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A telecommunications company may use text messaging technology to process campaign contributions in excess of $50 per billing cycle and $200 per calendar year or election cycle. It may also …

On August 31, 2012, Virginia James filed suit against the Commission in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia challenging the Federal Election Campaign Act’s (the Act) biennial …

Kentucky will hold a Special General Election to fill the U.S. House seat in Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District vacated by Representative Geoff Davis. The Special General will be held November …

On September 4, 2012, the Commission cited one campaign committee for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Election Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act) for the …

CTIA—The Wireless Association (“CTIA”) and its members may offer their text-to-donate services to political committees without assuming responsibility for the legality of the resulting contributions under the Federal …

Campaigns that receive texted contributions are solely responsible for determining the eligibility of contributors, and must satisfy their responsibilities under the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act) by employing the …

Three of the seven advertisements proposed by the National Defense Committee (NDC) do not expressly advocate the election or defeat of a clearly identified federal candidate under the Federal Election …

On August 28, 2012, the Commission declared Jill Stein for President eligible to receive federal matching funds and certified a payment of $100,000 for the 2012 primary election.

Jill …

On August 23, 2012, the Commission considered two draft responses to an advisory opinion request involving a proposal by Hawaiian Airlines to organize appearances by U.S. Senate candidates. The Commission …

On August 24, 2012, the Commission cited two campaign committees for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Election Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act) for …

On October 3, 2012, the Commission will host roundtable workshops on reporting and electronic filing to help committees prepare for the October Quarterly/Monthly and Pre-General Reports. New this year, the …

The Commission has certified the payment of $73,692.29 in federal matching funds to presidential candidate Gary Earl Johnson for the 2012 primary election. The United States Treasury Department transferred the …

With prior approval, a group of trade associations may solicit their corporate members’ executives and stockholders for contributions to the separate segregated fund (PAC) of an affiliated cooperative.

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On August 10, 2012, the Commission cited five campaign committees for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Election Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act), for the …

On August 2, 2012, the Commission considered three draft responses to an advisory opinion request involving Dean Peterson’s proposal to publish and market a House candidate’s autobiography. The Commission voted …

On August 8, 2012, the Commission cited a campaign committee for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Election Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act), for the …

A corporation may establish a commercial website to provide information about federal candidates and process users’ contributions to the candidates they choose.

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Skimmerhat is a for-profit corporation …

On August 3, 2012, the Commission cited three campaign committees for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Election Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act), for the …

On July 31, 2012, the Commission cited a campaign committee for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Election Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act), for the …

The Commission cited three campaign committees for failing to file the July Quarterly Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act).

As of July 26, 2012, the …