July 10, 2020
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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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July 6, 2020
Quarterly report due July 15th
Candidates, PACs and party committees that file quarterly have a report due Wednesday, July 15th covering activity through June 30th. Staff in the Reports Analysis Division (RAD) and Electronic Filing …
Read moreJuly 2, 2020
FEC cites committees for failure to file 12-Day Pre-Election Financial Reports
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Election Commission cited three campaign committees today for failing to file 12-Day Pre-Election Reports required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (the …
Read moreJuly 2, 2020
July 2, 2020
AO 2019-15: Nonconnected committee may deduct a fee from earmarked contributions
NORPAC, a nonconnected committee that solicits, processes, and forwards contributions to candidate committees may deduct and retain a flat-rate, fixed percentage fee (“convenience fee”) from the earmarked contributions it forwards. …
Read moreJuly 2, 2020
AOR 2020-01: Nabilah for Georgia
On June 30, 2020, the Commission closed the file on an advisory opinion request (AOR) by Nabilah Islam, a former candidate for the Democratic nomination in Georgia’s 7th congressional district, …
Read moreJuly 1, 2020
Pending advisory opinion requests as of June 30, 2020
Advisory 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.
- AOR 2020-03
Contribution …
June 30, 2020
Comments sought on candidate transfers to national party
On June 30, 2020, the Commission published a notice of availability in the Federal Register at 85 Fed. Reg. 39098 that seeks public comment on a petition for rulemaking filed …
Read moreJune 29, 2020
Responding to RFAIs
FEC Campaign Finance Analysts send Requests for Additional Information (RFAIs) when they need clarification or identify an error, omission or possible prohibited activity on a committee’s report. If you receive …
Read moreJune 26, 2020
FEC cites committee for failure to file 12-Day Pre-Primary Financial Report
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Election Commission cited a campaign committee today for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended …
Read moreJune 26, 2020
Caroline C. Hunter to depart Federal Election Commission
WASHINGTON – Former Federal Election Commission Chair Caroline C. Hunter is stepping down from the Commission after 12 years of service, effective July 3, 2020. Ms. Hunter submitted her resignation …
Read moreJune 26, 2020
June 25, 2020
July reporting reminder (2020)
The following reports are due in July:
- All authorized committees of House and Senate candidates must file a quarterly report by July 15, 2020. The report covers financial activity …
June 23, 2020
AO 2019-16: Unauthorized committee’s use of abbreviation of candidate's name
An unauthorized committee may include a candidate’s initials in its registered name because the initials do not constitute the “name” of a candidate under the facts presented.
Background
Philip Shemanski …
Read moreJune 19, 2020
FEC cites committees for failure to file 12-Day Pre-Primary Financial Report
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Election Commission cited 10 campaign committees today for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended …
Read moreJune 19, 2020
June 19, 2020
AO 2019-18: Advertising by online political forum
IDF International Technologies, Inc.’s (IDF) operating activities and advertising for an online political forum are not expenditures, contributions or electioneering communications. IDF is not a political committee and …
Read moreJune 18, 2020
FEC elects James E. "Trey" Trainor as Chair, Steven T. Walther as Vice Chair for the remainder of 2020
WASHINGTON – At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission elected James E. "Trey" Trainor III as Chair and Steven T. Walther as Vice Chair for the remainder of …
Read moreJune 18, 2020
FEC approves three advisory opinions, discusses rulemaking
WASHINGTON – At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission elected officers for the remainder of 2020, approved three advisory opinions, and discussed a rulemaking on transfers of excess …
Read moreJune 18, 2020
Appeals court affirms district court’s grant of summary judgment in Level the Playing Field, et al. v. FEC
On June 12, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment to the FEC in Level the Playing …
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