Back لجنة الانتخابات الفيدرالية Arabic Federal Election Commission German Comisión Federal de Elecciones Spanish کمیسیون فدرال انتخابات Persian Commission électorale fédérale French ועדת הבחירות הפדרלית HE Commissione elettorale federale Italian 連邦選挙委員会 Japanese Federale Verkiezingscommissie Dutch Federal Election Commission NB
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| Formed | October 15, 1974 |
| Jurisdiction | Federal government of the United States |
| Status | Independent regulatory agency |
| Headquarters | 1050 First St NE Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Employees | 509 (2018)[needs update] |
| Annual budget | $74.5 million USD (FY 2022)[1] |
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| Website | www |
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is an independent agency of the United States government whose purpose is to enforce campaign finance law in United States federal elections. Created in 1974 through amendments to the Federal Election Campaign Act,[3] the commission describes its duties as "to disclose campaign finance information, to enforce the provisions of the law such as the limits and prohibitions on contributions, and to oversee the public funding of Presidential elections."
The commission was unable to function from late August 2019 to December 2020, with an exception for the period of May 2020 to July 2020, due to lack of a quorum.[4][5] In the absence of a quorum, the commission could not vote on complaints or give guidance through advisory opinions. As of May 19, 2020, there were 350 outstanding matters on the agency's enforcement docket and 227 items waiting for action.[6] In December 2020, three commissioners were appointed to restore a quorum; however, deadlocks arising from the equal number of members from the Republican and Democratic parties with the absence of a tie-breaking vote has resulted in some controversial investigations being not pursued.
- ^ "Federal Election Commission: Agency Financial Report, Fiscal Year 2022" (PDF) (Government agency's financial report). November 15, 2022. pp. 55, 56. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
This article incorporates public domain material from this U.S government document.
- ^ a b "Sean J. Cooksey elected Chairman, Ellen L. Weintraub elected Vice Chair for 2024". Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ "52 U.S. Code § 30106 - Federal Election Commission". LII / Legal Information Institute. Archived from the original on November 24, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
- ^ "The federal agency that enforces campaign finance laws can't even meet. Why?". Los Angeles Times. August 5, 2020. Archived from the original on November 24, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ FEC losing quorum again after Caroline Hunter resigns Archived November 24, 2020, at the Wayback Machine Politico
- ^ "Senate confirms appointee to Federal Election Commission, restoring panel's voting quorum". Archived from the original on November 24, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
