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Federal Election Commission | United States of America
  • Tips for Treasurers

New Video Tutorial for FEC Data Researchers

September 8, 2015

The Commission released a video tutorial designed to help members of the media and the public use raw data files of campaign finance reports. The video, posted on the FEC's YouTube channel, provides step-by-step instructions on how to locate, download and analyze these files. The Press Office's Data Tutorials web page provides templates that allow users to transfer raw data files to user-friendly spreadsheets with column headers.

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This information is not intended to replace the law or to change its meaning, nor does this information create or confer any rights for or on any person or bind the Federal Election Commission or the public.

The reader is encouraged also to consult the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.), Commission regulations (Title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations), Commission advisory opinions and applicable court decisions.