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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 moreA company may develop and administer a mobile app that allows users to “round up” the amount of their credit and debit card purchases to the nearest dollar and contribute …
Read moreOn November 14-15, 2017, the Commission will host a regional conference in Arlington, VA, for candidates, political parties and PACs. This is one of two remaining conferences this election …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today issued two advisory opinions.
Advisory Opinion Request 2017-10 (Citizens Against Plutocracy). At its open meeting today, the Commission approved an …
Read moreThe Commission launched a web portal that offers political committees a new way to get reporting help from their assigned Campaign Finance Analyst in the FEC’s Reports Analysis Division (RAD).
… Read morePACs, political parties, and presidential campaign committees that file monthly have a report due Wednesday, September 20, covering the month of August. (Note: PACs and party committees that filed …
Read moreThe following reports are due in October:
The Libertarian Association of Massachusetts (the Committee) qualifies as a state party committee under the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act).
Under the Act and Commission regulations, …
Read moreWASHINGTON – At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission approved two advisory opinions and instructed the Office of General Counsel to develop a consensus draft advisory opinion in …
Read moreOn October 4, 2017, the Commission will offer reporting and FECFile webinars to help federal candidates and their committees prepare to file their October 15 quarterly disclosure reports.
The reporting …
Read moreSeveral states will hold elections for nonfederal offices this November. Federal candidates and officeholders who wish to help state and local candidates and party organizations raise money for these races …
Read moreAdvisory 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 moreOn August 4, 2017, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) and Noah Bookbinder (“Plaintiffs”) filed suit against the FEC in the United States District Court for the District …
Read moreThe Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requires political committees to obtain a tax ID number, formally referred to as an employer identification number (EIN). Your committee will need this number to …
Read moreThe Commission will hold a regional conference in the Washington, DC, area on November 14-15, 2017. Commissioners and staff will conduct a variety of technical workshops on the federal campaign …
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