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Federal Election Commission | United States of America
  • FEC Record: Outreach

Updated Candidate Guide now available (2014)

June 20, 2014

Congressional Candidates and Committees Campaign Guide coverThe 2014 Campaign Guide for Congressional Candidates and Committees is now available on the Commission’s website.

This Guide includes current contribution limits and lobbyist bundling thresholds; incorporates recent advisory opinions and interpretive rules; and has new examples for reporting ultimate payees and reporting last-minute contributions.

The online PDF version of the Guide also includes quick links to chapters and reporting examples, as well as hyperlinks to FEC reference materials.

This edition of the Guide will be available online only. The Commission will print an updated 2015-16 Guide early next year.

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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.