February monthly reporting reminder
PACs, political parties and presidential campaign committees that file monthly have a report due by Tuesday, February 20, covering the month of January. Quarterly filing PACs and political party …
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PACs, political parties and presidential campaign committees that file monthly have a report due by Tuesday, February 20, covering the month of January. Quarterly filing PACs and political party …
Read moreOn January 19, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio certified to the en banc court of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit …
Read moreOn February 14, 2024, the Commission published an inquiry notification in response to two petitions seeking new and revised rules governing the segregated accounts of national party committees. The …
Read moreThe FEC will conduct two days of training for party committees in March. If you’re newer to campaign finance regulations, you may choose to attend the Basics for Beginners session …
Read moreWASHINGTON – At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission approved an Audit Division Recommendation Memorandum and a Notice of Inquiry concerning segregated party accounts. The Commission discussed and …
Read moreThe Commission will hold an in-depth, online training event for political party committees on Tuesday, March 12 and Wednesday, March 13. This live, interactive webinar is designed for those seeking …
Read moreParty committees that do not conduct reportable federal election activity and all political action committees (PACs) have the option to file reports on a “monthly” or “quarterly” filing schedule. During …
Read moreThe Commission determined that contributions received and forwarded by VoteDown PAC, based upon preselected criteria to identify leading opponents to incumbent officeholders, will be considered earmarked contributions attributable only to …
Read moreAdvisory 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.
Senator Catherine Cortez Masto may establish a nonfederal committee to raise and spend funds exclusively in connection with nonfederal elections, subject to the contribution limits and source prohibitions of the …
Read moreThe 2024 coordinated party expenditure limits are now available.
The Federal Election Campaign Act and Commission regulations require certain political committees to disclose information about lobbyists/registrants and lobbyist/registrant PACs whose bundled contributions within a covered period exceed a specified …
Read moreAll committees have a Year-End Report due by Wednesday, January 31, covering activity through December 31, 2023. Staff in the FEC’s Reports Analysis Division and Electronic Filing Office will be …
Read moreOn January 19, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld a district court decision that dismissed a suit brought by End Citizens United …
Read moreWASHINGTON – At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission approved an advisory opinion.
Advisory Opinion 2023-11 (VoteDown PAC) The Commission approved an advisory opinion, subject to technical edits …
Read moreSony Pictures Television Inc.’s (Sony) production and distribution of a fictional entertainment program that includes a candidate for U.S. Senate as a cast member is exempt from regulation under the …
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