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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.
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On July 27, 2015, Pursuing America’s Greatness (PAG) filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia challenging Commission regulations and a recently-issued advisory opinion that restrict …
Read moreFEC Chair Ann Ravel will host a public forum on federal campaign finance law at the conclusion of the agency’s Chicago regional conference on Wednesday, August 26, from 3:00 to …
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 July 29, 2015, the Commission published a Notice of Availability seeking public comments on a Petition for Rulemaking on contributions from corporations and other organizations to political committees. The …
Read moreOn July 29, 2015, the Commission published a Notice of Availability that seeks public comments on two petitions for rulemaking filed by Make Your Laws PAC Inc. and Make Your …
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The Commission's August 25-26 regional conference in
Chicago, Illinois, is nearly sold out, with registration fees set to increase on August 1. Don't miss out — register now for this …
Collective Actions PAC (CAPAC), an unauthorized independent expenditure only committee, may not use the name of Sen. Bernard Sanders, a candidate for President, in the names of its various websites …
Read moreOn July 7, 2015, the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld the provision in the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act) that prohibits …
Read moreThe Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company – Illinois Central Railroad Company (GTW-IC) connected organizations may match individual contributions made to their separate segregated fund (GTW-IC PAC) with charitable donations to …
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 June 19, 2015, the Commission filed suit against Utah businessman Jeremy Johnson alleging that he knowingly and willfully violated the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act) by using straw …
Read moreOn June 22, 2015, Level the Playing Field, Dr. Peter Ackerman, the Green Party of the United States and the Libertarian National Committee (collectively, plaintiffs) filed suit in the U.S. …
Read moreThis article highlights some basic rules for candidates and campaign committees as they prepare for the 2016 elections.
Individuals running for federal office must register and designate a …
Read moreThe Green-Rainbow Party (GRP) satisfies the criteria for state party committee status.
Background
Under the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act) and Commission regulations, a state party committee is an …
The following reports are due in July:
The Commission will hold a regional conference in Chicago,
Illinois, on August 25-26, 2015. Commissioners and staff will conduct a variety of technical workshops on the federal campaign finance laws …
On June 29, 2015, the Commission plans to begin using 18-digit codes to identify the scanned images of FEC reports available on the agency’s website. Most users should not notice …
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The Commission will offer a FECFile workshop for PACs and Party Committees on July 8, 2015. This workshop will demonstrate the Commission’s FECFile software and address questions filers may have …
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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On June 24, 2015, the Commission is offering a FECFile webinar for campaign
committees as they prepare to file their July Quarterly reports. This webinar will demonstrate the Commission’s FECFile …