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The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is the independent regulatory agency charged with administering and enforcing the federal campaign finance laws.

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The FEC cited 7 campaign committees for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Report for primary elections being held June 7 in California, Montana, and New Jersey.
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The FEC is accepting applications for the position of Campaign Finance Analyst through June 2. For more information, see the job posting at .
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Dara Lindenbaum was sworn in today as a member of the Federal Election Commission.
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The FEC cited 23 campaign committees for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-General Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.
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5 years
FEC remains open for business, despite lack of quorum
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We added new features to ! Itemized receipts & disbursements are now available for download.
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3 years
The FEC's Weekly Digest is now available.
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7 years
The FEC issued an advisory opinion and discussed proposals involving the role of foreign money in U.S. elections.
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8 years
New interactive overview charts display overall election cycle receipt and spending totals as reports are filed.
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The FEC's Weekly Digest is now available.
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A new searchable section of agency regulations is here!
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Attention data enthusiasts: 2020 presidential candidate data files containing contribution totals by size, itemized contribution totals by state, and itemized contribution and operating expenditure transactions through 12/31/2019 are now available here: .
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Shana M. Broussard, Sean J. Cooksey and Allen Dickerson have been sworn in as members of the Federal Election Commission, returning a quorum to the agency charged with administering and enforcing federal campaign finance law.
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Join us for today's public meeting at 10:00 a.m. (EDT) -
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The FEC has extended the comment period on the ANPRM on Internet communication disclaimers for an additional business day, until 11:59 PM on Monday, November 13, 2017. Comments are accepted here: .
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James E. Trainor III was sworn in today as a member of the Federal Election Commission.
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5 years
Try out the FEC’s newest disclosure tool! Check out FEC Notify (Beta version), an application for subscribers to be notified via email of campaign finance reports and other electronic filings: .
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The FEC's Weekly Digest is now available.
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The FEC's Weekly Digest is now available.
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The FEC's Weekly Digest is now available.
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We’re testing new features at FEC and could use your help! Sign up for a website feedback session to help improve access to all of FEC’s data. Or email us at webmanager @fec .gov.
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The FEC cited 9 campaign committees for failing to file the October Quarterly report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 for the general election being held on Nov. 3.
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The FEC
5 years
The FEC elected Ellen L. Weintraub as Chair and Matthew S. Petersen as Vice Chairman for 2019.
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6 years
The FEC today approved a new email management policy.
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The FEC's Weekly Digest is now available.
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3 years
The FEC announced updated contribution limits that have been indexed for inflation and are effective for federal elections in 2021-22.
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The FEC has introduced its new website, offering improved navigation and intuitive new tools.
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4 years
The FEC’s electronic filing system is currently offline. We apologize for the inconvenience and are working to resolve the issue.
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8 years
We're testing our website again! Help us improve its structure by doing a 5-minute exercise:
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5 years
Matthew S. Petersen—who joined the Federal Election Commission in 2008, served as its Chairman in 2010 and 2016, and is its current Vice Chairman—will leave the Commission at the end of this month.
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The FEC's Weekly Digest is now available.
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The FEC has elected Shana M. Broussard to serve as Chair and Allen Dickerson as Vice Chair for 2021.
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1 year
The FEC approved a Final Rule and E&J revising its disclaimer requirements for certain public communications placed for a fee on the internet, NPRMs on technological modernization and candidate salaries, and an advisory opinion.
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We’re testing new House and Senate data features at FEC and need your help! Sign up for a website feedback session to help make more accessible for everyone:
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The FEC's Weekly Digest is now available.
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The FEC is accepting applications for the position of Inspector General through April 26, 2024.
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2 years
The FEC is accepting applications for the position of Campaign Finance Analyst.
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8 years
Check out our new interactive calendar making its debut on ! Thanks for your ingenuity @18F !
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The FEC
2 years
The FEC's November 10, 2021 open meeting will begin at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
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5 years
The FEC's Weekly Digest is now available.
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1 year
The Commission has canceled the open meeting scheduled for February 9.
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3 years
The FEC's Weekly Digest is now available.
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6 years
Do you use data? If so, we could use your help! Sign up for a website feedback session to help improve access to all of FEC’s data. Or email us at webmanager @fec .gov.
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The FEC's Weekly Digest is now available.
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The FEC unanimously adopted 14 legislative recommendations and an amendment to a Commission directive concerning certification of tally votes. The Commission discussed and held over a vote on an advisory opinion request from a data services firm.
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6 years
The FEC has provided guidance to the public following the U.S. District Court decision in CREW v. FEC, 316 F. Supp. 3d 349.
