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Weekly Digests are published every Friday and summarize the week's publicly disclosed activity. Press releases are published as news happens.
FEC Record articles inform candidates and committees about FEC developments and are published as news happens. Access Record articles from 1975 through 2004 on the Record archive page. Tips for Treasurers are published once a week.
On July 20, 2022, AB PAC filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging the FEC failed to act on its administrative complaint. AB PAC …
Read morePolitical committees, individuals and organizations spent $3.1 billion on independent expenditures during the 2020 election cycle. If you’d like to learn more about these unlimited express advocacy communications, as …
Read moreThe Democratic Party of Wisconsin Federal (the state party committee) may form a joint fundraising committee with a nominee fund established for the party’s eventual nominee for U.S. Senate …
Read moreThe Commission will host two upcoming informal discussions to help the public understand and comply with federal campaign finance rules. The July 27 OnTopic discussion will focus on when and …
Read moreWASHINGTON – At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission approved an advisory opinion, discussed and held over an advisory opinion request, and instructed the Office of General Counsel …
Read moreOn July 8, 2022, Campaign Legal Center (plaintiff) filed suit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia challenging the dismissal of its administrative complaint against Donald …
Read moreAll authorized committees of House and Senate candidates, as well as quarterly-filing presidential candidates, PACs and party committees must file a quarterly report by July 15, covering activity from …
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.
To encourage support for its separate segregated fund (SSF), the connected organization may pledge to match all or a portion of a contribution to its SSF with a donation to …
Read moreThe value of a research book paid for by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) may be allocated equally to the DSCC and two authorized committees as long as the …
Read moreA limited liability company (LLC) may create a customized website to enable its corporate separate segregated fund (SSF) client to solicit the public for contributions to candidates and political committees …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission has issued an advisory opinion that it approved in response to a request from Democracy Engine, LLC.
Advisory Opinion 2022-03 (Democracy Engine) The Commission …
Read moreCandidates seeking nomination to the House of Representatives from New York are entitled to separate contribution limits for a court-ordered August 23 primary.
Congressional candidates in New York were …
Read moreCandidates may only accept contributions for elections in which they participate. Thus, a candidate who loses in the primary (or otherwise does not participate in the general election) does not …
Read moreWASHINGTON -- The Federal Election Commission cited five campaign committees today for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended …
Read moreWASHINGTON – At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission approved two advisory opinions and directed the Office of General Counsel to prepare another draft of a third.
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