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Massachusetts will hold special primary and general elections to fill the U.S. Senate seat in Massachusetts vacated by Secretary of State John Kerry. The Special Primary will be held on …

Missouri will hold a Special General Election to fill the U.S. House seat in Missouri’s 8th Congressional district vacated by Representative Jo Ann Emerson. The Special General will be held …

Under the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act), certain contribution limits are indexed for inflation every two years, based on the change in the cost of living since 2001, which …

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 …

The 2013 coordinated party expenditure limits are now available. The limits are:

• $93,100 for House nominees in states that have only one U.S. House Representative;
• $46,600 for …

Federal candidates, parties and political action committees (PACs) collected more than $5.7 billion and spent more than $4.8 billion between January 1, 2011 and September 30, 2012, according to third-quarter …

On January 31, 2013, the Commission posted for public comment a draft interpretive rule that would clarify how political committees must report disbursements to (or by) a person who is …

The Green Party of Virginia (the GPV) qualifies as a state party committee under the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act) because: (1) the Green Party of the U.S. (the …

South Carolina will hold Special Primary and General elections to fill the U.S. House seat in South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District vacated by Senator Tim Scott. The Special Primary will …

Joint fundraising is fundraising conducted jointly by a political committee and one or more other political committees or unregistered organizations. Joint fundraising rules apply to:

• Party committees;
• …

The Commission is seeking public comment on certain aspects of its enforcement process and, more generally, whether the agency is effectively enforcing the Federal Election Campaign Act and Commission regulations. …

The Commission will hold a seminar for campaigns and party committees at its Washington, DC, headquarters on Wednesday, March 20, 2013. The seminar will also be offered as a webinar …

The Commission has certified additional federal matching funds for the 2012 primary election to the presidential campaigns of Gary Johnson and Jill Stein. These certifications are based on the agency’s …

The Reports Analysis Division (RAD) will begin sending Non-Filer Notifications via email in February 2013. Non-Filer Notifications are sent when a required Report of Receipts and Disbursements (Forms 3, 3X, …

On behalf of my fellow Commissioners, I would like to welcome you to a new year, a new election cycle and a new volume of the FEC Record. 

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The United States Supreme Court has let stand an appeals court ruling that upheld Federal Election Commission legal definitions and policies regarding the disclosure of certain information by the …

On February 13, 2013, the Commission will offer a webinar for new candidates and their committees. “Candidate 101: Preparing for the Next Election Cycle” offers an introduction to the …

This article on filing requirements for 2013 is supplemented by the reporting tables linked at https://transition.fec.gov/info/report_dates_2013.shtml.

Year-End reports covering 2012 activity
All committees must file a 2012 …

An e-commerce transaction company may receive small-dollar contributions initiated via text message and paid for by credit or debit card, deduct its fee and forward the net amount to its …

The Commission has certified additional federal matching funds for the 2012 primary election to the presidential campaigns of Gary Johnson and Jill Stein. These certifications are based on the agency’s …