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      Advisory opinions

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        The advisory opinion search feature includes all FEC advisory opinions (AOs) to date. You can search all FEC AOs using keywords, AO numbers, names of requestors and more. For additional search filters, you can still search AOs using our legacy AO search.

        Case Date issued Summary This opinion is cited by these later opinions
        AO 2024-14
        DSCC and Rosen for Nevada
        10/10/2024
        hybrid television advertisements
        This advisory opinion is not cited by other advisory opinions
        AO 2024-13
        DSCC, Montanans for Tester, and Gallego for Arizona
        10/10/2024
        Payment of costs for television advertisements. (Commission did not reach an agreement, so no AO was issued.)
        This advisory opinion is not cited by other advisory opinions
        AO 2024-12
        McCutcheon
        09/19/2024
        Whether for purposes of contribution limits the first round of a ranked choice voting election constitutes a general election, and each subsequent round, if any, is a distinct runoff election.
        This advisory opinion is not cited by other advisory opinions
        AO 2024-11
        Caroline Gleich
        08/29/2024
        Calculating candidate salary payments and commercial transactions safe harbor for coordinated communications
        This advisory opinion is not cited by other advisory opinions
        AO 2024-10
        Alan Lowenthal and Alan Lowenthal for Congress
        09/19/2024
        Use of campaign funds by former candidate and officeholder to pay a researcher or editor for drafting of books or other publications related to his time in Congress.
        This advisory opinion is not cited by other advisory opinions
        AO 2024-09
        Nanette Barragan and Barragan for Congress
        10/10/2024
        Use of campaign funds for elder care expenses.
        This advisory opinion is not cited by other advisory opinions
        AO 2024-08
        Bob Good and Good for Congress
        07/25/2024
        Redesignation of general election contributions to recount fund.
        This advisory opinion is not cited by other advisory opinions
        AO 2024-07
        Team Graham
        08/29/2024
        Candidate participation in joint fundraising activities with IEOPC participant
        AO 2024-06
        American Target Advertising and The Conservative Caucus
        08/29/2024
        Cost reporting for Independent Expenditure mailings.
        This advisory opinion is not cited by other advisory opinions
        AO 2024-05
        Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom
        05/01/2024
        Federal candidates and officeholders soliciting funds for state ballot measure committee.
        This advisory opinion is not cited by other advisory opinions
        AO 2024-04
        Independence Blue Cross LLC Political Action Committee
        05/01/2024
        Disaffiliation of SSFs
        This advisory opinion is not cited by other advisory opinions
        AO 2024-03
        PoliticalMeetings.com, LLC
        05/01/2024
        Use of web platform and mobile app to allow subscribers to contribute to candidates and national political party committees and to provide candidate meeting information to users and subscribers. (Commission did not reach an agreement so no AO was issued.)
        This advisory opinion is not cited by other advisory opinions
        AO 2024-02
        Waters
        02/15/2024
        Reimbursement of federal committee by non-federal candidates and committees for pro rata share of brochure.
        This advisory opinion is not cited by other advisory opinions
        AO 2024-01
        Texas Majority PAC
        03/20/2024
        Whether the literature and scripts produced for a paid canvass are public communications and/or coordinated communications; whether data that arises from a paid canvass and is provided to a federal candidate or party committee at less than fair market value is a contribution.
        This advisory opinion is not cited by other advisory opinions
        AO 2023-12
        Democratic Party of the Northern Mariana Islands
        01/05/2024
        Status as a state committee of a national political party.
        This advisory opinion is not cited by other advisory opinions
        AO 2023-11
        VoteDown PAC
        01/25/2024
        Earmarking contributions to leading opponents of incumbent officeholders.
        This advisory opinion is not cited by other advisory opinions
        AO 2023-10
        Sony Pictures Television
        01/11/2024
        Application of media exemption to fictional television show featuring actor who is also a federal candidate.
        This advisory opinion is not cited by other advisory opinions
        AO 2023-09
        Cortez Masto
        01/11/2024
        Limit for state committee engaging in nonfederal activity established by officeholder with federal leadership PAC.
        This advisory opinion is not cited by other advisory opinions
        AO 2023-08
        Cowboy Analytics
        12/20/2023
        Solicitation and sale of merchandise by conduit PAC
        This advisory opinion is not cited by other advisory opinions
        AO 2023-07
        Upshur County Republican Executive Committee
        11/16/2023
        Affiliation of county party committee with state party committee.
        This advisory opinion is not cited by other advisory opinions
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        This information is not intended to replace the law or to change its meaning, nor does this information create or confer any rights for or on any person or bind the Federal Election Commission or the public.

        The reader is encouraged also to consult the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.), Commission regulations (Title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations), Commission advisory opinions and applicable court decisions.