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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 January 29, 2018, the Commission published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register (83 Fed. Reg. 3996) regarding proposed changes to its regulations on disclosure …
Read moreThe Year-End report is due Wednesday, January 31, covering activity through December 31, 2017. Staff in the Reports Analysis Division and Electronic Filing Office will be available until 8:00 p.m. …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today approved changes to two reporting forms and voted on a proposed interim policy concerning volunteer activity for party committees.
Read moreOhio will hold Special Primary and General Elections to fill the 12th congressional district House seat vacated by Representative Patrick J. Tiberi. The Special Primary Election will be held on …
Read moreThe FEC’s February 21-22 Arizona Regional Conference is just a few weeks away. The early bird pricing (and the guaranteed group rate at the Saguaro Scottsdale Hotel) both expire on …
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The Commission has posted on its website an updated Campaign Guide for Corporations and Labor Organizations. The new Guide, which replaces the 2007 edition, provides an overall summary …
On December 22, 2017, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) and Anne L. Weismann (collectively, plaintiffs) filed suit in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to …
Read moreThe Commission has updated the Campaign Guide for Corporations and Labor Organizations, which provides a summary of the federal campaign finance laws that apply to corporations, labor organizations, trade …
Read moreOn January 10, 2018, the Campaign Legal Center (“Plaintiff”) filed suit against the Commission in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The Plaintiff seeks declaratory and …
Read moreThe FEC will offer a number of training opportunities in 2018, but the last two-day regional conference this election cycle will be held in Scottsdale, Arizona, February 21-22. Our …
Read moreIn a complaint dated December 15, 2017, John Doe 1 and John Doe 2 (“Plaintiffs”) filed suit against the FEC in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today approved a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on independent expenditures.
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Federal Elections 2016: Election Results for the U.S. President, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives, compiled by the Commission’s Public Records Office, is now available on …
The Commission has posted on its website the reporting dates for 2018, including the monthly and quarterly filing schedules, the pre-primary report deadlines for all 50 states, and the dates …
Read moreThis article describes the filing requirements for 2018 and is supplemented by the reporting tables linked at https://www.fec.gov/help-candidates-and-committees/dates-and-deadlines/.
Editor's note: On September 21, 2018, legislation was enacted which contained …
Read moreAt its open meeting of December 14, 2017, the Commission unanimously approved 12 legislative recommendations to send to Congress for consideration. The recommendations were transmitted to Congress on December 14, …
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