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The Commission will hold a one-day online seminar for political party committees on Wednesday, April 6, 2022. FEC staff will conduct several technical workshops on the federal campaign finance laws …
Read moreIf you make independent expenditures in connection with an upcoming election, you may trigger special reporting obligations. Political committees and other persons that make independent expenditures may have to disclose …
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 moreThe FEC will offer two webinars on March 30 for committees that use the Commission’s FECFile software to file their disclosure reports.
These two-hour training sessions are designed to address …
Read moreRegistration is now open for the FEC’s March 23 Webinar for Candidates and their Campaign Committees. The day-long webinar will include a Basics for Beginners session in the morning …
Read moreWASHINGTON – At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission approved a proposed procedural rule concerning foreign state respondents in enforcement matters. The Commission voted on but did not …
Read moreThe Commission will hold a one-day online seminar for federal candidates and their campaign committees on March 23, 2022. Commission staff will conduct several technical workshops on the federal campaign …
Read moreThe Commission will host two webinars in March to review the rules and reporting requirements for political committees—including Super PACs and Hybrid PACs—individuals and organizations that make independent expenditures.
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Read moreTo meet demand, the Commission is adding a second Independent Expenditures Webinar on Wednesday, March 16.
During this two-hour training event, staff from the FEC’s Information and Reports Analysis Divisions …
Read moreThe Commission has announced the coordinated party expenditure limits for 2022: $55,000 for House nominees ($109,900 in those states with only one Congressional district) and between $109,900 and $3,348,500 for …
Read moreThe Federal Election Campaign Act and Commission regulations require certain political committees to disclose information about lobbyists/registrants and lobbyist/registrant PACs whose bundled contributions within a covered period exceed a specified …
Read moreThe 2022 coordinated party expenditure limits are now available.
A prospective candidate’s disability benefits do not constitute “earned income” under the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act) and Commission regulations, and therefore may not be used to calculate a …
Read morePACs and some party committees have the option to file reports on a monthly or quarterly filing schedule, and may change their filing frequency one time per year. During a …
Read moreWASHINGTON – At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission approved an advisory opinion. Prior to the meeting, the Commission approved a proposed final audit report.
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