FEC Electronic Filing Software Updates on September 2

On September 2, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) will release version 8.5 of its FECFile electronic filing software.

This update applies whether a committee uses FECFile or a third-party commercial product. Both will require an update to the software for filings on or after September 2.

Changes of electronic filing specifications required with the software update include the following: filers will be required to provide the FEC with the committee name, committee identification, and committee type when listing joint fundraising participants on form 1 or form 1-S; when filing a form 99 , committees will be required to categorize their submission; if a committee selects filing frequency change notice or form 3-L filing frequency change notice on a form 99, they will be required to denote whether their new filing frequency is monthly or quarterly; and when filing a loan agreement/loan forgiveness on a form 99, committees will now have the option to attach a pdf file of up to 150 pages.