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State laws and procedures govern how candidates come to appear on election ballots. Contact the Secretary of State or appropriate election office for more information.

For a guide to state …

To help candidate committees prepare to file their October Quarterly reports, the Commission will host Reporting and FECFile webinars on Wednesday, October 1. During these live, interactive training events (held …

On Wednesday, October 22, the FEC will host a full-day, in-person Seminar for Candidates and Political Party Committees at FEC headquarters in Washington, DC. FEC Commissioners and staff will conduct …

The FEC will hold an in-person training event for candidates and political party committees at its Washington, DC headquarters on Wednesday, October 22.

This event is designed for federal candidates …

The Commission will release version 8.5 of its FECFile electronic filing software on September 2, 2025. Whether your committee uses FECFile or a commercial product, you’ll need to update your …

The Commission will offer its October Quarterly Reporting and FECFile workshops for candidate committees on October 1, 2025.

The reporting session will be relevant to all campaigns, and presenters will …

To mark the agency’s 50th anniversary, the Commission has published an updated interactive timeline that highlights some of the landmark events in the agency’s history.

First developed a decade ago …

WASHINGTON—Today, the Federal Election Commission unveiled an updated interactive timeline tracing landmark dates in the agency’s 50 years of existence. From the earliest days of the agency to more recent …

Version 8.5 of the FEC’s electronic filing specifications will be released on September 2, 2025. Committees will be required to update FECFile or their third-party electronic filing software prior to …

A multicandidate committee is a political committee that has been registered with the FEC for at least 6 months, has received contributions from more than 50 persons and has made …

WASHINGTON—The Federal Election Commission has retired the Searchable Advisory Opinion System (SAOS), a legacy search tool on the FEC website designed to search Commission advisory opinions (AOs) and related documents. …

Federal candidates and officeholders may use campaign funds to pay for security measures to address ongoing dangers or threats that would not exist irrespective of the individual’s status or duties …

Tennessee has scheduled special elections to fill the U.S. House seat in the 7th Congressional District vacated by Representative Mark Green. The Special Primary Election will be held on October …