Election Commission Video and Articles

Patrick's PAC raises $575,000 in 2011

01 Feb 2012

…help pay for his campaigning on behalf of President Barack Obama collected more than $575,000 in contributions in 2011. That's according to the most recent filing by Patrick's Together PAC with the Federal Election Commission. ...

Colbert's Super PAC Has Raised Over $1M

31 Jan 2012

…reports to the Federal Election Commission on Tuesday…
…me now, FEC?" "I…
…influence the elections — in full…
…former Federal Election Commission chairman…
…Tuesday's FEC filing also…
…www.fec.gov/disclosure… ...

Tisei raking in big campaign war chest

27 Jan 2012

…state senator reports raising more than $300,000 as of the end of December. Tisei 's filing with the Federal Election Commission shows he has about $256,000 left in cash in his campaign account heading into the election year. Tierney… ...

Newt, Inc.: Gingrich started…

25 Jan 2012

…from $10 million to $20 million per year, and that the candidate's own personal wealth, as reflected in Federal Election Commission filings, stands at between $5 million and $20 million. Fox News' James Rosen contributed to this report… ...

Protesters Storm Libyan NTC Office

21 Jan 2012

…correspondent on the scene reported. The violence erupted a day before the electoral law and the composition of the election commission is due to be announced. At least three blasts were heard by the AFP reporter, who said he did not see any apparent… ...

Primary Gets SC Voice Heard

21 Jan 2012

…in South Carolina. Until 2008, the party ran the primary using volunteers. Now it's the job of the State Election Commission. Getting volunteers involved was central to building the GOP. "If you start working with the party and working… ...

Russian Opposition Leader Arrested

14 Jan 2012

…said. Others brandished party flags and chanted slogans calling for Vladimir Churov, the head of the Central Election Commission, to resign. This latest protest came amid continuing opposition to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's plans to… ...

Taiwan's Ma Claims Win for 2nd Term

14 Jan 2012

…wen of the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party, exceeded expectations. According to the central election commission, with 98 percent of the polling booths across the island reporting, Ma has 6.77 million votes while Tsai has… ...

Stephen Colbert announces run in…

13 Jan 2012

…went down. On the Jan. 12 edition of his show “The Colbert Report,” Colbert asked his lawyer, former Federal Election Commission chairman Trevor Potter, “Can I run for president and keep my super Pac? Don’t sugar coat it… ...

The Net Worth of GOP Candidates

10 Jan 2012

…1) Mitt Romney Estimated net worth: $190 million – $250 million according to finances filed with the Federal Election Commission. Romney’s wealth comes mainly from a venture capital firm he co-founded, Bain Capital. He is far and… ...

Bachmann Super PAC Switches to Romney

28 Dec 2011

…But the group instead made a $475,000 Iowa ad buy on Christmas Eve in support of Romney, according to Federal Election Commission data published Wednesday. The so-called independent expenditure was listed as supporting Romney's candidacy… ...

Russian Opposition Protesters Mass

24 Dec 2011

…the slogan "For Free Elections," the protesters chanted…
…head of the Central Election Commission. But the nation's Central Election Commission dismissed the call for…
…March 2012 presidential elections, joined the Moscow… ...

Islamists Claim Election Lead In Egypt

18 Dec 2011

…parliament. The second round of elections which took place in nine…
…saw a 67 percent turnout, election commission chief Abdel Moez Ibrahim…
…in the first round of the elections which kicked off Nov. 28…
…Islamists have also gained in elections as they benefit from the… ...

Monitors Condemn Russian Election

05 Dec 2011

…was leading with 49.5 percent of the vote, with about 96 percent of precincts counted, according to Central Election Commission chief Vladimir Churov. He said United Russia will get 238 of the Duma's 450 seats, a sharp drop compared with… ...

Russians Vote As Foul Play Claimed

04 Dec 2011

Russians voted Sunday in elections set to see Vladimir Putin's ruling party win a reduced majority in parliament, amid claims the authorities were engaging in foul play to ensure it maintained dominance. ...

Islamists Sweep Early Results In Egypt

03 Dec 2011

…15 percent. Full results were supposed to have been published Wednesday but were delayed several times. The election commission promised Friday evening at a chaotic news conference to post them on its website. There appeared few bright spots… ...

Egypt Delays Election Results

01 Dec 2011

Egypt's election commission on Thursday announced a second delay for the release of results of the opening stage of the country's first post-uprising polls, saying counting was still taking place. ...

Inside Obama's Campaign Cash Machine

18 Nov 2011

…fundraising total has come from $41 million in donations from those who gave less than $200, according to Federal Election Commission data and the Center for Responsive Politics. In contrast, 10 percent of the contributions to former Massachusetts… ...