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The FEC has developed webforms that will allow most federal candidates and committees to register with the Commission online. The Statement of Organization (Form 1) and Statement of Candidacy (Form …

The Commission held a public hearing on February 11, 2015, to receive input on possible changes to its rules in light of the Supreme Court’s April 2014 decision in McCutcheon, …

Cambia Health Solutions, Inc. PAC is no longer affiliated with Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association PAC because the relationship between the organizations has changed. As a result, the two …

The Commission will hold a one-day online seminar for membership and labor organizations and their political action committees (PACs) on Wednesday, March 25, 2015. Commission staff will conduct several technical …

On February 13, 2015, the Federal Election Commission issued interim reporting guidance for national party committee accounts.

On December 16, 2014, President Obama signed into law the Consolidated and Further …

The 2015 coordinated party expenditure limits are now available.

The limits are:

• $96,000 for House nominees in states that have only one U.S. House Representative. This adjustment is calculated by …

Under the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act), certain contribution limits are indexed for inflation every two years, based on the change in the cost of living since 2001, which …

The Federal Election Campaign Act, as amended by the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 (HLOGA), requires certain political committees to disclose contributions bundled by lobbyists/registrants and lobbyist/registrant …

ActBlue, a nonconnected political action committee, may establish separate “draft funds” and “nominee funds” to accept contributions earmarked for candidates and prospective candidates who are women. Since the contributor will …

Happy New Year! This year is the 40th anniversary of the FEC. As we mark this milestone, it’s worth remembering that the essential purpose of the FEC has always been …

The Commission will hold a one-day online seminar for corporations and their political action committees (PACs) on Wednesday, February 18, 2015. Commission staff will conduct several technical workshops on the …

On January 12, 2015, the United States Supreme Court let stand the dismissal of Stop This Insanity’s constitutional challenge to the Federal Election Campaign Act’s contribution limits and solicitation restrictions …

On January 5, 2015, the Federal Election Commission filed suit against Christine O’Donnell, Friends of Christine O’Donnell and Matthew Moran, in his official capacity as treasurer. The FEC alleges that …

The Commission will expand its online compliance training program during the 2015-16 election cycle and replace its in-house seminars and workshops with webinars. This move reflects the relative attendance numbers …

This article on filing requirements for 2015 is supplemented by the reporting tables linked at https://transition.fec.gov/info/report_dates_2015.shtml.

Year-End reports covering 2014 activity
All committees must file a 2014 Year-End Report …

On December 24, 2014, the Commission announced that the interim rules removing the aggregate biennial contribution limits formerly found at 11 CFR 110.5 are now final rules. (79 Fed. Reg. …

On December 11, 2014, plaintiff Stop Hillary PAC filed suit against the FEC to challenge the agency’s alleged failure to act on its complaint against Ready For Hillary PAC (Ready …

The Commission has published in the Federal Register a series of technical changes to various sections of Title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). 79 Fed. Reg. 77841 …

Rufer, et al. v. FEC (Rufer) and RNC, et al. v. FEC (RNC) were both dismissed recently after the parties filed dismissal agreements with the U.S. …

On December 11, 2014, the Commission announced its decision not to initiate a rulemaking to revise the definition of “federal office” in 11 CFR 100.4 to include delegates to a …