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The Commission will hold a seminar for corporations and their political action committees (PACs) at its Washington, DC, headquarters on Wednesday, April 30, 2014. The seminar will also be offered …

On February 27, 2014, the Commission considered an advisory opinion request from Revolution Messaging, LLC, asking whether its proposed mobile phone banner ads were exempt from the Act’s disclaimer requirements. …

The FEC’s Strategic Plan, FY 2014-2019, is now published on the FEC website at https://www.fec.gov/about/reports-about-fec/strategy-budget-and-performance/. The strategic objectives and activities identified in this plan challenge the FEC to engage …

On February 28, 2014, the Federal Election Commission cited four campaign committees for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Election Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, …

The Commission will offer two FECFile webinars on April 2, 2014, with a session for PACs and party committees at 1:00 p.m. (EDT) and a session for campaign committees at …

On January 6, 2014, Kuhn for Congress, the principal campaign committee for South Carolina Congressional candidate John Kuhn, filed a petition for review in the U.S. District Court for the …

Florida will hold Special Primary and General elections to fill the 19th Congressional District House seat vacated by Congressman Trey Radel. The Special Primary will be held on April …

Oklahoma will hold Special Primary and General elections to fill the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Senator Tom Coburn. The Special Primary Election will be held on June …

The Commission will hold a seminar for campaigns and party committees at its Washington, DC, headquarters on Wednesday, March 19, 2014. The seminar will also be offered as a …

On January 31, 2014, Public Citizen, et al. (“Public Citizen”) filed suit against the FEC in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, challenging the Commission’s dismissal of …

The 2014 coordinated party expenditure limits are now available.

The limits are:

• $94,500 for House nominees in states that have only one U.S. House Representative. This adjustment …

The Federal Election Campaign Act, as amended by the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 (HLOGA), requires certain political committees to disclose contributions bundled by lobbyists/registrants and lobbyist/registrant …

On December 17, 2013, the Commission unanimously approved eight legislative recommendations for consideration by Congress:

• Deleting the exclusion of Commission staff from eligibility for the Senior Executive Service;
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The Commission is asking for public comment on three alternative drafts of an interpretive rule designed to clarify how and when political committees report independent expenditures for presidential primary elections …

This article addresses some of the common questions that the Commission receives in the month of January regarding the Year-End filing deadline. Remember that all committees must file a Year-End …

On January 13, 2014, the Commission approved final rules to extend through 2018 the agency’s Administrative Fines Program (AFP) for late filing and failure to file FEC reports. The rules …

North Carolina will hold Special Primary and General elections to fill the U.S. House seat in the 12th Congressional District vacated by Congressman Melvin Watt. The Special Primary Election will …

Happy New Year from the Federal Election Commission! The Commission anticipates an exciting and challenging year ahead, particularly with the 2014 mid-term elections fast approaching. As with every election cycle, …

Early-bird registration has been extended to January 24 for the Commission''s regional conference in Tampa, Florida, on February 11-12, 2014. Commissioners and staff will conduct a variety of technical workshops …

This article describes the filing requirements for political committees and other filers. Specific deadlines for 2014 are available on our reporting dates web page. Filers are encouraged to bookmark that …