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Monthly filers and authorized committees of a candidates running in the 2022 general election must file a 12-Day Pre-General Election Report, by Thursday, October 27. If you are a …

With the November 8 general election approaching, many filers may be required to submit additional notices to disclose last-minute activity.

• Campaign committees must disclose within 48 hours any contribution of …

Quarterly filers have a report due by Saturday, October 15, and monthly filers have a report due by Thursday, October 20. Both cover activity through September 30. Please …

The Commission now has available printed copies of the 2022 edition of Title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). If you’d like to order a free copy, please …

Local party organizations may support federal candidates using federally-permissible funds, but must register with the Commission if they exceed any of the following thresholds within a calendar year:

• Raising more …

The FEC will host Reporting and FECFile Webinars for political action committees (PACs) and party committees on Wednesday, September 28, while the training for candidate committees will take place on …

A separate segregated fund’s (SSF) sponsoring connected organization may use a payroll deduction system to collect and forward contributions from members of its restricted class. SSFs report receiving individual contributions …

The electioneering communications period for the general election begins Friday, September 9 and runs through November 8. Any person who makes electioneering communications that aggregate more than $10,000 for the …

To help individuals, organizations and political committees understand and comply with federal campaign finance rules, the Commission will host a series of educational webinars in September and October. On Wednesday, …

The Commission occasionally receives calls from campaigns and other groups that have chosen to register with the FEC as political committees before they were technically required to under the campaign …

With the November 8 general election approaching, state, district and local party committees should be aware that certain voter registration, voter identification, get-out-the-vote and generic campaign activities conducted at this …

An individual may spend up to $1,000 per candidate, per election for food, beverages and invitations to host a campaign event in the individual’s home, church or community room without …

Does your committee plan to make independent expenditures or purchase other election-related ads prior to the November election? If so, please join us for the Commission’s September 7 Independent Expenditures …

Partnerships and limited liability companies (LLCs) that are treated as partnerships for tax purposes may make contributions to influence federal elections under certain circumstances. A partnership contribution counts against the …

The Commission will host two upcoming informal discussions to help the public understand and comply with federal campaign finance rules. The July 27 OnTopic discussion will focus on when and …

All authorized committees of House and Senate candidates, as well as quarterly-filing presidential candidates, PACs and party committees must file a quarterly report by July 15, covering activity from …

To encourage support for its separate segregated fund (SSF), the connected organization may pledge to match all or a portion of a contribution to its SSF with a donation to …

Candidates may only accept contributions for elections in which they participate. Thus, a candidate who loses in the primary (or otherwise does not participate in the general election) does not …

At this point in the election cycle, candidates often begin to endorse other candidates in public communications. A public communication in which a federal candidate endorses another candidate is not …

June is a busy time for primary elections, which can trigger additional reports for quarterly filers and for those making election-related communications. If you make independent expenditures or electioneering communications …