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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.
As the 2016 elections draw closer, it is an ideal time to highlight some of the rules regarding nonfederal committees’ involvement in federal elections, including the prohibition on transfers from …
Read moreAdvisory 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 introduced its betaFEC website on October 29, 2015, providing the public with a first look at a redesign that will bring easier access to the agency’s …
On October 16, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit denied a petition for rehearing and rehearing en banc filed by Combat Veterans for …
Read moreAttendees at a campaign event may pay for their own food, beverages and valet parking without making in-kind contributions to the committee.
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Hillary for America (the “committee”) is the …
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On November 18, 2015, the Commission will offer a webinar for new candidates and their committees. “Candidate 101: Basics for Campaign Treasurers & Staff” provides an introduction to the campaign …
Read moreOn September 22, 2015, Stop Hillary PAC and Dan Backer filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia challenging provisions of the Act and Commission …
Read moreAdvisory 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.
Read moreOn September 24, 2015, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied a motion by Pursuing America's Greatness (PAG) for a preliminary injunction to prevent the Commission from …
Read moreThe Act and Commission regulations do not bar a federal candidate, her authorized committee or her leadership PAC from donating to a candidate for elected office in a foreign country. …
Read moreOn September 17, 2015, the Commission considered an Advisory Opinion Request (AOR) from Democracy Rules, Inc., concerning a proposal by an non-profit corporation to create a website to collect and …
Read moreThe following reports are due in October:
On August 27, 2015, Level the Playing Field (LPF), Dr. Peter Ackerman, the Green Party of the United States and the Libertarian National Committee (collectively plaintiffs) filed a new, second …
Read moreAdvisory 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
Commission will host a FECFile webinar on September 30, 2015, for campaign committees. The webinar will demonstrate the Commission’s FECFile software and address questions FECFile users may have concerning …
On August 3, 2015, the Republican Party of Louisiana (LAGOP), the Jefferson Parish Republican Parish Executive Committee and the Orleans Parish Republican Executive Committee (collectively, plaintiffs) filed suit in the …
Read moreOn August 13, 2015, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (the “Court”) granted the Commission’s motion to dismiss portions of a complaint filed by Citizens for …
Read moreA trustee may use an independent third-party escrow agent (the “agent”) to receive and later disburse funds bequeathed to the Libertarian National Committee (the “LNC”). Each year, the agent will …
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The Commission will hold a regional conference in San Diego, California, on October
20-21, 2015. Commissioners and staff will conduct a variety of technical workshops on the federal campaign finance …
On July 28, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit affirmed the district court''s dismissal of administrative fine challenges filed by Combat Veterans for Congress PAC.
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