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On June 24, 2013, Garcia for Congress and its treasurer, Swati Patel, filed suit against the Commission in the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas challenging a …
Read moreOn June 25, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed the district court’s dismissal of a challenge to FEC rules and policies brought by Free Speech, …
Read moreNew Jersey will hold Special Primary and General elections to fill the U.S. Senate seat of the late Senator Frank R. Lautenberg. The Special Primary will be held on August …
Read moreThe Commission will hold a regional conference in Austin, Texas, on August 20-21, 2013. Commissioners and staff will conduct a variety of technical workshops on the federal campaign finance laws …
Read moreThis article answers frequently asked questions regarding FEC rules for trade associations and their PACs.
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Read moreDue to an equipment malfunction at its New Jersey irradiation facility, the U. S. Postal Service (USPS) has temporarily suspended first class and parcel mail delivery to the Federal Election …
Read moreOn May 31, 2013, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit concluded that the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act) denied the …
Read moreThe 2013 edition of the Combined Federal/State Disclosure and Election Directory is available on the Commission’s website (www.fec.gov). This directory identifies the federal and state agencies responsible for …
Read moreThe Commission will offer reporting and FECFile workshops in June and July 2013. The workshops for candidates will be offered online as a webinar and will be held on June …
Read moreThe 1787 National Committee (1787 Party) has yet to place any federal candidates on a state ballot. As such, it does not currently meet the definition of “political party” under …
Read moreBeginning Wednesday, May 15, committees registered with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) will be able to obtain or change their electronic filing password online.
The new system will …
Read moreThe Federal Election Commission has renewed until December 31, 2016, the partial reporting exemption for the Socialist Workers Party, the Socialist Workers Party National Campaign Committee, other Socialist Workers Party …
Read moreOn April 25, 2013, the Commission approved an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) seeking comment on possible updates to its regulations to address electronic transactions and other technological advances.
… Read moreThe Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) prohibits a candidate’s principal campaign committee from applying the spousal contribution rule to contributions it accepts from same-sex couples married under state law. However, …
Read moreFederal candidates, parties and political action committees (PACs) raised and spent more than $7 billion during 2011 and 2012, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission. …
Read moreThe Commission will hold a seminar for trade associations, membership and labor organizations and their political action committees (PACs) at its Washington, DC, headquarters on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. The …
Read moreOn March 28, 2013, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia denied the defendants’ motion to dismiss in FEC v. Craig for U.S. Senate, a suit …
Read moreOn March 19, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming dismissed a case brought by Free Speech (plaintiff) that challenged the constitutionality of a Commission regulation and …
Read moreThe Commission will hold a seminar for corporations and their political action committees (PACs) at its Washington, DC, headquarters on Wednesday, April 24, 2013. The seminar will also be offered …
Read moreOn March 11, 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed the district court’s ruling that Abdul Karim Hassan lacks standing to challenge the …
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