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Based on changes in the relationship between the American Urological Association, Inc. (“AUA”) the American Association of Clinical Urologists, Inc. (“AACU”), the two organizations are no longer affiliated. …

Utah will hold a Special General Election on November 7, 2017, to fill the U.S. House seat in Utah’s 3rd Congressional District being vacated by Representative Jason Chaffetz. A Special …

The following reports are due in July:

• All authorized committees of House and Senate candidates must file a quarterly report not later than July 15, 2017. The report covers financial …

The FEC often receives questions about the rules governing foreign nationals’ participation in U.S. elections. While this article responds to some of the most common questions, it does not cover …

The Commission will offer an electronic filing webinar for political action committees (PACs) and political party committees on July 12, 2017. The webinar will demonstrate the Commission’s free FECFile software …

On June 7, 2017, the FEC released a new version of FECFile and posted revised versions of several reporting forms on its website.

FECFile update

The new version of FECFile, …

The Commission will hold a regional conference in Chicago, Illinois, on August 30-31, 2017. Commissioners and staff will conduct a variety of technical workshops on the federal campaign finance …

Record news articles have a new home on fec.gov. The “What’s happening” section of the home page combines the most recent Record articles with other news from the FEC, including …

With the introduction of the FEC’s newly revamped website, the FEC Record has fully transformed from a monthly newsletter into a continuously-updated online news source. The June 2017 PDF …

On June 28, 2017, the Commission will offer a webinar to help federal candidates and their committees with FECFile, the FEC’s free electronic filing software.

This 90-minute webinar will not …

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.

AOR 2017-01 …

A vendor may offer a political committees a web-based bank deposit program that would invest political committee funds into money market accounts. Participating committees may not use these investment accounts …

Alabama has rescheduled its Special Primary and General elections to fill the Senate seat vacated by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. The Special Primary will now be held August 15, 2017, …

On May 22, 2017, the Supreme Court affirmed the three-judge court opinion of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, which granted summary judgment to the Commission …

Every political committee must designate a treasurer before it can accept contributions or make expenditures. In fact, if a committee is ever without a treasurer, it cannot raise or …

The Commission will hold a one-day online seminar for federal candidates and their campaign committees on Wednesday, June 7, 2017. Commission staff will conduct several technical workshops on the federal …

On April 19, 2017, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (“the Court”) ordered Christine O’Donnell, her campaign, and her treasurer (“the defendants”) to pay a civil …

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.

AOR 2017-01 …

Printed copies of the 2017 edition of Title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) are now available. Contact the Commission’s Information Division at (202) 694-1100 or (800) 424-9530 …

On April 20, 2017, the Commission considered the Socialist Workers Party’s (SWP) request to extend its partial exemption from the Federal Election Campaign Act’s disclosure requirements, but was unable to …