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Latest updates Search or browse the latest information about the Commission and federal campaign finance law. About latest updates 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.
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April 8, 2024
    
    From: Information Division
  April Quarterly Report reminder
      
      Quarterly filers have a report due Monday, April 15, covering activity from the close of books of their last report through March 31. Staff in the Reports Analysis Division ...
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        Tips for Treasurers April 1, 2024
    
    From: Information Division
  FEC to host April 16-17 Corporate PAC Webinar
      
      The FEC will conduct two days of training for corporate PACs in April. If you’re newer to campaign finance regulations, you may choose to attend the Basics for Beginners session ...
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        Tips for Treasurers March 25, 2024
    
    From: Information Division
  April FECFile webinars
      
      Need help preparing your committee’s upcoming April report? The Commission will host beginner and advanced FECFile webinars for PACs and party committees on Wednesday, April 3, and for candidate committees ...
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        Tips for Treasurers March 18, 2024
    
    From: Information Division
  March monthly reporting reminder
      
      PACs, political parties and presidential campaign committees that file monthly have a report due by Wednesday, March 20, covering the month of February. Quarterly filing PACs and political party ...
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        Tips for Treasurers March 11, 2024
    
    From: Information Division
  New web content on candidate salaries
      
      The Commission has created a new Candidate salary page on its website to help campaigns comply with the updated rules for candidate salaries. The new page not only summarizes ...
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        Tips for Treasurers March 4, 2024
    
    From: Information Division
  New candidate salary and tech modernization rules take effect
      
      Two sets of new regulations took effect March 1. The first adjusts the candidate compensation eligibility criteria, as well as the timing and amount of salary payments from the campaign. ...
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        Tips for Treasurers February 26, 2024
    
    From: Information Division
  Committees need a tax ID number to open a bank account
      
      The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requires political committees to obtain a tax ID number, formally referred to as an employer identification number (EIN). Your committee will need this number to ...
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        Tips for Treasurers February 20, 2024
    
    From: Information Division
  February monthly reporting reminder
      
      PACs, political parties and presidential campaign committees that file monthly have a report due by Tuesday, February 20, covering the month of January. Quarterly filing PACs and political party ...
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        Tips for Treasurers February 12, 2024
    
    From: Information Division
  FEC to host March 12-13 Political Party Committee Webinar
      
      The FEC will conduct two days of training for party committees in March. If you’re newer to campaign finance regulations, you may choose to attend the Basics for Beginners session ...
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        Tips for Treasurers February 5, 2024
    
    From: Information Division
  Switching filing frequency?
      
      Party committees that do not conduct reportable federal election activity and all political action committees (PACs) have the option to file reports on a “monthly” or “quarterly” filing schedule. During ...
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        Tips for Treasurers January 29, 2024
    
    From: Information Division
  Year-End reporting reminder
      
      All committees have a Year-End Report due by Wednesday, January 31, covering activity through December 31, 2023. Staff in the FEC’s Reports Analysis Division and Electronic Filing Office will be ...
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        Tips for Treasurers January 22, 2024
    
    From: Information Division
  FEC to host Feb. 27-28 Candidate Committee Webinar
      
      The FEC will conduct two days of training for candidates and their campaign committees in February. If you’re newer to campaign finance regulations, you may choose to attend the Basics ...
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        Tips for Treasurers January 16, 2024
    
    From: Information Division
  Time is running out to register for the FEC’s Year-End Reporting and FECFile webinars!
      
      Need help preparing your committee’s January 31 Year-End Reports? The Commission is hosting Year-End Reporting and FECFile webinars for PACs and party committees on Wednesday, January 17, and for ...
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        Tips for Treasurers January 8, 2024
    
    From: Information Division
  Reporting dates for 2024 are now available!
      
      The Commission has posted the reporting dates for 2024, including the monthly and quarterly filing schedules, the pre-election reporting deadlines for all 50 states and the dates for pre-and ...
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        Tips for Treasurers January 2, 2024
    
    From: Information Division
  Staying up to date in the new year
      
      Happy New Year from the FEC! A new year is a good time to take stock and plan ahead. If you’d like to make sure you’re keeping up with the ...
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        Tips for Treasurers December 21, 2023
    
    From: Information Division
  Charitable donations
      
      Around this time of year, many look to give back through charitable donations.Campaign committees can give gifts to a charitable organization (defined in 26 U.S.C. § 170(c) of the ...
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        Tips for Treasurers December 18, 2023
    
    From: Information Division
  December monthly reporting reminder
      
      PACs, political parties and presidential campaign committees that file monthly have a report due by Wednesday, December 20, covering the month of November. Quarterly filing PACs and political party ...
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        Tips for Treasurers December 11, 2023
    
    From: Information Division
  Is your FEC Form 1 up-to-date?
      
      Political committees must amend their Statement of Organization (Form 1) to reflect updated information within 10 days of any change. As the 2024 election cycle heats up, it’s ...
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        Tips for Treasurers December 4, 2023
    
    From: Information Division
  Sending Holiday Greetings
      
      The same disclaimer rules that apply to political committees’ election-related mailings may also apply to holiday greetings. Any public communication made by a political committee — including communications that do ...
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        Tips for Treasurers November 27, 2023
    
    From: Information Division
  Campaign materials exemption for party committees
      
      A state or local party committee may prepare and distribute campaign materials such as pins, bumper stickers and yard signs. The payments are not considered contributions or expenditures if the ...
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