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WASHINGTON – The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Tuesday issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order in Democratic National Committee, et al. v. Donald J. Trump, et …

The FEC will offer a two-hour online training session for political action committees (PACs) and party committees that use FECFile to file their disclosure reports.

The webinar, to be held …

When reporting disbursements, political committees must describe the purpose of each payment. As a general rule, filers should consider whether a person who is not associated with the committee could …

If your political committee maintains an official website available to the general public, it must include a disclaimer. In general, these disclaimers must be presented in a clear and conspicuous …

Campaigns that accept contributions from groups that are not political committees registered with the FEC (such as state PACs, unregistered local party committees or nonfederal campaigns) must make sure the …

The Commission will offer a two-hour online training session for campaign committees that use FECFile to file their disclosure reports. The webinar, to be held on Wednesday, June 25, is …

If you work with a nonconnected committee (including a Super PAC, Hybrid PAC or Leadership PAC) please join us on Wednesday, June 4, for our Nonconnected PAC Webinar. This two-part, …

Politicalmeetings.com (PM.com) may allow its subscribers to make small monthly contributions to candidates and national political party committees via its web-based platform and provide subscribers access to non-public information about …

The FEC will offer a webinar for nonconnected political action committees (PACs), including Super PACs, Hybrid PACs, and Leadership PACs on Wednesday, June 4. If you work …

Before deciding to campaign for federal office, potential candidates may wish to “test the waters” to explore the feasibility of a campaign. Testing the waters activities may include fundraising, conducting …

The Libertarian Party of Idaho, the Libertarian Party of Maine, Inc., the Libertarian Party of Maryland, and the Libertarian Party of Vermont (“Requestors”) qualify as state party committees under the …

WASHINGTON—At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission approved two advisory opinions and discussed two additional matters. The Commission also elected Commissioner Shana M. Broussard to serve as Chair …

The Government Accountability Institute (GAI)’s television and radio appearances and publication of books, articles, editorials, reports, documentaries, podcasts, video shorts, and commentary on websites and social media accounts and in …

The FEC will conduct two days of training for candidate committees in May. If you’re newer to campaign finance regulations, you may choose to attend the Basics for Beginners session …