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The Commission has posted on its website the reporting dates for 2021, including the quarterly reporting schedule for House, Senate and Presidential campaigns, as well as the monthly and …

Louisiana has scheduled special elections to fill the U.S. House of Representatives seats in the 2nd and 5th Congressional Districts, left vacant by the resignation of Representative Cedric L. Richmond …

As a U.S. citizen living abroad, Jean-Marc Bertrand (“the requestor”) may purchase online political advertisements in connection with elections in the United States. Neither the Federal Election Campaign Act (the …

While the FEC’s jurisdiction is generally limited to the financing of federal elections, the president-elect’s inaugural committee must register with the FEC by letter and file a report within 90 …

WASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today unanimously approved an advisory opinion and an Audit Division recommendation memorandum. The Commission approved a Proposed Final Audit Report and another recommendation memorandum …

Presidential candidates raised $3.6 billion and spent over $3.3 billion in the first 21 months of the 2019-2020 election cycle, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election …

The Commission has published its updated civil penalty amounts for 2021, pursuant to a federal law that requires federal agencies to adjust civil penalties for inflation each year. The updated …

Year-End Reports are due January 31. To help committees prepare their reports, the Commission will offer reporting and FECFile webinars for candidate committees on Wednesday, January 13, and for PACs …

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 2020-06
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This article describes the filing requirements for 2021. Additional information is available on the FEC's Dates and deadlines web page.

Year-End reports covering 2020 activity

Committees must file a …

For many of us, the start of the new year is a time to take stock and identify things we want to change. This year, resolve to keep up-to-date with …

Committees often ask if they may include funds raised in January in their Year-End Reports.

Under Commission regulations, the date of receipt is used for reporting purposes, so committees should …

WASHINGTON—The Federal Election Commission has elected Shana M. Broussard to serve as Chair and Allen Dickerson as Vice Chair for 2021.

Commissioners Broussard and Dickerson were sworn in as Commissioners …

With the new Congress set to convene next month, newly-elected and retiring members may be interested in paying for transition-related expenses with campaign funds. The Commission has published a helpful …

WASHINGTON—Shana M. Broussard, Sean J. Cooksey and Allen Dickerson have been sworn in as members of the Federal Election Commission, returning a quorum to the agency charged with administering and …