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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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The Commission has published a preliminary list of 2020 presidential and congressional primary election dates. These dates are subject to change. Corresponding FEC reporting dates will be posted by …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission has appointed Neven F. Stipanovic as Associate General Counsel. Mr. Stipanovic, whose appointment became effective August 4, oversees the FEC’s Policy Division, which counsels …
Read moreWASHINGTON – At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission approved an advisory opinion, three Notifications of Availability, and an Audit Division Recommendation Memorandum.
Advisory Opinion Request 2019-14 (Arizona …
Read moreOn August 22, 2019, the Commission considered an advisory opinion request (AOR) from Price for Congress, the principal campaign committee of former Rep. Dr. Thomas Price. The request asked if …
Read moreOn August 2, 2019, the Campaign Legal Center (CLC) and Catherine Hinckley Kelley (together, plaintiffs) filed suit against the Commission in the District Court for the District of Columbia. Plaintiffs …
Read moreHouse candidates, individuals traveling on behalf of House candidates, their authorized committees, or the leadership PACs of House candidates are generally prohibited from making campaign-related trips aboard non-commercial aircraft. This …
Read moreFrom time to time, committees registered with the FEC may receive Requests for Additional Information (RFAIs) from the analysts who review their reports. If you receive one, you’ll have 35 …
Read moreCampaign funds may be used to pay for a candidate’s childcare expenses that are incurred as a direct result of campaign activity.
Mary Jennings Hegar is a candidate in …
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.
Curious about the procedures our Reports Analysis Division uses when it reviews your committee’s reports?
The FEC’s Review and Referral Procedures for the 2019-2020 Election Cycle establishes the policies governing …
Read moreOn July 31, 2019, the Commission published a notice of availability in the Federal Register at 84 FR 37154 that seeks public comment on a petition for rulemaking filed by …
Read morePro-Life Democratic Candidate PAC, a nonconnected political committee, may operate a draft fund to collect contributions for a yet-unnamed Democratic candidate for President who meets certain experience and endorsement criteria. …
Read moreThere is a report due on Wednesday, July 31 for quarterly filing PACs and party committees that file on a semi-annual basis in non-election years.
Staff in the Reports Analysis …
Read moreWASHINGTON – At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission approved two advisory opinions and an Audit Division Recommendation Memorandum, and discussed two rulemaking proposals.
Advisory Opinion Request 2019-10 …
Read moreThe early bird discount for the FEC’s Chicago regional conference ends Saturday, July 27, so register now and save. The conference will be held August 27-28 at The Drake Hotel …
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