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The Commission will hold a one-day online seminar for political party committees on May 22, 2019. Commission staff will conduct several technical workshops on the federal campaign finance laws affecting ...
The Commission will hold a regional conference in Chicago, Illinois, on August 27-28, 2019. Commissioners and staff will conduct a variety of technical workshops on the federal campaign finance laws ...
The Commission will hold a one-day online seminar for trade associations and their political action committees (PACs) on April 24, 2019. Commission staff will conduct several technical workshops on the ...
This article highlights some basic rules for candidates and campaign committees as they prepare for the 2020 elections.
Under federal law, an individual becomes a “candidate” when he ...
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 ...
The Commission will hold a one-day online seminar for membership organizations, labor organizations, and their political action committees (PACs) on March 27, 2019. Commission staff will conduct several technical workshops ...
Under the Federal Election Campaign Act, certain contribution limits are indexed for inflation every two years, based on the change in the cost of living since 2001, which is the ...
The 2019 coordinated party expenditure limits are now available.
The limits are:
On Wednesday, March 13, 2019, 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 ...
The Commission will hold a one-day online seminar for corporations and their political action committees (PACs) on February 27, 2019. Commission staff will conduct several technical workshops on the federal ...
Editor's note: Due to the lapse in government appropriations from December 22, 2018 through January 25, 2019, these webinars were not held. Please direct all questions about the cancelled webinars ...
Under the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act), information about individual contributors taken from FEC reports cannot be sold or used for soliciting contributions (including any political or charitable contribution ...
On November 14, 2018, the Commission will host a webinar to help candidate committees prepare to wind down their campaigns and file their 30 Day Post-General (30G) Reports. The workshop ...
The Commission will offer reporting and FECFile webinars to help filers prepare for the busy pre-election filing period. The webinars for candidate committees will be held on Wednesday, October 3 ...
On Wednesday, September 5, 2018, from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm Eastern Time, the Commission will host a webinar to review the rules and reporting requirements for specific ...
Later this month, the Commission will offer webinars to help candidate committees, political action committees (PACs) and political party committees prepare to file their July quarterly or monthly reports. The ...
The Commission will hold a one-day online seminar for membership organizations, labor organizations, and their political action committees (PACs) on June 6, 2018. Commission staff will conduct several technical workshops ...
An earmarked contribution is a contribution which a contributor directs to a clearly identified federal candidate or a candidate’s authorized campaign committee, either orally or in writing ...
The Commission will hold a one-day online seminar for trade associations and their political action committees (PACs) on May 23, 2018. Commission staff will conduct several technical workshops on the ...