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Editor'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 …
Read moreThe same disclaimer rules that apply to election-related mailings also apply to holiday greeting cards, even if they do not solicit funds or contain express advocacy. If a campaign sends …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today approved an Audit Division recommendation memorandum.
The Commission held over discussion of Advisory Opinion Request 2018-15 from Sen. Ron …
Read moreOn December 3, 2018, the Commission published a notice of availability in the Federal Register (83 Fed. Reg. 62283) in response to a rulemaking petition that asks the agency to …
Read moreOn December 3, 2018, the Commission published a notice of availability in the Federal Register (83 Fed. Reg. 62282) in response to a rulemaking petition. The petition asks the Commission …
Read moreAll PACs, party committees and 2018 general election candidates must file a Post-General Report (30G) by Thursday, December 6. This report covers activity from the close of books for …
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.
Candidates who personally loaned their campaign more than $250,000 for the 2018 general election and would like to be repaid in full have until November 26, 2018 to obtain that …
Read moreIf a campaign committee has net debts outstanding after an election is over, it may raise contributions to retire the debt provided that:
November 7, 2018, marked the beginning of a new election cycle. For reporting purposes, campaigns aggregate receipts and disbursements on an election cycle basis. As a result, all 2018 campaigns …
Read moreThe 30-Day Post-General Election report is due on December 6, 2018. The Post-General Election report covers activity from October 18 (or from the close of books of the last report …
Read moreOn November 14, 2018, the Commission will host a webinar to help candidate committees prepare to wind down their campaigns and file their 30 Day Post-General (30G) Reports. The workshop …
Read moreTuesday, November 6, is Election Day! While the FEC's mission relates solely to the financing of federal elections, we often get questions about other election-related topics, such as:
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Election Commission today cited 12 campaign committees for failing to file the 2018 12-Day Pre-General Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as …
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