October 27, 2017
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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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October 26, 2017
FEC approves Campaign Guide
WASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today unanimously approved publication of the Campaign Guide for Corporations and Labor Organizations.
Campaign Guide for Corporations and Labor Organizations. The …
Read moreOctober 23, 2017
FEC to host nonconnected PAC webinar on December 6
Registration is now open for the FEC’s one-day webinar for nonconnected PACs to be held December 6. Topics to be discussed include solicitations, supporting candidates, activities by independent expenditure-only committees …
Read moreOctober 20, 2017
October 19, 2017
October monthly reporting reminder
PACs, political parties, and presidential campaign committees that file monthly have a report due Friday, October 20, covering the month of September. (Note: PACs and party committees that filed …
Read moreOctober 18, 2017
FEC to host December 6 webinar for nonconnected committees (2017)
The Commission will hold a webinar for nonconnected political action committees (PACs), including Super PACs, Hybrid PACs, and Leadership PACs, on Wednesday, December 6, 2017. Commission staff …
Read moreOctober 16, 2017
Early bird discount for DC conference ends October 20
The early bird discount for the FEC’s November 14-15 DC regional conference ends Friday, October 20, so register now and save. The conference will be held at the DoubleTree Washington, …
Read moreOctober 13, 2017
October 10, 2017
Advance NPRM on internet disclaimer notices reopened for comment (2017)
On October 10, 2017, the Commission reopened the comment period on its Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on internet communication disclaimers. (Federal Register, 82 Fed. Reg. 46937.) …
Read moreOctober 10, 2017
October quarterly filing reminder
Candidate committees (except for presidential committees filing monthly) have a quarterly report due Sunday, October 15, covering activity through September 30. Please note that the FEC does not have authority …
Read moreOctober 6, 2017
October 4, 2017
Pending advisory opinion requests as of September 30, 2017
Advisory opinion requests (AORs) pending before the Commission as of the end of the month are listed below. Procedures for commenting on pending AORs are described here.
Read moreOctober 3, 2017
The taxing question of LLC contributions
The Commission often receives questions about whether federal campaigns can accept contributions from limited liability companies (LLCs). While there are several factors to consider, the LLC’s tax status is key. …
Read moreSeptember 29, 2017
Statistical summary of six-month campaign activity of the 2017-2018 election cycle
Presidential candidates raised and spent $15.1 million in the first six months of the 2017-2018 election cycle, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission that cover …
Read moreSeptember 29, 2017
September 28, 2017
Register today for next week’s candidate reporting and FECFile webinars
On October 4, 2017, the Commission will host two webinars to help federal candidates and their campaign committees prepare their quarterly disclosure reports, due October 15. The first webinar …
Read moreSeptember 27, 2017
AO 2017-05: Committees may use Twitter handles in disclaimer notifications
Great America PAC and The Committee to Defend the President may use their Twitter handles in lieu of or alongside their full names in disclaimer notifications.
Background
Great …
Read moreSeptember 25, 2017
AO 2017-10: Independent expenditure-only committee’s proposed activities would not result in coordinated communications
Citizens Against Plutocracy’s plans to ask candidates for federal office to sign a “Contract for American Renewal” would not result in coordination with those candidates.
Background
Citizens Against …
Read moreSeptember 25, 2017
New web portal allows committees to contact their analyst electronically
The Commission has launched a web portal that offers political committees a new way to get reporting help from their Reports Analysis Division (RAD) analyst. Using the portal, committee representatives …
Read moreSeptember 22, 2017