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On July 15, 2021, the Federal Election Commission (“Commission”) filed a complaint in the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (“court”) alleging that LatPAC and …

The Commission has recently updated its webform versions of the Statement of Organization and Statement of Candidacy--FEC Forms 1 and 2. Among other things, the updated webforms now …

The Democratic Party of Illinois may raise nonfederal funds while Representative Robin Kelly chairs its governing committee, as long as the party’s nonfederal account is administered by a special committee …

WASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission has appointed Charles Kitcher as Associate General Counsel. Mr. Kitcher, whose appointment becomes effective July 18, oversees the Enforcement Division, which is the largest …

WASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today approved an advisory opinion and discussed and held over an advisory opinion request. The Commission was unable to reach consensus by the required …

All authorized committees of House, Senate and quarterly-filing Presidential candidates must file a quarterly report by July 15, covering financial activity through June 30. PACs, party committees and Presidential …

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 2021-06
  Federal …

The FEC will host its first-ever, fully-virtual conference in August. Join FEC Commissioners and staff for two days of in-depth, interactive training on federal campaign finance rules from the comfort …

On June 21, 2021, End Citizens United PAC (Plaintiff) filed suit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia to challenge the dismissal of its administrative complaint …

The Commission has posted updated reporting examples on its website. These examples are designed to help political committees and other filers disclose various types of financial activity. Reporting examples …

WASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today discussed two drafts of an advisory opinion, a motion to amend a Commission directive governing quarterly status reports to the Commission, and a …

Due to COVID-related travel restrictions for government employees, the Commission’s August 17-18, 2021 conference will be fully-virtual. During the two-day training event, Commissioners and FEC staff will conduct a variety …

Committees must file the following reports in July:

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

When reporting disbursements, political committees must describe the purpose of each payment. As a general rule, filers should consider whether a person who is not associated with the committee could …