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Weekly Digests are published every Friday and summarize the week's publicly disclosed activity. Press releases are published as news happens.
FEC Record articles inform candidates and committees about FEC developments and are published as news happens. Access Record articles from 1975 through 2004 on the Record archive page. Tips for Treasurers are published once a week.
Quarterly-filing political action committees and party committees have a Mid-Year Report due July 31, covering activity through June 30. During the nonelection year, these committees file only twice (a Mid-Year …
Read moreOn 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 …
Read moreThe 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 …
Read moreThe 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 …
Read moreWASHINGTON – 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 …
Read moreWASHINGTON – 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 …
Read moreAll 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 …
Read moreAdvisory 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.
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 …
Read moreOn 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 …
Read moreThe 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 …
Read moreWASHINGTON – 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 …
Read moreDue 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 …
Read moreCommittees must file the following reports in July:
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 …
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