WASHINGTON – The national, state and local committees of the Republican and Democratic parties collected a total of $425.8 million in contributions in the first calendar year of the 2010 election cycle, an increase of 1.5% over the same period in the 2008 election cycle, according to campaign finance disclosure reports filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

The Commission will offer several conferences and workshops this Spring to assist committees in understanding federal campaign finance law, including a seminar for nonconnected PACs on April 7 and our rescheduled regional conference in New Orleans, March 23-24. For a complete overview of our educational outreach programs, visit our educational outreach page. Also, to ensure you don't miss out on any opportunity, sign up for our e-mail list to be notified when registration begins for any FEC educational program.

For the Week of March 1 - 5

WASHINGTON-The Federal Election Commission concluded a two-day public hearing Wednesday on alternatives for amendments to rules governing coordinated communications under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (the Act).