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Commission meeting agendas are usually published a week before a scheduled meeting. Sunshine Act Notices are announcements of open meetings and executive sessions. Notices for open meetings are published at least a week before a scheduled meeting and announce the date, time and a general list of items for discussion.
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. Tips for Treasurers are published once a week.
On November 14-15, 2017, the Commission will host a regional conference in Arlington, VA, for candidates, political parties and PACs. This is one of two remaining conferences this election cycle ...
PACs, political parties, and presidential campaign committees that file monthly have a report due Wednesday, September 20, covering the month of August. (Note: PACs and party committees that filed quarterly ...
Several states will hold elections for nonfederal offices this November. Federal candidates and officeholders who wish to help state and local candidates and party organizations raise money for these races ...
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requires political committees to obtain a tax ID number, formally referred to as an employer identification number (EIN). Your committee will need this number to ...
Monthly filers are reminded they have a report covering the month of July due on Sunday, August 20. Please note that the FEC does not have authority to extend filing ...
Before deciding to campaign for federal office, potential candidates may wish to “test the waters” by exploring the feasibility of undertaking a campaign. Testing the waters activities may include fundraising ...
Early bird discounts on registration and hotel rooms for the FEC's upcoming Chicago conference expire August 4, so register now and save. This conference is one of only three ...
PACs and party committees not filing monthly have a report due Monday, July 31, covering activity from the closing date of their last report through June 30. (PACs and party ...
On August 2, 2017, the Commission will host a 90-minute introductory webinar for candidates and prospective candidates. Topics to be discussed include testing the waters, candidate registration, contribution limits and ...
Monthly filing PACs, political party committees, and presidential campaign committees have a report due Thursday, July 20, covering the month of June. (Note that PACs and party committees that filed ...
Campaign committees (except monthly filing Presidential campaigns) have a report due Saturday, July 15, covering activity after the closing date of their last report through June 30. (Quarterly filing PACs ...
All political committees must keep a record of each disbursement that they make, including a brief but specific description of why the disbursement was made, such as “dinner expense,” or ...
On July 12, 2017, the FEC will host a 90-minute reporting webinar for political action committees (PACs) and political party committees in preparation for the reports due on July 20 ...
PACs, parties, and presidential campaign committees that file monthly have a report due Tuesday, June 20, covering the month of May. (Note: PACs and party committees that filed quarterly in ...
On June 28, 2017, the FEC will host a 90 minute reporting webinar for candidates and their campaign committees in preparation for the upcoming quarterly filing deadline on July 15 ...
As part of the its website redesign, the FEC is creating new sections dedicated specifically to helping candidates, party committees, corporations, labor organizations, and PACs comply with the campaign finance ...
Pre-election reports are due Thursday, June 8 for candidates and committees active in the June 20 special elections in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District and South Carolina’s 5th District ...
The FEC’s Electronic Filing system will be unavailable on Tuesday, June 6, between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 12 midnight, EDT due to scheduled system maintenance ...
The FEC has released revised electronic filing specifications (v.8.2). After June 6, 2017, only filings formatted in Version 8.2 will be accepted. Current FECFile users need only ...
Registration is now open for the FEC’s June 7 webinar for federal candidates and their committees. Topics to be discussed include fundraising and solicitation techniques, permissible uses of campaign ...