Advisory Opinions

Advisory Opinions are official Commission responses to questions regarding the application of Federal campaign finance law to specific factual situations. The Commission's Advisory Opinion brochure provides a complete description of the AO process and explains how to request an advisory opinion. Click on below for additional information. All questions and comments should be sent to pubrec@fec.gov.

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Articles are published in the Record when a) new AO requests are received stating the issue involved, and b) when an AO is issued summarizing the Commission's opinion. This link will allow you to browse all articles for current and previous years.

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