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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 …
Read moreWASHINGTON—The Federal Election Commission has elected Shana M. Broussard to serve as Chair and Allen Dickerson as Vice Chair for 2021.
Commissioners Broussard and Dickerson were sworn in as Commissioners …
Read moreWASHINGTON—Shana M. Broussard, Sean J. Cooksey and Allen Dickerson have been sworn in as members of the Federal Election Commission, returning a quorum to the agency charged with administering and …
Read moreCommittees and their treasurers must make best efforts to obtain and report information required by law with respect to itemized receipts and disbursements. When reporting information is incomplete, the political …
Read moreThe Commission will offer its annual Year-End Reporting and FECFile workshops in January 2021. The webinars for candidate committees will be held on Wednesday, January 13, while the webinars for …
Read moreOn December 2, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia reversed its previous decision by concluding that Campaign Legal Center (CLC) and Catherine Hinckley Kelley (together, Plaintiffs) …
Read moreThe same disclaimer rules that apply to election-related mailings also apply to holiday greeting cards, even if they do not solicit funds or contain express advocacy.
If a campaign sends …
Read moreAll PACs, party committees and 2020 general election candidates must file a Post-General Report (30G) by Thursday, December 3. This report covers activity from the close of books for …
Read moreGeorgia will hold general and special runoff elections for its two U.S. Senate seats on January 5, 2021. Participating campaigns must file additional reports in connection with these elections, and …
Read moreFunds raised and spent by a candidate or state party committee to pay recount expenses resulting from the general election are subject to the amount limitations, source prohibitions and reporting …
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