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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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On Wednesday, March 13, 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 …
Read moreThe Federal Election Commission has extended the comment deadline through March 4, 2019 on two pending rulemakings:
The Commission will hold a one-day online seminar for corporations and their political action committees (PACs) on February 27, 2019. Commission staff will conduct several technical workshops on the federal …
Read moreParty committees that do not conduct reportable federal election activity and all PACs have the option to file reports on a "monthly" or "quarterly" filing schedule. Some committees prefer to …
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.
The Commission has published its updated civil penalty amounts for 2019, pursuant to a federal law that requires federal agencies to adjust civil penalties for inflation each year. The updated …
Read moreThis article describing filing requirements for 2019 is supplemented by the reporting tables linked on the FEC's dates and deadlines page.
Read moreSenator Ron Wyden may use campaign funds to protect his personal electronic devices and accounts from cybersecurity threats that he faces in his role as an elected official.
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Read moreOn December 13, 2018, the Commission approved final rules for reporting multistate independent expenditures and electioneering communications made during the presidential primary period. The rules will take effect March 31, …
Read moreThe Year-End report is due Thursday, January 31, covering activity through December 31, 2018. Staff in the Reports Analysis Division and Electronic Filing Office will be available until 8:00 p.m. …
Read moreAt its open meeting of December 13, 2018, the Commission unanimously approved 11 legislative recommendations to send to Congress for consideration. The recommendations transmitted to Congress are available on the …
Read moreTo close down committee operations, a committee must file a termination report. To file a termination report, a committee must:
Congressional candidates running in 2017 and 2018 collected $2.3 billion and disbursed $1.8 billion, political parties received $1.2 billion …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today issued an advisory opinion and approved a Final Rule and Explanation and Justification in connection with the reporting of independent expenditures and electioneering …
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WASHINGTON – At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission elected Ellen L. Weintraub as Chair and Matthew S. Petersen as Vice Chairman for 2019. A member of …
Read moreEditor's note: Due to the lapse in government appropriations from December 22, 2018 through January 25, 2019, these webinars were not held. Please direct all questions about the cancelled webinars …
Read moreOn November 8, 2018, State Representative Nancy Mace filed a complaint for injunctive and declaratory relief in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The suit challenges a …
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