This page provides answers to frequently asked disclosure questions. If you don't find an answer to your question here, please contact the FEC's Public Records Office, toll free at 800-424-9530 or by e-mail at pubrec@fec.gov. The office is open to the public Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with extended hours during reporting periods.
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Campaign finance reports and data are available on the FEC web site and from the agency's Public Records Office, (800) 424-9530 (press 2, when prompted). State election offices also provide access to reports filed by candidates running in that state.
No. The Federal Election Campaign Act prohibits the sale or use of individual names and addressed listed on FEC reports. For additional information, consult our brochure, "Sale and Use of Information from FEC Reports."
Information taken from the reports committees file with the FEC is available to the public within 48 hours of the agency's receipt of the report. Reports filed electronically are available on the web almost instantaneously.
Historical data is available from the FEC's Public Records Office --call (800) 424-9530 (press 2 when prompted) or e-mail pubrec@fec.gov. The office is open to the public Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with extended hours during reporting periods.