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On December 24, 2014, the Commission announced that the interim rules removing the aggregate biennial contribution limits formerly found at 11 CFR 110.5 are now final rules. (79 Fed. Reg. …

On December 11, 2014, plaintiff Stop Hillary PAC filed suit against the FEC to challenge the agency’s alleged failure to act on its complaint against Ready For Hillary PAC (Ready …

The Commission has published in the Federal Register a series of technical changes to various sections of Title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). 79 Fed. Reg. 77841 …

Rufer, et al. v. FEC (Rufer) and RNC, et al. v. FEC (RNC) were both dismissed recently after the parties filed dismissal agreements with the U.S. …

On December 11, 2014, the Commission announced its decision not to initiate a rulemaking to revise the definition of “federal office” in 11 CFR 100.4 to include delegates to a …

The separate segregated funds (SSFs) for Rayonier Inc. (Rayonier) and Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. (RYAM) are not affiliated because the companies’ overall relationship reflects independence post-spin-off.

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RYAM, …

On December 11, 2014, the Commission unanimously approved seven recommendations for changes to current campaign finance law. Two of the recommendations advocate expanding electronic filing requirements, and others relate to …

On December 16, President Obama signed into law the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (H.R. 83). Provisions of that law enable national party committees to establish accounts to …

The Federal Election Commission has elected Ann M. Ravel as the agency’s Chair and Matthew S. Petersen as its Vice Chair for 2015. Ms. Ravel served as Vice Chair in …

On December 15, the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina dismissed Kuhn for Congress’s challenge to a civil penalty the Commission had assessed against it for failing …

The reporting session will address common filing problems and provide answers to questions committees may have as they prepare to file their January 31 Year-End Reports. The electronic filing …

On November 25, 2014, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia vacated a Commission regulation governing the disclosure of certain donations used to fund electioneering communications. Specifically, the …

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 …