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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 …

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 …

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 …

Despite the resumption of limited mail operations at the FEC, the processing of campaign finance reports filed on paper may be delayed. As a result, paper filers may continue …

WASHINGTON – The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit today issued a Per Curiam Judgment and Opinion in Level the Playing Field, et al. v. …

The Commission will offer several webinars this month to help campaigns, PACs and party committees prepare their July reports. The cost for each webinar is $30. Register today!

Reporting …

Registration is still open for the FEC’s June 10th webinar for trade associations and their PACs. This two-part webinar will address basics for beginners, as well as PAC operations, …

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Election Commission cited five campaign committees today for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended …

WASHINGTON—James E. Trainor III was sworn in today as a member of the Federal Election Commission.

Commissioner Trainor was nominated by President Donald J. Trump and confirmed by the United …

Presidential candidates raised nearly $2.5 billion and spent $2.3 billion in the first 15 months of the 2019-2020 election cycle, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election …

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 2020-01
  Use …

The FEC’s advertising and disclaimers web page has examples of disclaimers required in a variety of scenarios. Take a look and make sure your disclaimers meet the requirements!

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 …

On May 26, 2020, the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted the Commission’s motion to dismiss the Campaign Legal Center’s suit challenging the agency’s alleged failure …

If a campaign committee has net debts outstanding after an election is over, it may raise contributions to retire the debt provided that:

• The contribution is designated for that election …

The Commission will offer a series of webinars in June to help committees prepare to file their July quarterly or monthly disclosure reports. Candidate Reporting and FECFile workshops will be …