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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 …

On May 11, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed in part and vacated in part the judgment of the United States District …

Florida has scheduled special elections to fill the U.S. House of Representatives seat in the 20th Congressional District held by the late Representative Alcee Hastings. The Special Primary Election will …

At its open meeting of May 6, 2021, the Commission unanimously approved 14 legislative recommendations to send to Congress for consideration. The recommendations transmitted to Congress are available on the …

On May 4, 2021, Anna Paulina Luna for Congress (plaintiff) filed suit against the FEC in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (the court). The plaintiff …

Ohio has scheduled special elections to fill the U.S. House of Representatives seat in the 15th Congressional District being vacated by Representative Steve Stivers. The Special Primary Election will be …

The Commission will hold a one-day online seminar for federal candidates and their campaign committees on June 9, 2021. Commission staff will conduct several technical workshops on the federal campaign …

On May 3, 2021, the Commission published a notice of availability in the Federal Register at 86 Fed. Reg. 23300 that seeks public comment on a petition for rulemaking filed …

On April 9, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (the Court) affirmed the district court’s decision granting summary judgment in a suit filed …

The Commission will hold a one-day online seminar for political party committees on Wednesday, May 26, 2021. FEC staff will conduct several technical workshops on the federal campaign finance laws …

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Campaign funds may be used to pay for bona fide, legitimate, professional security personnel to protect the Members of Congress who comprise the NRSC and NRCC from threats arising from …

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.

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New Mexico has scheduled a special election to fill the U.S. House of Representatives seat in the 1st Congressional District vacated by Representative Debra A. Haaland. The Special General Election …