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Advisory 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.

AO 2018-10
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The principal campaign committee for a federal candidate may use campaign funds to pay for legal expenses incurred in seeking ballot access in his upcoming congressional election.

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On June 15, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit concluded that the Commission’s dismissal of an administrative complaint by Citizens for Responsibility and …

On June 7, 2018, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia upheld the Commission’s exercise of its prosecutorial discretion when it declined to investigate three administrative complaints …

The following reports are due in July:

• All authorized committees of House and Senate candidates must file a quarterly report by July 15, 2018. The report covers financial activity from …

Pennsylvania will hold a Special General Election on November 6, 2018, to fill the 15th congressional district House seat vacated by Representative Charles Dent. Under state law, parties can nominate …

Advisory opinion requests (AORs) pending before the Commission as of the end of the month are listed below. Procedures for commenting on pending AORs are described here. 

There are …

Later this month, the Commission will offer webinars to help candidate committees, political action committees (PACs) and political party committees prepare to file their July quarterly or monthly reports. The …

On May 4, 2018, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) and Noah Bookbinder (together, “plaintiffs”) filed suit against the FEC in U.S. District Court for the District of …

Pennsylvania will hold a Special General Election on November 6, 2018, to fill the 7th congressional district House seat vacated by Representative Patrick L. Meehan. Under state law, parties can …

An independent expenditure-only committee (commonly referred to as a “Super PAC”) established, maintained, and controlled by a state representative may not use funds raised outside the limits and source prohibitions …

On May 10, 2018, the Commission considered an advisory opinion request (AOR) from Conservative Primary LLC. In its request, the for-profit limited liability company asked the Commission to review the …

Texas will hold a Special General Election on June 30, 2018, to fill the 27th congressional district House seat vacated by Representative Blake Farenthold. There are two possible elections, but …

On May 4, 2018, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (“CREW”) and its executive director, Noah Bookbinder, (collectively “Plaintiffs”) filed suit against the Commission in the United States District …

The Commission has posted on its website a set of illustrative examples of internet disclaimers, applying proposals in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on REG 2011-02 (Internet Communication …

Campaign funds may be used to pay for a candidate’s childcare expenses that are incurred as a direct result of campaign activity.

Background

Liuba Grechen Shirley is a …

Alabama Academy of Radiology’s (Academy) state PAC may convert to a federal SSF. It may use the cash-on-hand in its existing bank account, but must divest any federally impermissible …

Advisory opinion requests (AORs) pending before the Commission as of the end of the month are listed below. Procedures for commenting on pending AORs are described here. 

AO 2018-06
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A commercial vendor may offer two internet-based fundraising platforms to political committees. The first allows users to “round up” the amount of their credit and debit card purchases to …

The Commission will hold a one-day online seminar for membership organizations, labor organizations, and their political action committees (PACs) on June 6, 2018. Commission staff will conduct several …