FEC
2023 Inflation Adjustments and FEC Contribution Limits
During the past several months, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and IRS each announced inflation-adjusted limits and other rates that went into effect on January 1. The FEC released updated contribution limits for the 2023-2024…
Public Comments on Google’s Political E-Mail Pilot Program FEC Advisory Opinion Due Aug. 11
The Republicans are waging war on Google’s spam filter. On April 26, 2022, the Republic National Committee (RNC), National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), and the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) filed a complaint with the…
Compliance Reminder: Regular Election Cycle Housekeeping for Your Federal PAC
Now is a great time to perform regular housekeeping for your federal political committee (aka PAC) before the 2021-2022 election cycle heats up. Here are three steps organizations with federal PACs should consider taking to…
FEC Contribution Limits 2021-2022
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) has released updated contribution limits for the 2021-2022 campaign cycle. Certain of these campaign contribution limits are indexed every odd-numbered year for inflation. The limit on what an individual may…
FEC Seeks Comments on Proposed Change to the Definition of Contribution
This summer, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) noticed a rulemaking petition that, if adopted, would amend the regulatory definition of “contribution” to include certain “valuable information.” This “valuable information” would be defined as information that:…
FEC Contribution Limits 2019-2020
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) has released updated contribution limits for the 2019-2020 campaign cycle. Certain of these campaign contribution limits are indexed every odd-numbered year for inflation. The limit on what an individual may…
FEC Issues New Guidance on 501(c)(4) Independent Expenditure Reporting
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) has issued new guidance on the reporting obligations of outside groups, including 501(c)(4) organizations, that make independent expenditures (“IEs”) in federal elections. The need for guidance arose from the federal court decision…
Supreme Court Vacates Stay in CREW v. FEC; District Court Decision Now in Effect
Today the Supreme Court denied an application for a stay of the district court’s decision in Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) v. FEC, vacating the administrative stay that was issued by the Chief…
Chief Justice Temporarily Stays Increased Disclosure of 501(c)(4) Contributors
A federal court decision that would require 501(c)(4) organizations making independent expenditures (“IEs”) in federal elections to disclose more of their donors than they have previously been required to do under Federal Election Commission (FEC)…
Court Strikes Down FEC Regulation, Setting Up Increased Disclosure of Donors to Many Politically Active 501(c)(4)s
The decision last Friday in the matter of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) v. FEC might not have been front page news, but it should attract the attention of politically active 501(c)(4) organizations and…