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The Federal Election Commission has elected Lee E. Goodman as the agency’s Chairman and Ann M. Ravel as its Vice Chair for 2014.

Chairman-elect Goodman was appointed to the …

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The Commission has recently changed the web addresses (URLs) for some of the interactive pages on its …

On December 5, 2013, the Commission approved a final interpretive rule to clarify that, for purposes of the FECA, the date of a special primary election under New York state …

The Commission will hold a regional conference in Tampa, Florida, on February 11-12, 2014. Commissioners and staff will conduct a variety of technical workshops on the federal campaign finance laws …

On December 5, 2013, the Commission considered an Advisory Opinion Request (AOR) from Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. regarding the proposed solicitation of contributions to Yamaha’s separate segregated fund from the …

The Federal Election Commission cited a campaign committee today for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-General Election Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended, (the …

The Commission will offer its annual Year-End Reporting and FECFile workshops in January 2014. The sessions for PACs and party committees will be held on January 15, both at the …

On November 21, 2013, the Commission considered an advisory opinion request from the Tea Party Leadership Fund (TPLF). In its request, TPLF asked the Commission to grant it exemptions from …

On November 21, 2013, the Commission considered an advisory opinion request from the Conservative Action Fund (CAF). In its request, CAF asked a number of questions relating to the receipt …

On November 22, 2013, the Commission posted for public comment a draft interpretive rule to clarify that—consistent with state law—the date of a special primary election in New York is …

Lee E. Goodman and Ann M. Ravel have assumed their new roles as Commissioners of the Federal Election Commission.

Commissioner Goodman, a Republican, replaces Vice Chairman Donald F. McGahn, …

PoliticalRefund.org (“PoliticalRefund”) may use information from FEC reports to inform certain individual donors of their right to seek refunds of their contributions to federal candidates and may help to facilitate …

Freshman Hold’em, a joint fundraising committee (JFC), must list its participating federal candidates in required disclaimers on public messages. Merely disclosing the joint fundraising committee’s shortened name and website URL …

A new edition of the Campaign Guide for Political Party Committees is now available both in hard copy and on the FEC website.

The Campaign Guide explains, in …

Florida will hold Special Primary and General elections to fill the 13th Congressional District House seat of the late Congressman Bill Young. The Special Primary will be held on January …

A lawsuit involving former Senate candidate Joseph Miller would not have existed irrespective of his candidacy. As a result, his campaign committee, Citizens for Joe Miller, may use campaign funds …

On September 30, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted the FEC’s Motion for Summary Judgment in Combat Veterans for Congress PAC v. FEC.

Requests for Commission consideration of legal questions that arise during the compliance process now may be submitted electronically. This change, announced in the Federal Register on October 23, 2013, does …

The Commission will hold a seminar for nonconnected political action committees (PACs), including Super PACs, Hybrid PACs and Leadership PACs, at its Washington, DC, headquarters on Wednesday, November 13, 2013. …

The FEC’s Draft Strategic Plan, FY 2014-2019, is now available for public comment on the FEC website at http://www.fec.gov/pages/budget/budget.shtml. The strategic objectives and activities identified in this draft plan …