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The Federal Election Commission is charged with making sure that the Federal Election Campaign Act is obeyed. The FEC is an independent regulatory agency charged with administering and enforcing federal campaign finance law which includes monitoring and reporting of campaign contributions. The Federal Election Commission was created by Congress in 1975 to disclose campaign finance information; to enforce the limits, prohibitions and other provisions of the election laws; and to administer the public funding of presidential elections. The FEC was created as an outgrowth of the Watergate scandal that occurred during the presidency of Richard M. Nixon.

Below are the 10 most recent news headlines from the FEC.

FEC Cites Two Committees for Failure to File 12-Day Pre-Primary Financial Reports ..Full text of this featured news article.
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Election Commission (FEC) cited two campaign committees today for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Election Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as revised (the Act), for Michigan’s and Missouri’s primary elections being held on August 3, 2010. Read more about this news.
FEC Weekly Digest ..View complete feature using this link.
For the Week of July 26 - 30, 2010 Read more on this by following the linked text in the title above.
FEC APPROVES ADVISORY OPINION ..View entire document here.
WASHINGTON – At its Open Meeting today, the Federal Election Commission approved an advisory opinion concerning an organization’s qualifications to be a State committee of a political party. Use the link in the article title to view the entire news article.
FEC Weekly Digest ..View entire document here.
Week of July 19 – 23, 2010 Read more about this news.
FEC APPROVES TWO ADVISORY OPINIONS ON INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE-ONLY POLITICAL COMMITTEES ..Read full article by clicking here.
WASHINGTON – At its Open Meeting today, the Federal Election Commission approved two advisory opinions concerning the effect of recent court decisions on the application of the Act and Commission regulations to two groups engaged solely in making independent expenditures. Read more on this by following the linked text in the title above.
FEC Cites Committee for Failure to File 12-Day Pre-Primary Financial Report ..Read full article by clicking here.
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Election Commission (FEC) cited one campaign committee today for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Election Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as revised (the Act), for Georgia’s primary election being held on July 20, 2010. Jump to this feature by clicking the title.
FEC Weekly Digest ..Additional information on this subject.
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FEC APPROVES ADVISORY OPINION AND AUDIT FINDINGS ..Discover more information on this subject.
WASHINGTON – At its open meeting yesterday, the Federal Election Commission approved an advisory opinion and approved recommended findings in an audit report of a presidential candidate’s authorized committee. Get more information on this topic by clicking on the link.
FEC Weekly Digest ..Click here to read more of this article.
for the week of July 5 - 9, 2010 Jump to this feature by clicking the title.
FEC TAKES FINAL ACTION ON SIX CASES ..Additional information on this subject.
WASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission recently made public its final action on six matters under review (MURs). In three matters, the Commission found no reason to believe there was a violation of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (the Act). The Commission dismissed two matters and closed the file in another matter. Read more about this news.