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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.

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A commercial vendor may operate two internet-based platforms: one that provides fundraising services to political committees and another that allows individuals to contribute to federal political committees and encourage their …

The Commission will offer reporting and FECFile webinars in September to help filers prepare for the busy pre-election filing period. The webinars for PACs and party committees will be held …

The Federal Election Commission has cited six campaign committees for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (the Act), …

Acting General Counsel Daniel A. Petalas will leave the Federal Election Commission next month to become an owner in the Washington, D.C. office of the law firm Garvey Schubert Barer, …

The Federal Election Commission announced an interim procedure staff will follow to verify information in filings from the 2016 election cycle that appear to be unlawfully …

The Federal Election Commission has appointed Kevin Deeley as Associate General Counsel of the Office of General Counsel’s Litigation Division and Adav Noti as Associate General Counsel of the Office …

The Federal Election Commission has cited four campaign committees for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (the Act), …

Hawaii will hold a special general election to fill the U.S. House seat in Hawaii''s 1st Congressional District of the late Representative Mark Takai. The Special General will be …

Ohio will hold a special primary election to fill the vacancy on the November 8, 2016, general election ballot that was created by the withdrawal of Democratic nominee Corey Foister. …

On August 2, 2016, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reversed the district court’s denial of Pursuing America's Greatness's (PAG) request for …

The Federal Election Commission has cited four campaign committees for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (the Act), …

A trade association PAC may conduct proposed activities via what it has described as an "online candidate interaction and fundraising platform."

However, the Commission could not agree on whether …

The Federal Election Commission has cited two campaign committees for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (the Act), …

The Federal Election Commission has certified a payment of $213,181.77 in federal matching funds to Jill Stein for President. The certified amount was in response to the third regular submission …

On August 2, 2016, the Commission published a statement of policy that expands the range of publicly available records on the agency's enforcement and administrative functions. 81 Fed. Reg. 50,702 …

On July 22, 2016, the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming entered a Consent Order and Judgment whereby the Commission agreed not to enforce the ban on corporate …

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.

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The Federal Election Commission has cited four campaign committees for failing to file reports as required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (the Act).

As …

On Wednesday, August 24, 2016, from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm EDT, the Commission will host a webinar to review the rules and reporting requirements for specific types of pre-election …