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Illinois will hold special primary and general elections to fill the U.S. House seat in Illinois’ 18th Congressional District vacated by Representative Aaron Schock. The Special Primary will be held …
Read morePrinted copies of the 2015 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 …
Read morePlaintiffs Laura Holmes and Paul Jost claimed that the per-election limits on individual contributions to candidates violated their First and Fifth Amendment rights and asked the U.S. District Court for …
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To mark the agency''s 40th anniversary, the Commission has released an interactive timeline that highlights some of the landmark events in the agency’s history. From the first Commissioners’ oaths on …
Read moreThe Commission will hold a one-day online seminar for federal candidates and their campaign committees on Wednesday, June 3, 2015. Commission staff will conduct several technical workshops on the federal …
Read moreHouse and Senate candidates running in the 2013-2014 election cycle raised $1.7 billion and spent $1.6 billion between January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2014.
The 1,445 candidates running for …
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The Commission will hold a one-day online seminar for political party
committees on Wednesday, May 13, 2015. Commission staff will conduct several technical workshops on the federal campaign finance laws …
The 2015 edition of the Combined Federal/State Disclosure and Election Directory is available on the Commission’s website (https://transition.fec.gov/general/library.shtml). This directory identifies the federal and state agencies responsible for …
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Printed
copies of the 2015 edition of Federal Election Campaign Laws are now available from the Commission. The compilation contains all federal campaign finance statutes (including those recently re-codified under …
On March 30, 2015, the Commission published a Notice of Availability seeking public comments on a rulemaking petition that asks the Commission to expand its Administrative Fine Program (AFP) and …
Read moreOn March 30, 2015, the Commission published a Notice of Availability seeking public comment on a rulemaking petition that proposes changes to Commission regulations that could affect how the ban …
Read moreThe following reports are due in April:
The Commission will hold a one-day online seminar for trade associations and their political action committees
(PACs) on Wednesday, April 29, 2015. Commission staff will conduct several technical workshops on …
The Federal Election Commission will host an open house to mark the agency’s 40th anniversary on April 14, 2015, from 10:00 a.m. to noon. The event will be held in …
Read moreA nonconnected political action committee (PAC) may accept uncompensated volunteer services from foreign nationals, including developing website code and other intellectual property for the PAC’s use. Although foreign nationals are …
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The
Special General to fill the 1st Congressional District House seat of the late Representative Alan Nunnelee will be held May 12, 2015. Under Mississippi law, a majority winner in …
On February 27, 2015, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granted the Commission’s motion for summary judgment in a suit brought by Stop Reckless Economic Instability …
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New York will hold a Special General
Election to fill the U.S. House seat in New York’s 11th Congressional District vacated by Representative Michael Grimm. The Special General will be …
The Commission will offer reporting and FECFile webinars on April 1, 2015, for campaign committees. The reporting session will address common filing problems and provide answers to questions campaign committees …
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