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The Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company – Illinois Central Railroad Company (GTW-IC) connected organizations may match individual contributions made to their separate segregated fund (GTW-IC PAC) with charitable donations to …

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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On June 19, 2015, the Commission filed suit against Utah businessman Jeremy Johnson alleging that he knowingly and willfully violated the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act) by using straw …

On June 22, 2015, Level the Playing Field, Dr. Peter Ackerman, the Green Party of the United States and the Libertarian National Committee (collectively, plaintiffs) filed suit in the U.S. …

This article highlights some basic rules for candidates and campaign committees as they prepare for the 2016 elections.

Candidate registration

Individuals running for federal office must register and designate a …

The Green-Rainbow Party (GRP) satisfies the criteria for state party committee status.

Background
Under the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act) and Commission regulations, a state party committee is …

The following reports are due in July:

• All authorized committees of House and Senate candidates must file a quarterly report by July 15, 2015. The report covers financial …

The Commission will hold a regional conference in Chicago, Illinois, on August 25-26, 2015. Commissioners and staff will conduct a variety of technical workshops on the federal campaign finance laws …

On June 29, 2015, the Commission plans to begin using 18-digit codes to identify the scanned images of FEC reports available on the agency’s website. Most users should not notice …

The Commission will offer a FECFile workshop for PACs and Party Committees on July 8, 2015. This workshop will demonstrate the Commission’s FECFile software and address questions filers may have …

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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On June 24, 2015, the Commission is offering a FECFile webinar for campaign committees as they prepare to file their July Quarterly reports. This webinar will demonstrate the Commission’s FECFile …

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 …

Printed 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 …

Plaintiffs 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 …

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 …

The 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 …

House 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 …

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 …