June 23, 2017
July 2017 reporting reminder
The following reports are due in July:
- All authorized committees of House and Senate candidates must file a quarterly report not later than July 15, 2017. The report covers financial ...
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June 23, 2017
Foreign nationals
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 ...
June 22, 2017
FEC to host July FECFile webinar for PACs & party committees
The 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 ...
June 9, 2017
New versions of FECFile, FEC reporting forms available
On June 7, 2017, the FEC released a new version of FECFile and posted revised versions of several reporting forms on its website.
FECFile update
The new version of FECFile ...
June 8, 2017
FEC to host Chicago conference in August
The 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 laws ...
June 6, 2017
How to use the new FEC Record section of fec.gov
Record 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 ...
June 6, 2017
Editor's note
With the introduction of the FEC’s newly revamped website, the FEC Record has fully transformed from a monthly newsletter into a continuously-updated online news source. The June 2017 PDF ...
June 1, 2017
FEC to host June 28 FECFile webinar for candidates
On June 28, 2017, the Commission will offer a webinar to help federal candidates and their committees with FECFile, the FEC’s free electronic filing software.
This 90-minute webinar will ...
May 31, 2017
Pending advisory opinion requests as of May 31, 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.
AOR 2017-01
Affiliation ...
May 31, 2017
AO 2017-02: Vendor may offer web-based investment services to political committees
A vendor may offer a political committees a web-based bank deposit program that would invest political committee funds into money market accounts. Participating committees may not use these investment accounts ...
May 25, 2017
Alabama 2017 special election reporting: Senate
Alabama has rescheduled its Special Primary and General elections to fill the Senate seat vacated by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. The Special Primary will now be held August 15, 2017 ...
May 24, 2017
Supreme Court affirms lower court decision in Republican Party of Louisiana, et al. v. FEC
On May 22, 2017, the Supreme Court affirmed the three-judge court opinion of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, which granted summary judgment to the Commission ...
May 9, 2017
Committee treasurers
Every political committee must designate a treasurer before it can accept contributions or make expenditures. In fact, if a committee is ever without a treasurer, it cannot raise or spend ...
May 4, 2017
FEC to host June 7 webinar for candidate committees
The Commission will hold a one-day online seminar for federal candidates and their campaign committees on Wednesday, June 7, 2017. Commission staff will conduct several technical workshops on the federal ...
May 1, 2017
O’Donnell and campaign must pay penalty for personal use (FEC v. O’Donnell, D. Del. 1:15-cv-17)
On April 19, 2017, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (“the Court”) ordered Christine O’Donnell, her campaign, and her treasurer (“the defendants”) to pay a ...
May 1, 2017
Pending advisory opinion requests as of April 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.
AOR 2017-01 [PDF ...
April 21, 2017
Printed copies of 2017 edition of 11 CFR now available
Printed copies of the 2017 edition of Title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) are now available. Contact the Commission’s Information Division at (202) 694-1100 or (800 ...
April 21, 2017
Advisory opinion request 2016-23 (Socialist Workers Party)
On April 20, 2017, the Commission considered the Socialist Workers Party’s (SWP) request to extend its partial exemption from the Federal Election Campaign Act’s disclosure requirements, but was ...
April 14, 2017
Testing the waters for possible candidacy
Before deciding to campaign for federal office, an individual may want to "test the waters"—in other words, explore the feasibility of becoming a candidate. An individual who spends money ...
April 7, 2017
Groups have standing to challenge dismissal of some straw donor complaints (Campaign Legal Center, et al. v. FEC)
On March 29, 2017, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted in part and denied in part the Commission’s motion to dismiss for lack of ...
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