The treasurer of a political committee registered with the Federal Election Commission is legally responsible for that committee's compliance with the federal campaign finance laws. The Commission has developed this page to help treasurers fulfill that responsibility.
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As you'll see, this page not only provides links to an array of helpful publications, online presentations and other pages, it also offers timely tips and reminders to help treasurers meet their obligations under the law. As an added feature, you can subscribe to receive automatic notification of updates to this page via RSS. We also invite you to ask questions, provide feedback and offer your own compliance tips by e-mail to info@fec.gov.
In addition to these online resources, the FEC staffs a toll-free information hotline (800-424-9530), and offers periodic educational workshops for treasurers. Please visit our Outreach page for details, and sign-up to receive program updates by e-mail at Conferences@fec.gov.
This section offers helpful tips -- both from the FEC and from your fellow treasurers -- to help you meet your obligations under the federal campaign finance law. To suggest a tip, please e-mail us at info@fec.gov. Click here to receive the tips as an RSS feed.
| May 11, 2009 | Some Committees Required to File Lobbyist Bundling Reports on May 20. On May 20, 2009, certain monthly filing leadership PACs, Presidential campaigns and political party committees must file FEC Form 3L for the first time. Under the new lobbyist bundling disclosure rules, the above "reporting committees" must disclose information about lobbyist/registrants and lobbyist/registrant PACs that forwarded, or that the committee credited with raising, two or more bundled contributions aggregating in excess of $16,000 during the specific covered period from March 19 through April 30, 2009. See the May 2009 Record and the Commission's Lobbyist Bundling Disclosure home page for more information. |
| May 4, 2009 | Electronic Distribution of Record Begins in July 2009. Starting with the July 2009 issue, the FEC will no longer print and mail copies
of its monthly newsletter, the Record, and will instead distribute it electronically.
The Record will continue to be made available each month on
the FEC web site at http://www.fec.gov/pages/record.shtml, and the FEC
will notify all registered committees via e-mail each time a new issue is
posted.
Individuals and organizations who are not registered with the Commission, but who would like to continue to receive the Record, can subscribe through FECMail to receive e-mail notification when a new issue
is posted to the web site. Subscribing is easy. Simply visit our web site at http://www.fec.gov/pages/record.shtml and click on the link “Sign-up to receive an e-mail notification when a new issue of the Record is posted.” Upon request, the Commission will print and mail copies to individuals who do not have computer access. |
| April 27, 2009 | Special Post-General Report Reminders. The Post-General report is due Thursday, April 30, for candidates in the March 31st special general election in New York's 20th Congressional district. Quarterly-filing PACs or party committees that have made contributions to any of the candidates in this special elections (or independent expenditures for or against them) may also have to file this report. Candidates filing special election post-general reports in this and other special general elections across the country are reminded that they must file the special Post-General report using the Post-Election Detailed Summary Page. [House/Senate version / Instructions]. |
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This section provides links to publications designed specifically for committee treasurers. Additional publications are available in the FEC Library, through our Quick Answers pages and on our Publications page.
Monthly Newsletter
All committee treasurers automatically receive a free subscription to the FEC's monthly newsletter, the Record. Reading the Record each month is one of the best ways to stay current on the law and your obligations as a treasurer. Every issue of the Record from 1996 - present is available online. To subscribe to the Record, send an e-mail with your name and address to info@fec.gov.
Campaign Guides
Campaign Guides are compliance manuals for committees registered with the FEC. The guide supplements summarize relevant post-publication rules and opinions.
- Campaign Guide for Congressional Candidates and Committees (April 2008) [PDF]
- Candidate Guide Supplement (May 2009) [PDF]
- Campaign Guide for Corporations and Labor Organizations (January 2007) [PDF]
- Corporate Guide Supplement (May 2009) [PDF]
- Campaign Guide for Nonconnected Committees (May 2008) [PDF]
- Nonconnected Guide Supplement (May 2009) [PDF]
- Campaign Guide for Political Party Committees (August 2007) [PDF]
- Party Guide Supplement (May 2009) [PDF]
- 2009 Coordinated Party Expenditure (441a(d)) Limits [PDF]
Brochures and Handouts
Brochure Title Advisory Opinions Alternative Dispute Resolution Program Candidate Registration Committee Treasurers Compliance with Laws Outside the FEC's Jurisdiction HTML Contributions Federal and State Campaign Finance Laws Filing a Complaint Foreign Nationals Independent and Coordinated Expenditures Internet Communications and Activity Local Party Activity Retiring Campaign Debt Special Notices on Political Ads and Solicitations Separate Segregated Funds and Nonconnected PACs Volunteer Activity Winding Down Your Federal Campaign Other
- Guideline for Presentation in Good Order (2008) (for Presidential campaigns seeking public funding) [PDF] [Word] [Appendices]
This section supplements the reporting and filing information contained in the publications listed above with links to additional information. Treasurers may also seek reporting and filing assistance from the Campaign Finance Analyst who reviews the committee's reports. To reach the Reports Analysis Division, call 1-800-424-9530 (press 5).