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A limited liability company (LLC) owned and controlled by two corporations may authorize a trade association of which it is a member to solicit its executive and administrative personnel.

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The 30-Day Post-General Election report is due on December 4, 2014. The Post-General Election report covers activity from October 16 (or from the close of books of the last report …

On November 14, 2014, the Commission published a Notice of Availability seeking public comments on a Petition for Rulemaking from Level the Playing Field. The petition requests that the agency …

The Federal Election Commission has cited 27 campaign committees for failing to file their 12-Day Pre-General Election Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (the …

The Federal Election Commission has cited five campaign committees for failing to file the October Quarterly Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (the …

On October 9, 2014, the Commission approved final rules that permit corporations and labor organizations to finance independent expenditures and electioneering communications. The rules were promulgated in response to a …

Two federal candidates, who are also college faculty members, may continue to receive fringe benefits payments from their employer during their unpaid leaves of absence to run for Congress. These …

As we enter the final weeks of the 2014 election cycle, many political committees will take to the airwaves to make their final pitches to voters. Judging by the calls …

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) and the Republican National Committee (RNC) may establish convention committees to raise funds subject to separate contribution limits because such convention committees qualify as “national …

On October 9, 2014, the Commission approved both an interim final rule and an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) to revise the Commission’s regulations to reflect the Supreme Court’s …

On November 19, 2014, the Commission will hold a roundtable workshop/webinar to help candidate committees prepare to file their 30 Day Post-General (30G) Report and wind down their campaigns. The …

The Commission concluded that Health Care Service Corporation Employees’ Political Action Committee (HCSC PAC) is no longer affiliated with BluePAC, the separate segregated fund (SSF) of Blue Cross and Blue …

On October 6, 2014, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed a suit brought by the Independence Institute that challenged the statutory provisions governing electioneering communications. The …

The Commission has published the 2014 edition of PACronyms, a list of the acronyms, abbreviations and common names of federal political action committees (PACs). This publication is helpful in …

On September 30, 2014, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia granted the Commission’s motion for summary judgment in FEC v. Craig for U.S. Senate, finding …

On August 28, 2014, the Commission received a Petition for Rulemaking from National Convention PBC. The petition urges the Commission to expand its regulatory definition of “federal office” to include …

House and Senate candidates running in the 2013-2014 election cycle received $1.1 billion and disbursed $766.7 million between January 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014, according to reports filed with …

Contributors may use ActBlue’s “Split It!” feature on its contribution forms to divide a single contribution among multiple political committees, including candidate committees. Using this feature will not result in …

The following reports are due in October:

• All principal campaign committees of House and Senate candidates must file a quarterly report by October 15, 2014. The report covers …

The FEC’s Public Forum on Website Improvement is scheduled for September 17, 2014 at the FEC’s headquarters in Washington, DC. The Forum will provide an opportunity for individuals who use …