will take effect March 31, …
Read moreAt its open meeting of December 13, 2018, the Commission unanimously approved 11 legislative recommendations to send to Congress for consideration. The recommendations transmitted to Congress are available on the …
Read moreEditor's note: Due to the lapse in government appropriations from December 22, 2018 through January 25, 2019, these webinars were not held. Please direct all questions about the cancelled webinars …
Read moreOn November 8, 2018, State Representative Nancy Mace filed a complaint for injunctive and declaratory relief in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The suit challenges a …
Read moreOn December 3, 2018, the Commission published a notice of availability in the Federal Register (83 Fed. Reg. 62283) in response to a rulemaking petition that asks the agency to …
Read moreOn December 3, 2018, the Commission published a notice of availability in the Federal Register (83 Fed. Reg. 62282) in response to a rulemaking petition. The petition asks the Commission …
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 30-Day Post-General Election report is due on December 6, 2018. The Post-General Election report covers activity from October 18 (or from the close of books of the last report …
Read moreUnder the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act), information about individual contributors taken from FEC reports cannot be sold or used for soliciting contributions (including any political or charitable contribution) …
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.
In an order dated September 24, 2018, the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida granted former Congressman David Rivera’s motion to dismiss the Commission’s complaint. The …
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