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

Reporting independent expenditures

February 24, 2020

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 this activity within 24- or 48-hours of public distribution or dissemination based upon the date and amount of the expenditure.
  • New reporting requirements apply to multistate independent expenditures made in connection with presidential primaries.

Detailed reporting instructions are available on our reporting pages for PACs, parties, SSFs and other filers. The FEC is also hosting an Independent Expenditures Webinar on March 18.

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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.