Week of May 20 – 24, 2024

Commission meetings and hearings

No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week.

Enforcement

The Commission made public two closed cases, as follows. For more information, see the case documents in the Matter Under Review Search System.

MUR 8009

COMPLAINANTS: Campaign Legal Center; End Citizens United PAC; and Roger G. Wieand
RESPONDENTS: Protect Ohio Values PAC and Vicki J. Hoffman, in her official capacity as treasurer (POV PAC); and JD Vance for Senate Inc. and Lisa Lisker, in her official capacity as treasurer (Vance Committee)
SUBJECT: The complaint alleged that POV PAC, a hybrid political action committee, spent over $1 million on polling and voter-targeting information and provided that information for free through an “obscure website” to the Vance Committee, and that the Vance Committee used this information to make strategic decisions. Thus, the Complaint claims that POV PAC made, and the Vance Committee accepted, an in-kind contribution of information and other valuable strategic material, which neither committee disclosed. Vance was a 2022 candidate for Ohio’s U.S. Senate seat.
DISPOSITION: The Commission dismissed the allegations in light of the public nature of the communications at issue. Vice Chair Ellen L. Weintraub issued a Statement of Reasons.

MUR 8181

COMPLAINANT: Jeffrey R. Kubler
RESPONDENT: Friends of Jason Atkinson and Jason Atkinson, in his official capacity as treasurer (the Committee)
SUBJECT: The complaint alleged that the Committee failed to report a $1,500 disbursement and a $6,863.18 debt for contracted services. Atkinson was a 2020 candidate for Oregon’s 2nd Congressional District.
DISPOSITION: The Commission exercised its prosecutorial discretion and dismissed the matter.

Outreach

On May 21 and 22, the Commission held a webinar for trade associations and their PACs.

Press releases

FEC cites committee for failure to file 12-Day Pre-Primary Runoff Financial Report (issued May 24)

Upcoming Commission meetings and hearings

June 4, 2024: The Commission is scheduled to meet in executive session.

June 6, 2024: The Commission is scheduled to hold an open meeting.

June 25, 2024: The Commission is scheduled to meet in executive session.

June 27, 2024: The Commission is scheduled to hold an open meeting.

Upcoming educational opportunities

June 5, 2024: The Commission will host a webinar for nonconnected PACs.

June 26, 2024: The Commission will host a reporting and FECFile webinar for candidate committees.

July 10, 2024: The Commission will host a reporting and FECFile webinar for PACs and party committees.

For more information on upcoming training opportunities, see the Commission’s Trainings page.

Upcoming reporting due dates

June 20: June Monthly Reports are due. For more information, see the 2024 Monthly Reporting schedule.

The Commission has posted the reporting dates for the Wisconsin 8th District Special Election. For more information, see the Report Notice.

Additional research materials

Election Dates. The Commission has posted 2024 Presidential and Congressional Primary Dates, which are subject to change.

Contribution Limits. In addition to the current limits, the Commission has posted an archive of contribution limits that were in effect going back to the 1975-1976 election cycles.

Federal Elections 2020: Election Results for the U.S. President, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives is available. The data was compiled from the official vote totals published by state election offices.

FEC Notify: Want to be notified by email when campaign finance reports are received by the agency? Sign up here.

The Combined Federal State Disclosure and Election Directory is available. This publication identifies the federal and state agencies responsible for the disclosure of campaign finances, lobbying, personal finances, public financing, candidates on the ballot, election results, spending on state initiatives and other financial filings.

The Presidential Election Campaign Fund Tax Checkoff Chart provides information on balance of the Fund, monthly deposits into the Fund reported by the Department of the Treasury, payments from the Fund as certified by the FEC, and participation rates of taxpayers as reported by the Internal Revenue Service. For more information on the Presidential Public Funding Program, see the Public Funding of Presidential Elections page.

The FEC Record is available as a continuously updated online news source.

Other election-related resources

Videos on protecting U.S. elections. The FBI’s Protected Voices initiative provides videos designed to help political campaigns protect themselves from foreign influence. The 2019 videos offer guidance on ransomware, business email compromise, supply chain, social media literacy, and foreign influence operations. Other videos, released in 2018, include cyber hygiene topics such as social engineering, patching, router hardening, and app and browser safety.

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