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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 FEC has released new versions of its free electronic filing software, FECFile (8.3.0.3), its e-filing format specifications (8.3.0.1), and its Statement of Organization (FEC Form 1) webform. …
Read moreOn August 5, 2021 the Commission published a notice of availability in the Federal Register at 86 Fed. Reg. 42753 that seeks public comment on a petition for rulemaking filed …
Read moreQuarterly-filing political action committees and party committees have a Mid-Year Report due July 31, covering activity through June 30. During the nonelection year, these committees file only twice (a Mid-Year …
Read moreAll authorized committees of House, Senate and quarterly-filing Presidential candidates must file a quarterly report by July 15, covering financial activity through June 30. PACs, party committees and Presidential …
Read moreCommittees must file the following reports in July:
The Commission will host two webinars in the coming weeks for committees that use the Commission’s free electronic filing software: a FECFile for Candidate Committees Webinar on June 23; and …
Read moreThe Commission will offer a 90-minute online training session for political action committees and party committees that use FECFile to file their disclosure reports.
The webinar, to be held on …
Read moreThe Commission will offer a 90-minute online training session for campaign committees that use FECFile to file their disclosure reports.
The webinar, to be held on Wednesday, June 23, is …
Read moreAt its open meeting of May 6, 2021, the Commission unanimously approved 14 legislative recommendations to send to Congress for consideration. The recommendations transmitted to Congress are available on the …
Read moreWASHINGTON – At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission unanimously adopted 14 legislative recommendations and an amendment to a Commission directive concerning certification of tally votes. The Commission …
Read moreOn May 3, 2021, the Commission published a notice of availability in the Federal Register at 86 Fed. Reg. 23300 that seeks public comment on a petition for rulemaking filed …
Read moreStaff in the Reports Analysis Division and Electronic Filing Office will be available until 8:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Thursday, April 15 to answer candidate committees’ questions regarding the content …
Read morePresidential candidates raised and spent $4.1 billion in the 24 months of the 2019-2020 election cycle, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission that cover activity …
Read moreCommittees must file the following reports in April:
The Commission will offer a 90-minute online training session for campaign committees that use FECFile to file their disclosure reports.
The webinar, to be held on Wednesday, April 7, is …
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 …
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