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This article describes the filing requirements for 2022. Additional information is available on the FEC's Dates and deadlines web page.

Year-End reports covering 2021 activity

All committees must file …

For many of us, the New Year is a time to reflect on the past and make plans for the road ahead. In that spirit, take a moment to review …

On December 16, 2021, the Commission considered an advisory opinion request from the DSCC and DCCC. The request asked whether text messages sent to the committees’ supporters via short code …

Year-End Reports are due January 31. To help committees prepare their reports, the Commission will offer reporting and FECFile webinars for PACs and party committees on Wednesday, January 12 and …

On December 2, 2021, Wisconsin Family Action (WFA), a 501(c)(4) non-profit, non-stock corporation, filed suit against the Commission. The complaint alleges that the Commission’s interpretation of Section 30104(c) of the …

WASHINGTON—At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission elected Allen Dickerson as Chairman and Steven T. Walther as Vice Chair for 2022.

Commissioner Dickerson joined the Commission following his …

WASHINGTON – At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission voted on an advisory opinion request, held over another, and approved an Audit Division Recommendation Memorandum. The Commission elected …

On December 8, 2021, Free Speech For People and Campaign for Accountability (“plaintiffs”) filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging that the FEC failed …

Schiff for Congress ("the Committee"), the authorized committee of Congressman Adam Schiff, may rent its email list to a publishing company under the circumstances proposed by the Committee and Congressman …

The Commission has posted an updated Campaign Guide for Congressional Candidates and Committees on its website. The new version replaces the 2014 edition and provides lots of in-depth information on …

The Commission will offer its annual Year-End Reporting and FECFile workshops in January 2022. The webinars for political action committees (PACs) and party committees will be held on Wednesday, January …

The Commission has posted on its website an updated Campaign Guide for Congressional Candidates and Committees. The new Guide, which replaces the 2014 edition, provides an overall summary …

You’re invited to join FEC Commissioners and staff for our San Diego Regional Conference on February 8-9 at the Hilton San Diego Mission Valley. The conference will offer in-depth training …

Advisory opinion requests (AORs) pending before the Commission as of the end of the month are listed. Procedures for commenting on pending AORs are described here.

• AOR 2021-11
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