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The FEC
6 years
The FEC today cited 12 campaign committees for failing to file the 2018 12-Day Pre-General Report.
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2 years
The Federal Election Commission cited 10 campaign committees for failing to file either the July Quarterly Report or the 12-Day Pre-Primary Report for primary elections being held on August 2, 2022 in Michigan, Missouri, and Washington.
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The FEC is accepting applications for the position of Supervisory Attorney.
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The FBI’s Protected Voices initiative provides videos to help political campaigns learn about ransomware, business email compromise, supply chain, social media literacy, and foreign influence operations. Visit .
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The FEC
2 years
The Commission will consider three advisory opinion requests and two rulemaking matters during tomorrow's open meeting.
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We’re testing new data visualizations at FEC and could use your help! Sign up for a website feedback session to help improve . . Or email us at webmanager @fec .gov.
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3 years
The Commission has adjourned its administrative review hearing on the Jill Stein repayment determination and will soon convene its regular public meeting.
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5 years
The FEC's Weekly Digest is now available.
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Advisory Opinion Request 2021-02 (FEN-PAC) is now available.
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The FEC's Weekly Digest is now available.
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The Commission has postponed its February 1 public hearing on Internet Communication Disclaimers (REG 2011-02) -
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The FEC
7 years
The FEC open meeting scheduled for Feb. 9 has been canceled.
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2 years
The FEC is accepting applications for the position of Financial Management Analyst.
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2 years
The FEC's Weekly Digest is now available.
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8 years
The FEC has certified a payment of $213,181.77 in federal matching funds to Jill Stein for President.
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6 years
U.S. Supreme Court vacates stay in CREW v. FEC.
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5 years
The FEC's Weekly Digest is now available.
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6 years
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, sitting en banc, rejected a 1st Amendment challenge in Holmes, et. al v. FEC and upheld separate limits on individual contributions to candidates for each election, including primary and general elections.
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The FEC's Weekly Digest is now available.
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The FEC cited 4 campaign committees for failing to file the 2020 July Quarterly Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act.
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4 years
The FEC's Weekly Digest is now available.
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is back to operating at full capacity.
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The FEC's Weekly Digest is now available.
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The US District Court for the Southern District of Florida issued an Order in FEC v. Rivera, granting the FEC’s Motion for Summary Judgment.
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The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order in Common Cause Georgia, et al. v. FEC, granting both parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment in part and denying both motions in part.
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7 years
The FEC announced updated contribution limits effective for federal elections in 2017-2018.
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The FEC
2 years
The U.S. Supreme Court today issued an Opinion in FEC v. Ted Cruz for Senate, et al.
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4 years
At its open meeting today, the FEC elected James E. "Trey" Trainor III as Chair and Steven T. Walther as Vice Chair for the remainder of 2020.
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The FEC
4 years
The FEC cited 10 campaign committees for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act for the June 23 primary elections in Kentucky and New York.
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3 years
The FEC unanimously approved an advisory opinion and an Audit Division recommendation memorandum. The Commission approved a Proposed Final Audit Report and another recommendation memorandum and held over discussion of a third recommendation memorandum.
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The FEC approved an advisory opinion, a new Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Justice, and a motion instructing the Press Office to decline to confirm or deny the agency’s receipt of complaints.
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The FEC's Weekly Digest is now available.
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6 years
The FEC today cited 7 campaign committees for failing to file the 2018 October Quarterly Report.
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2 years
The FEC is accepting applications for the position of Attorney Adviser.
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The FEC is accepting applications for the position of Associate General Counsel for Litigation through February 5.
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6 years
The US District Court for the District of Columbia denied the Commission’s motion for summary judgment in CREW, et al. v. FEC and granted the Plaintiffs’ cross-motion for summary judgment.
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Do you use FEC campaign finance data? We'd love to hear from you! Sign up for a website feedback session this week to help continue to improve : . Alternatively, you can join a session by emailing webmanager @fec .gov.
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The FEC
8 years
We've amended our Twitter handle. @FECUpdates is now @FEC ! Continue to follow us to receive future agency updates.
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The FEC
8 years
The FEC has declared Jill Stein eligible to receive federal matching funds.
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The FEC heard testimony on proposed changes to regulations regarding the use of campaign funds by a candidate’s principal campaign committee to pay compensation to the candidate.
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5 years
The FEC held a preliminary discussion of the Special Counsel’s report on the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and approved an advisory opinion, Audit Division Memorandum and Interim Final Rule on Senate filings.
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The FEC cited 5 campaign committees for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 for primary elections being held March 1 in Texas.
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The FEC's Weekly Digest is now available.
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