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On Wednesday, October 27, the Commission will offer a webinar for first-time candidates and potential candidates, as well as their campaign staff. “Candidate 101: Getting Started” will provide an introduction …

Advisory opinion requests (AORs) pending before the Commission as of the end of the month are listed. Procedures for commenting on pending AORs are described here.

• AOR 2021-09
  Company’s …

The Commission will offer reporting and FECFile webinars on September 29 to help federal candidates and their campaign committees prepare to file their October 15 Quarterly Reports.

The reporting session …

On August 9, 2021, End Citizens United PAC (Plaintiff) filed suit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia to challenge the dismissal of its administrative complaints …

On August 11, 2021, the Commission considered an advisory opinion request from Congressman Scott Fitzgerald. The request asked if the Congressman’s state campaign committee is affiliated with his federal leadership …

On August 5, 2021 the Commission published a notice of availability in the Federal Register at 86 Fed. Reg. 42753 that seeks public comment on a petition for rulemaking filed …

Providing an online platform for individuals to solicit and make contributions to political committees will not cause PAC Management Services LLC (“PACMS”) to:

• Make, facilitate, or be a conduit for …

On July 15, 2021, the Federal Election Commission (“Commission”) filed a complaint in the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (“court”) alleging that LatPAC and …

The Democratic Party of Illinois may raise nonfederal funds while Representative Robin Kelly chairs its governing committee, as long as the party’s nonfederal account is administered by a special committee …

Advisory opinion requests (AORs) pending before the Commission as of the end of the month are listed. Procedures for commenting on pending AORs are described here.

• AOR 2021-06
  Federal …

On June 21, 2021, End Citizens United PAC (Plaintiff) filed suit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia to challenge the dismissal of its administrative complaint …

Due to COVID-related travel restrictions for government employees, the Commission’s August 17-18, 2021 conference will be fully-virtual. During the two-day training event, Commissioners and FEC staff will conduct a variety …

Committees must file the following reports in July:

• All authorized committees of House and Senate candidates must file a quarterly report by July 15, 2021. The report covers financial activity …

On June 14, 2021, the Commission filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana against Defend Louisiana PAC and Taylor Townsend, in his official capacity …

On May 19, 2021, Campaign Legal Center (“plaintiff”) filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging that the FEC failed to act on its administrative …

On June 3, 2021, a three-judge panel of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (the court) ruled that section 304 of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act …

The Commission will offer a 90-minute online training session for political action committees and party committees that use FECFile to file their disclosure reports.

The webinar, to be held on …

Tally Up, LLC may not aggregate individual contributions to generate the Voter Segment Scores that it proposes to provide to candidates. Such information would be used to solicit contributions, which …

Texas has scheduled a Special Runoff Election on July 27, 2021, to fill the U.S. House of Representatives seat in the 6th Congressional District held by the late Representative Ron …

The Commission will offer a 90-minute online training session for campaign committees that use FECFile to file their disclosure reports.

The webinar, to be held on Wednesday, June 23, is …