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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.
FEC Record articles inform candidates and committees about FEC developments and are published as news happens. Access Record articles from 1975 through 2004 on the Record archive page. Tips for Treasurers are published once a week.
All political committees must keep a record of each disbursement that they make, including a brief but specific description of why the disbursement was made, such as “dinner expense,” or …
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 July 12, 2017, the FEC will host a 90-minute reporting webinar for political action committees (PACs) and political party committees in preparation for the reports due on July 20 …
Read moreThe American Association of Clinical Urologists, Inc. (“AACU”) and its separate segregated fund are no longer affiliated with the American Urological Association, Inc. (“AUA”).
The …
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Based on changes in the relationship between the American Urological Association, Inc. (“AUA”) the American Association of Clinical Urologists, Inc. (“AACU”), the two organizations are no longer affiliated. …
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Utah will hold a Special General Election on November 7, 2017, to fill the U.S. House seat in Utah’s 3rd Congressional District being vacated by Representative Jason Chaffetz. A Special …
The following reports are due in July:
The FEC often receives questions about the rules governing foreign nationals’ participation in U.S. elections. While this article responds to some of the most common questions, it does not cover …
Read moreWASHINGTON – At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission approved two advisory opinions.
Advisory Opinion 2017-01 (American Urological Association). The Commission issued an advisory opinion in response …
Read moreThe Commission will offer an electronic filing webinar for political action committees (PACs) and political party committees on July 12, 2017. The webinar will demonstrate the Commission’s free FECFile software …
Read morePACs, parties, and presidential campaign committees that file monthly have a report due Tuesday, June 20, covering the month of May. (Note: PACs and party committees that filed quarterly …
Read moreOn June 28, 2017, the FEC will host a 90 minute reporting webinar for candidates and their campaign committees in preparation for the upcoming quarterly filing deadline on July 15. …
Read moreAs part of the its website redesign, the FEC is creating new sections dedicated specifically to helping candidates, party committees, corporations, labor organizations, and PACs comply with the campaign finance …
Read moreOn June 7, 2017, the FEC released a new version of FECFile and posted revised versions of several reporting forms on its website.
The new version of FECFile, …
Read moreThe Commission will hold a regional conference in Chicago, Illinois, on August 30-31, 2017. Commissioners and staff will conduct a variety of technical workshops on the federal campaign finance …
Read moreRecord news articles have a new home on fec.gov. The “What’s happening” section of the home page combines the most recent Record articles with other news from the FEC, including …
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