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The Commission has published its updated civil penalty amounts for 2018, pursuant to a federal law that requires federal agencies to adjust civil penalties for inflation each year. The updated …
Read moreMichigan will hold Special Primary and General Elections to fill the 13th congressional district House seat vacated by Representative John Conyers, Jr. The Special Primary Election will be held on …
Read moreArizona will hold Special Primary and General Elections to fill the 8th congressional district House seat vacated by Representative Trent Franks. The Special Primary Election will be held on February …
Read moreTake Back Action Fund (TBAF), a tax-exempt 501(c)(4) organization, must include disclaimers on its paid Facebook image and video advertising. While the Commission unanimously agreed to that conclusion, Commissioners relied …
Read moreThe Commission will offer its annual Year-End reporting and FECFile workshops in January 2018. The webinars for PACs and party committees will be held on January 17, while the webinars …
Read moreOn November 28, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, sitting en banc, unanimously rejected a First Amendment challenge to the Federal Election Campaign …
Read moreAdvisory 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.
Read moreFederal candidates, officeholders (and agents acting on behalf of either) are prohibited from soliciting, receiving, transferring, disbursing, or otherwise spending funds in connection with any election (including both federal and …
Read moreThe Commission will hold a regional conference in the Phoenix, Arizona, area on February 21-22, 2018. Commissioners and staff will conduct a variety of technical workshops on the federal campaign …
Read morePennsylvania will hold a Special General Election on March 13, 2018, to fill the U.S. House seat in the 18th Congressional District vacated by Representative Tim Murphy. Under state law, …
Read moreOn October 10, 2017, the Commission reopened the comment period on its Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on internet communication disclaimers. (Federal Register, 82 Fed. Reg. 46937.) …
Read moreThe FEC’s Draft Strategic Plan, FY 2018-2022, is now available for public comment on the FEC website. The strategic objectives and activities identified in this draft plan challenge the …
Read moreThe Commission launched a web portal that offers political committees a new way to get reporting help from their assigned Campaign Finance Analyst in the FEC’s Reports Analysis Division (RAD).
… Read moreAdvisory 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.
The Commission will hold a webinar for nonconnected political action committees (PACs), including Super PACs, Hybrid PACs, and Leadership PACs, on Wednesday, December 6, 2017. Commission staff …
Read moreOn October 10, 2017, the Commission reopened the comment period on its Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on internet communication disclaimers. (Federal Register, 82 Fed. Reg. 46937.) …
Read moreAdvisory 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.
Read moreGreat America PAC and The Committee to Defend the President may use their Twitter handles in lieu of or alongside their full names in disclaimer notifications.
Great …
Read moreCitizens Against Plutocracy’s plans to ask candidates for federal office to sign a “Contract for American Renewal” would not result in coordination with those candidates.
Citizens Against …
Read moreA company may develop and administer a mobile app that allows users to “round up” the amount of their credit and debit card purchases to the nearest dollar and contribute …
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