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Need help preparing your committee’s upcoming July reports? The Commission will host FECFile webinars for candidate committees on Wednesday, June 25, and for PACs and party committees on Wednesday, July …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Tuesday issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order in Democratic National Committee, et al. v. Donald J. Trump, et …
Read moreThe FEC will offer a two-hour online training session for political action committees (PACs) and party committees that use FECFile to file their disclosure reports.
The webinar, to be held …
Read moreWhen reporting disbursements, political committees must describe the purpose of each payment. As a general rule, filers should consider whether a person who is not associated with the committee could …
Read moreIf your political committee maintains an official website available to the general public, it must include a disclaimer. In general, these disclaimers must be presented in a clear and conspicuous …
Read moreCampaigns that accept contributions from groups that are not political committees registered with the FEC (such as state PACs, unregistered local party committees or nonfederal campaigns) must make sure the …
Read moreThe Commission will offer a two-hour online training session for campaign committees that use FECFile to file their disclosure reports. The webinar, to be held on Wednesday, June 25, is …
Read moreIf you work with a nonconnected committee (including a Super PAC, Hybrid PAC or Leadership PAC) please join us on Wednesday, June 4, for our Nonconnected PAC Webinar. This two-part, …
Read morePoliticalmeetings.com (PM.com) may allow its subscribers to make small monthly contributions to candidates and national political party committees via its web-based platform and provide subscribers access to non-public information about …
Read moreThe FEC will offer a webinar for nonconnected political action committees (PACs), including Super PACs, Hybrid PACs, and Leadership PACs on Wednesday, June 4. If you work …
Read moreBefore deciding to campaign for federal office, potential candidates may wish to “test the waters” to explore the feasibility of a campaign. Testing the waters activities may include fundraising, conducting …
Read moreThe Libertarian Party of Idaho, the Libertarian Party of Maine, Inc., the Libertarian Party of Maryland, and the Libertarian Party of Vermont (“Requestors”) qualify as state party committees under the …
Read moreWASHINGTON—At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission approved two advisory opinions and discussed two additional matters. The Commission also elected Commissioner Shana M. Broussard to serve as Chair …
Read moreThe Government Accountability Institute (GAI)’s television and radio appearances and publication of books, articles, editorials, reports, documentaries, podcasts, video shorts, and commentary on websites and social media accounts and in …
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