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Weekly Digests are published every Friday and summarize the week's publicly disclosed activity. Press releases are published as news happens.
FEC Record articles inform candidates and committees about FEC developments and are published as news happens. Access Record articles from 1975 through 2004 on the Record archive page. Tips for Treasurers are published once a week.
Local party organizations may support federal candidates using federally-permissible funds, but must register with the Commission if they exceed any of the following thresholds within a calendar year:
Committees and their treasurers must make best efforts to obtain, maintain and report information required by law to itemize receipts and disbursements. When reporting information is incomplete, the political committee …
Read moreOn September 4, 2026, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (the court) dismissed the National Rifle Association of America’s and the National Rifle Association …
Read moreOn September 3, 2026, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia granted the FEC’s and Intervenor-Defendant National Republican Senatorial Committee's (NRSC) motions to dismiss and denied the …
Read moreIf 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 …
Read moreDo you need to create or update an electronic filing password? The FEC is here to help! The Electronic Filing Password Assignment System enables registered committees to obtain a new …
Read morePolitical committees may not accept more than $100 in cash from a particular source. Contributions exceeding $100 must be made by check or other written instrument. An anonymous contribution of …
Read moreThe Commission will host a series of webinars to help committees prepare to file their disclosure reports due in October. The webinars for candidate committees will be offered on September …
Read moreWhen a campaign solicits contributions through public communications, a campaign website or internet application, it must include a clear and conspicuous notice stating that it was authorized and paid for …
Read moreDo you plan to make independent expenditures or purchase other election-related ads prior to the November election? If so, please join us for the Commission’s September 16 Independent Expenditures and …
Read moreTo date, political committees, individuals and organizations have disclosed spending $252.1 million on independent expenditures during the 2026 election cycle. If you’d like to learn more about these unlimited express …
Read moreMaybe. If a limited liability company (LLC) chooses to be considered a corporation for tax purposes, it is subject to the ban on corporate contributions. On the other hand, …
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