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Monthly filers have a report due Tuesday, March 20, covering the month of February. Quarterly filers do not have a regularly scheduled report due this month, but if they have ...

The Commission is relocating from its longtime office headquarters on E Street, NW to a  new building in the NoMa neighborhood of Washington, DC. Effective Monday, March 19, 2018, the ...

The Commission has announced its spring training schedule. A pair of FECFile workshops lead off on April 4, with the heart of the order—day-long webinars for candidates, parties and ...

Unopposed and independent candidates are still entitled to a separate contribution limit for the primary (or convention, in states that hold them). Unopposed candidates must consider the date on which ...

Monthly filers have a report due Tuesday, February 20, covering the month of January. Quarterly filers do not have a regularly scheduled report due this month, but if they have ...

The Commission has published the annual price index adjustments to the coordinated party expenditure limits and the lobbyist bundling disclosure threshold. For 2018, the lobbyist bundling disclosure threshold has ...

As the 2018 election year gets underway, now is a good time for candidates and other committees to review upcoming filing deadlines and brush up on the campaign finance laws ...

The Year-End report is due Wednesday, January 31, covering activity through December 31, 2017. Staff in the Reports Analysis Division and Electronic Filing Office will be available until 8:00 ...

The Commission has updated the Campaign Guide for Corporations and Labor Organizations, which provides a summary of the federal campaign finance laws that apply to corporations, labor organizations, trade associations ...

The FEC will offer a number of training opportunities in 2018, but the last two-day regional conference this election cycle will be held in Scottsdale, Arizona, February 21-22. Our regional ...

The Commission has posted on its website the reporting dates for 2018, including the monthly and quarterly filing schedules, the pre-primary report deadlines for all 50 states, and the dates ...

As committees prepare to file the Year-End report, due Wednesday, January 31, they may take advantage of the Commission’s new web portal to contact their assigned campaign finance analyst ...

Happy New Year! Looking ahead, 2018 is an election year and the FEC will be offering several training opportunities on the federal campaign finance law, including a two-day regional conference ...

PACs, political parties, and presidential campaign committees that file monthly have a report due Wednesday, December 20, covering the month of November. (Note: PACs and party committees that filed quarterly ...

Registration is currently open for the FEC’s regional conference scheduled for February 21-22, 2018, at the Saguaro in Scottsdale, AZ. This will be the final in-person conference held in ...

An individual may spend up to $1,000 per candidate, per election for food, beverages, and invitations to host a campaign event that is held in the individual’s home ...

The FEC will host a one-day webinar for nonconnected PACs next Wednesday, December 6. This is the only FEC training this election cycle to focus solely on nonconnected PACs, including ...

The same disclaimer rules that apply to election-related mailings also apply to holiday greeting cards, even if they do not solicit funds or contain express advocacy. If a campaign sends ...

PACs, political parties, and presidential campaign committees that file monthly have a report due Monday, November 20, covering the month of October. (Note: PACs and party committees that filed quarterly ...

The Commission has extended the comment period on possible changes to its rules for Internet communication disclaimers until November 13, 2017. See our November 6 tip for additional information.