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Weekly Digests are published every Friday and summarize the week's publicly disclosed activity. Press releases are published as news happens.
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WASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today held an audit hearing and an open meeting, where it approved an Audit Division recommendation memorandum. The Commission had previously approved by tally …
Read moreAll filers have a Year-End Report due Sunday, January 31, covering activity through December 31, 2020. Staff in the Reports Analysis Division and Electronic Filing Office will be available until …
Read moreThe Commission will hold a one-day online seminar for corporations and their political action committees (PACs) on March 3, 2021. Workshops are designed for those seeking an introduction to the …
Read moreThe 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 …
Read moreLouisiana 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 …
Read moreAs 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 …
Read moreWhile 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 …
Read moreWASHINGTON – 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 …
Read morePresidential 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 …
Read moreThe 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 …
Read moreYear-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 …
Read moreAdvisory 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.
This article describes the filing requirements for 2021. Additional information is available on the FEC's Dates and deadlines web page.
Committees must file a …
Read moreFor 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 …
Read moreCommittees 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 …
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