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Weekly Digests are published every Friday and summarize the week's publicly disclosed activity. Press releases are published as news happens.
FEC Record articles inform candidates and committees about FEC developments and are published as news happens. Access Record articles from 1975 through 2004 on the Record archive page. Tips for Treasurers are published once a week.
As states postpone congressional and presidential primary elections to limit possible COVID-19 exposure, the Commission is updating the reporting dates and deadlines associated with those elections. For more information and …
Monthly filers have a report due, Friday, March 20, covering the month of February. Quarterly filers do not have a regularly scheduled report due this month, but if they …
Due to high demand for the March 18 Independent Expenditures Webinar, the Commission has added a second session on March 19 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern.
During the interactive webinar, FEC …
Form 3L filers take note: the lobbyist bundling disclosure threshold has increased to $19,000 for calendar year 2020.
The Commission has also announced the coordinated party expenditure limits for 2020: …
If you make independent expenditures in connection with an upcoming election, you may trigger special reporting obligations:
Monthly filers have a report due on Thursday, February 20 covering the month of January. Quarterly filers do not have a regularly scheduled report due this month, but if they …
Campaigns must file a pre-election report 12 days before the candidate’s primary and may need to file additional 48-hour notices of last-minute contributions. For example, candidates running in the March …
Unopposed, independent and non-major party candidates are entitled to contributions for the primary (or convention, for states that hold them) even if they are not involved in an actual primary. …
All filers have a Year-End Report due Friday, January 31, covering activity through December 31, 2019. Staff in the Reports Analysis Division and Electronic Filing Office will be available until …
New reporting requirements apply to multistate independent expenditures and electioneering communications made in connection with presidential primaries. IEs and ECs that are distributed in six or more states, but do …
The FEC will host a two-day regional conference in San Antonio, TX, on February 25-26. Our regional conferences offer candidates, party committees and PACs a unique opportunity to learn …
The Commission has posted the reporting dates for 2020, including the monthly and quarterly filing schedules, the pre-election reporting deadlines for all 50 states, and the dates for pre-and …
As we approach the new year, the FEC encourages treasurers to take stock of your training needs and consider registering for our upcoming webinars and conferences. Take the time …
Political committees that maintain an official website are required to disclose the Internet address of the website on their Statement of Organization (FEC Form 1). If a committee registered prior …
Presidential campaigns, party committees, SSFs and PACs that file monthly have a report due on Friday, December 20, covering the month of November. For detailed reporting examples, please visit our …
The same disclaimer rules that apply to election-related mailings also apply to holiday greeting cards, even if they do not solicit funds or contain express advocacy.
If a campaign sends …
A trade association may solicit and accept donations of money, goods or services from its members to defray the operating, administrative and solicitation expenses of the association’s SSF. The donations …
At this time of Thanksgiving, campaigns may be looking for ways to show appreciation to their supporters. While campaign funds cannot be converted to personal use, the Commission has issued …
Presidential campaigns, party committees, SSFs and PACs that file monthly have a report due on Wednesday, November 20, covering the month of October. For detailed reporting examples, please visit our …
On Wednesday, November 20th, the Commission will offer webinars for candidates and party committees: