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The Commission will offer reporting and FECFile webinars on July 10 to help federal PACs and political party committees prepare for their Mid-Year or July Monthly disclosure reports.

The reporting …

On May 22, 2019, the Coolidge Reagan Foundation filed suit in the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia to challenge the Commission’s alleged failure to act on …

System73, an incorporated communications technology network, may enter into license agreements with political committees for the exclusive right to livestream the committees' events.

Background

System73 provides internet livestream and linear …

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.

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Most banks offer services to prevent check and ACH fraud. These fraud prevention programs—often referred to as positive pay systems—allow your bank to work more closely with your committee to …

The Commission will hold a regional conference in San Diego, California, on October 29-30, 2019. Commissioners and staff will conduct a variety of technical workshops on the federal campaign finance …

Due to unusual and exigent circumstances and the demonstrated threat of foreign cyberattacks against party and candidate committees, Defending Digital Campaigns (DDC), a nonprofit corporation, may provide cybersecurity services, software, …

On May 13, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied a motion by Leigh Brown and Leigh Brown & Associates (plaintiffs) for a preliminary injunction to …

On May 21, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, sitting en banc, upheld the contribution limits as applied to testamentary bequests for national …

On May 14, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit denied a petition for rehearing en banc from Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington …

The FEC has introduced additional security features to its Electronic Filing Password Assignment System. The Commission will now send approval emails to the official email address(es) listed on the committee’s …

WASHINGTON – At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission discussed an advisory opinion request and a draft interpretive rule. The Commission issued an advisory opinion prior to the …

Printed copies of the 2019 edition of Title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) are now available. Contact the Commission's Information Division at 202-694-1100 or 800-424-9530 (menu option …

WASHINGTON — The Federal Election Commission has named Tony Baptiste as Acting Inspector General.

Mr. Baptiste will join the Commission from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) at the …

The Commission will offer Reporting and FECFile webinars on June 26 to help federal candidates and their committees prepare for the July Quarterly disclosure reports.

The reporting session will address …

WASHINGTON – The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit today issued an Opinion and Per Curiam Judgment in Libertarian National Committee (LNC) v. FEC (Case …

Printed copies of the 2019 edition of Title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) are now available. Contact the Commission's Information Division at 202-694-1100 or 800-424-9530 (menu option …