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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.
FEC Record articles inform candidates and committees about FEC developments and are published as news happens. Access Record articles from 1975 through 2004 on the Record archive page. Tips for Treasurers are published once a week.
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Read moreWASHINGTON -- 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 moreIDF 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 moreWASHINGTON – 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 moreWASHINGTON – 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 moreOn 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 …
Read moreDespite 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 …
Read moreWASHINGTON – 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. …
Read moreThe 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!
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Read moreRegistration 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, …
Read moreWASHINGTON -- 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 …
Read moreWASHINGTON—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 …
Read morePresidential 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 …
Read moreAdvisory 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.
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Read moreWASHINGTON -- 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 …
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