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With the 2016 presidential election cycle well underway, the Commission anticipates one of its busiest years in recent memory. This election season will present many challenges, but it will also …
The 2016 coordinated party expenditure limits are now available. The limits are:
The Federal Election Campaign Act, as amended by the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 (HLOGA), requires certain political committees to disclose contributions bundled by lobbyists/registrants and lobbyist/registrant …
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In an effort to increase reporting clarity, the Commission has added a new "memo item" box to the Forms 3, 3P and 3X filed by campaigns, parties and political action …
On January 25, 2016, the Libertarian National Committee, Inc. (LNC), filed suit against the Commission in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia challenging the Federal Election Campaign …
Read moreA corporation may establish a website designed to help users identify candidates whose actions they support. If they choose, users may contribute to those candidates through the website.
The Commission is now accepting online payments for administrative fines. Respondents in Administrative Fine Program (AFP) cases now have the option of remitting payment by automated clearing house (ACH) withdrawal …
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 January 21, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia reversed a 2014 district court decision that invalidated a Commission regulation governing the disclosure of certain …
Read moreThe Commission will hold a one-day online seminar for political party committees on Wednesday, February 24, 2016. Commission staff will conduct several technical workshops on the federal campaign finance laws …
Read moreOn January 20, 2016, the Commission certified $846,365.09 in federal matching funds to presidential candidate Martin J. O’Malley for the 2016 primary election. O’Malley is seeking the Democratic nomination for …
Read moreThis article on filing requirements for 2016 is supplemented by the reporting tables linked at https://transition.fec.gov/info/report_dates_2016.shtml.
All committees must file a 2015 Year-End …
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 December 21, 2015, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia denied plaintiffs Stop Hillary PAC and Dan Backer's Motion for Preliminary Injunction. The plaintiffs had sought …
Read moreOn December 18, 2015, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida against Edward Lynch, Sr., Lynch for Congress and …
Read moreAt its open meeting of December 17, 2015, the Federal Election Commission elected Matthew S. Petersen as Chairman and Steven T. Walther as Vice Chairman for 2016. Mr. Petersen has …
On December 16, 2015, the Commission unanimously approved seven recommendations for changes to current campaign finance law. Some of the recommendations relate to the law’s registration and reporting requirements, including …
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The Commission will offer its annual Year-End Reporting and FECFile workshops in January 2016. The webinars for PACs and party committees will be held on January 13, while the webinars …
Ohio will hold special primary and general elections to fill the U.S. House seat in Ohio’s 8th Congressional District vacated by Representative John Boehner. The Special Primary will be held …
Read moreA limited liability company (LLC) taxed as a corporation may provide an app that “rounds up” each transaction on a user's credit or debit card to the next dollar, and …
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