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Terminating a committee

With the election behind us, some committees may be ready to close down their operations. To terminate, a committee must:

  • No longer receive (or intend to receive) contributions;
  • No longer …
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Election Day is Tuesday, November 5

Around election day, the FEC often receives questions about voting, voter fraud and intimidation, ballot access and election results. As the agency charged with administering and enforcing federal campaign finance …

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Fundraising notices for campaigns

When a campaign solicits contributions through public communications, a campaign website or internet application, it must include a clear and conspicuous notice stating that it was authorized and paid for …

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Making best efforts to document receipts

Committees and their treasurers must make best efforts to obtain, maintain and report information required by law to itemized receipts and disbursements. When reporting information is incomplete, the political committee …

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