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The Service Employees International Union Committee (SEIU) and its separate segregated fund, the SEIU Committee on Political Education (SEIU COPE), may use recorded telephone conversations to obtain and maintain restricted …

As an association of state candidates, the Democratic Governors Association (“Association”) must use federal funds to finance its voter registration, get out the vote, voter identification, and generic campaign activities …

On September 12, 2013, the Commission considered an Advisory Opinion Request (AOR) from Congressional candidate Martin Long regarding the use of campaign funds to produce and distribute campaign materials that …

On October 19, 2013, Louisiana will hold a Special General Election to fill the U.S. House seat being vacated by Representative Rodney Alexander in Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District. [FN1] If …

On August 20, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky dismissed Conway for Senate’s challenge to the Commission’s assessment of a $4,950 civil monetary penalty for …

On September 25, 2013, the Commission will offer a webinar for new candidates and their committees. “Candidate 101: Preparing for the Next Election Cycle” provides an introduction to the …

The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) may solicit members of the Student American Veterinary Medical Association (SAVMA) to make contributions to its separate segregated fund, the American Veterinary Medical Association …

A political committee may not make contributions to a candidate in excess of $2,600 per election until it meets all three criteria for multicandidate status.

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The Special Election to fill the U.S. House seat being vacated by Congressman Jo Bonner in the First Congressional district of Alabama will be held on December 17, 2013. The …

Federal Elections 2012: Election Results for the U.S. President, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives, compiled by the Commission’s Public Disclosure Division, is now available on …

The Commission will hold a regional conference in San Francisco, California, on October 23-24, 2013. Commissioners and staff will conduct a variety of technical workshops on the federal campaign finance …

A retiring officeholder may use campaign funds to pay costs associated with the temporary storage of officeholder and campaign materials. These costs are ordinary and necessary expenses of a federal …

Massachusetts will hold Special Primary and General elections to fill the 5th Congressional district House seat vacated by Senator Edward Markey. The Special Primary will be held on October 15, …

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) may follow the same FEC regulations for legally married same-sex couples as it follows for spouses in an opposite-sex marriage. Specifically, the Commission concluded …

A federal candidate’s campaign committee may attribute joint contributions to each spouse in a legally married same-sex couple, even if only one spouse has income.

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On June 28, 2013, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed Peter J. Vroom’s amended complaint, concluding that he lacked standing to challenge the Commission’s dismissal …

On July 1, 2013, former U.S. Senate candidate Dan La Botz filed suit against the FEC in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, challenging the Commission’s dismissal …

On July 11, 2013, the Commission approved an increase in the agency’s civil monetary penalties, as required under the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990. The penalty amounts, …

On June 27, 2013, the Commission approved an interpretive rule that clarifies a political committee’s reporting requirements for three specific situations in which someone pays an expense on its behalf. …

A potential federal candidate may serve as a paid consultant to a nonprofit corporation even if she decides to become a candidate. The consulting fees she receives would not be …