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Read moreAfter an election, some House and Senate campaigns have outstanding debts, including money owed to campaign vendors. Campaigns must report debts and obligations continuously until repaid.
WASHINGTON – The United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order yesterday in Campaign Legal Center, et al. v. FEC (Case 1:16-cv-00752-JDB), granting …
Read moreOn March 29, 2017, the Commission published a Supplemental Notice of Disposition in the Federal Register, ending its consideration of a petition for rulemaking concerning candidate debates (REG 2014-06). …
Read moreThe following reports are due in April:
If you anticipate running as a candidate in the 2017-2018 election cycle, there are specific registration requirements you should be familiar with in order to know how and when to …
Read morePresidential candidates raised and spent $1.5 billion during the 2015-2016 election cycle, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission that cover activity from January 1, 2015 …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today approved a Draft Supplemental Notice of Disposition of Petition for Rulemaking and two Audit Division Recommendation Memorandums. The Commission also discussed the 2017 …
Read moreThe Commission will hold a one-day online seminar for trade associations and their political action committees (PACs) on Wednesday, April 26, 2017. Commission staff will conduct several technical workshops on …
Read moreRegistration is now open for the FEC’s March 29 webinar on federal campaign finance law for membership and labor organizations and their PACs. Topics to be discussed include PAC …
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Montana will hold a special general election to fill the U.S. House seat in Montana's At-Large Congressional District vacated by Representative Ryan Zinke. The Special General Election will be held …
South Carolina will hold Special Primary and General elections to fill the U.S. House seat in South Carolina’s 5th Congressional District vacated by Representative Mick Mulvaney. The Special Primary will …
Read moreMonthly filers are reminded they have a report covering the month of February due on Monday, March 20. Quarterly filers do not have a regularly scheduled report due this …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission will not appeal the recent decision of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in Level the Playing Field, et al. …
Read moreDuring the 2017-18 election cycle, the FEC will host regional conferences in Chicago, Illinois, Washington, DC, and Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona. These two-day training events offer the only opportunities this election cycle …
Read moreWASHINGTON – Lynne A. McFarland, who has served for 27 years as the Federal Election Commission's first and only permanent Inspector General, is retiring after a 40-year career at the …
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