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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.
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.
House and Senate candidates may accept contributions for each election in which they participate. Some states hold caucuses or conventions in lieu of traditional primary elections to nominate federal candidates. …
Read moreOn Wednesday, December 4, the Commission will offer a two-part webinar for nonconnected political action committees (PACs), including Super PACs, Hybrid PACs, and leadership PACs. This will …
Read moreIf your committee plans to maintain a booth or other presence at a local fall festival or other event, be sure the literature you are distributing contains the appropriate disclaimer …
Read moreMonthly filers have a report due Sunday, October 20, covering the month of September. Please note that the FEC does not have authority to extend filing deadlines, even when …
Read moreOn Wednesday, November 20, 2019, the Commission will offer a webinar on party activity during the presidential election cycle. This webinar is intended for national, state and local party committee …
Read moreCandidate committees (except for presidential committees filing monthly) have a quarterly report due Tuesday, October 15, covering activity through September 30.
Staff in the Reports Analysis Division (RAD) and Electronic …
Read moreOn Wednesday, November 20, 2019, the Commission will offer a webinar for first-time candidates and potential candidates, as well as their campaign staff. “Candidate 101: Getting Started” will provide an …
Read moreBefore deciding to run for federal office, a potential candidate may wish to “test the waters” to explore the feasibility of a campaign without registering with the FEC. Testing the …
Read moreOn October 3, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a per curiam order in Lieu, et al. v. FEC, finding moot …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Thursday issued a Per Curiam order in Lieu, et al. v. FEC, (USCA Case …
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.
There’s still room in our October 2nd reporting and FECFile webinars for campaign committees. The reporting webinar will address common filing problems, examine various reporting scenarios, and help campaign …
Read moreThe following reports are due in October:
Presidential candidates raised $337.1 million and spent $159.9 million in the first six months of the 2019-2020 election cycle, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission …
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