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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 …

When a committee files a Statement of Organization (Form 1) to register with the FEC it lists the address (or URL) for its website, if the committee has one. Identifying …

PACs, political parties and presidential campaign committees that file monthly have a report due by Friday, September 20, covering the month of August. Quarterly filing PACs and political party …

The FBI has partnered with the Department of Homeland Security and the Director of National Intelligence to reduce the risk of cyber influence operations targeting U.S. elections. The FBI’s Protected …

The electioneering communications period for the general election begins Friday, September 6 and runs through November 5. Any person who makes electioneering communications that aggregate more than $10,000 for the …

To encourage support for its separate segregated fund (SSF), the connected organization may pledge to match all or a portion of a contribution to its SSF with a donation to …

PACs, political parties and presidential campaign committees that file monthly have a report due by Tuesday, August 20, covering the month of July. Quarterly filing PACs and political party …

If a campaign committee has net debts outstanding after an election is over, it may raise contributions to retire the debt provided that:

• The contribution is designated for that election …

If you make independent expenditures in connection with an upcoming election, you may trigger special reporting obligations. Political committees and other persons that make independent expenditures may have to disclose …

The answer depends on its tax status. If a limited liability company (LLC) chooses to be considered a corporation for tax purposes, it is subject to the ban on corporate …

An in-kind contribution is a non-monetary contribution. Generally, this refers to a contribution of goods, services or property offered free or at less than the usual and normal charge. The …

Remember that any public communication made by a political committee, including communications that do not expressly advocate the election or defeat of a candidate or solicit a contribution, must display …

Quarterly filers have a report due Monday, July 15, covering activity from the close of books of their last report through June 30. Staff in the Reports Analysis Division …

When a campaign receives a transfer of proceeds from a joint fundraiser, it reports the date it received that transfer from the joint fundraising representative (JFR). Any contributions that require …

State and local party committees may take advantage of certain exemptions for activities that benefit candidates but do not result in contributions or expenditures. Exempt party activities allow state and …

PACs, political parties and presidential campaign committees that file monthly have a report due by Thursday, June 20, covering the month of May. Quarterly filing PACs and political party …

At this point in the election cycle, candidates often begin to endorse other candidates in public communications. As long as the public communication neither promotes or supports the endorsing candidate …

When reporting disbursements, political committees must describe the purpose of each payment. As a general rule, filers should consider whether a person who is not associated with the committee could …

In the course of volunteering personal services, individuals may spend up to $1,000 per candidate, per election for food, beverages and invitations to host a campaign event in the individual’s …

The FEC will conduct two days of training for trade association PACs in May. If you’re new to campaign finance regulations, you may choose to attend the Basics for Beginners …