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WASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today approved an advisory opinion. The Commission approved a Statement of Reasons on repayment of public funds and a new campaign guide prior to …

Congressional candidates collected $560.4 million and disbursed $298.1 million, political parties received $469.3 million and spent $356.9 million, and political action committees (PACs) raised $1.5 billion and spent $1.2 billion, …

Committees must file the following reports in October:

• All authorized committees of House and Senate candidates must file a quarterly report by October 15, 2021. The report covers financial activity …

The Commission will host a two-day Virtual Conference on Tuesday, November 16 and Wednesday, November 17. Reserve your spot today to learn about federal campaign finance laws directly from FEC …

The Commission will host a Virtual Conference on November 16-17, 2021. During this two-day training event, Commissioners and FEC staff will conduct a variety of technical workshops on the federal …

Committees and their treasurers must make best efforts to obtain, maintain and report information required by law with respect to itemized receipts and disbursements. When reporting information is incomplete, the …

On Wednesday, October 27, the Commission will offer a webinar for first-time candidates and potential candidates, as well as their campaign staff. “Candidate 101: Getting Started” will provide an introduction …

The Commission is hosting two webinars this month to assist candidates and their campaign committees as they prepare to file their October Quarterly Reports.

On September 29, staff from the …

The Commission will host two online discussions this month to assist potential candidates and campaign committees. On September 15, FEC staff will lead a discussion on testing the waters for …

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 2021-09
  Company’s …

State and local party committees may take advantage of certain exemptions for activities that benefit candidates but do not result in contributions or expenditures. Exempt party activities allow state and …

The Commission will offer reporting and FECFile webinars on September 29 to help federal candidates and their campaign committees prepare to file their October 15 Quarterly Reports.

The reporting session …

The Commission has posted on its website examples of various disclaimers required on public communications disseminated by candidate committees, party committees, PACs, and other organizations and individuals. Examples include different …