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Printed copies of the 2016 edition of Title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) are now available. Contact the Commission''s Information Division at (202) 694-1100 or (800) 424-9530 …

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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Stop Hillary PAC et. al. v. FEC was dismissed on March 28, 2016, by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, following a joint stipulation of dismissal …

Register today for the FEC''s Orlando Regional Conference, before the hotel rate increases on March 30.

The April 19-20 conference will feature FEC Commissioners and staff conducting a variety …

The following reports are due in April:

• All authorized committees of House and Senate candidates must file a quarterly report by April 15, 2016. The report covers …

The Federal Election Commission has certified an additional $133,696.74 in federal matching funds to former presidential candidate Martin J. O’Malley for the 2016 primary election. The certified amount was in …

On March 11, 2016, the Federal Election Commission cited two campaign committees for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Election Reports required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, …

On March 1, 2016, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a majority and a dissenting opinion. The majority opinion rejected the …

On March 4, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed the summary judgment issued by the U.S. District Court in FEC v. Craig for …

On March 4, 2016, the Federal Election Commission cited a campaign committee for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Election Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, …

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 federal candidate who lost his primary election may not spend contributions designated for the general election, because he did not participate in that election.

The Commission was …

The Commission will hold a regional conference in Orlando, Florida, on April 19 & 20, 2016. Commissioners and staff will conduct a variety of technical workshops on the federal campaign …

On February 23, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued a decision in Stop Reckless Economic Instability Caused by Democrats ("Stop PAC"), et al. v. FEC …

On February 26, 2016, the Federal Election Commission cited seven campaign committees for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Election Reports required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, …

On February 23, 2016, the state of North Carolina changed the primary election date for its U.S. House of Representatives races from March 15 to June 7. The date change …

On February 16, 2016, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) and Nicholas Mezlak filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to challenge the …

A university may provide a stipend and academic credit for a student’s campaign internship without making a prohibited contribution, under the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act) and Commission regulations.

The Commission will hold a one-day online seminar for federal candidates and their campaign committees on Wednesday, March 23, 2016. Commission staff will conduct several technical workshops on the federal …

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 …