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Staff in the Reports Analysis Division and Electronic Filing Office will be available until 8:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Thursday, April 15 to answer candidate committees’ questions regarding the content …

WASHINGTON – At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission approved an advisory opinion. The Commission did not approve proposed modifications to an existing program for requesting consideration of …

Campaign funds may be used to pay for bona fide, legitimate, professional security personnel to protect the Members of Congress who comprise the NRSC and NRCC from threats arising from …

Candidate committees have an April Quarterly Report due Thursday, April 15. This report covers activity through March 31, 2021. New committees must include all activity that occurred before registration, including …

Presidential candidates raised and spent $4.1 billion in the 24 months of the 2019-2020 election cycle, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission that cover activity …

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 2021-04
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New Mexico has scheduled a special election to fill the U.S. House of Representatives seat in the 1st Congressional District vacated by Representative Debra A. Haaland. The Special General Election …

Ohio has scheduled special elections to fill the U.S. House of Representatives seat in the 11th Congressional District vacated by Representative Marcia L. Fudge. The Special Primary Election will be …

On March 17, 2021, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia granted the Commission’s motion for summary judgment in Public Citizen v. FEC. The court held …

On March 25, 2021, the Commission considered an advisory opinion request (AOR) from Aluminate, Inc. (Aluminate). The request asked if Aluminate could use individual contributors’ data obtained from Commission reports …

FEC staff will lead several informal virtual discussions on topics relevant to the regulated community as part of our new FECConnect OnTopic series. Registration is now open for Registration and …

The Commission will hold a one-day online seminar for trade associations and their political action committees (PACs) on Wednesday, April 28.

Attendees can choose one of two options. Option 1 …

WASHINGTON – At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission approved an advisory opinion request and directed the Office of General Counsel to draft a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.

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Committees must file the following reports in April:

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

The Commission has announced its 2021-22 FECConnect Regional Conference Series schedule. The Series begins in August with a two-day hybrid conference in Denver, with additional meetings scheduled for November …

Editor's note: Due to COVID-related travel restrictions for government employees, the Commission’s August 17-18, 2021 conference will be fully-virtual.